Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, who was first elected to that job in 2013, announced at the very end of the Greensboro City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 7, that she would not be seeking another term as mayor next year. Vaughan prefaced her announcement by speaking passionately about the accomplishments the city has made over […]
After facing a lawsuit related to alleged wrongful detentions and arrests, several defendants have been dropped from the case against them. eCourts is a $100 million software overhaul for the North Carolina court system. It launched more than a year ago, with Wake, Johnston, Harnett and Lee Counties as the first pilot counties. It has […]
Private groups, including many aligned with conservative Christian churches and activists, have received hundreds of millions of dollars in state government funding in recent years. But they aren’t being transparent about their operations, Democratic state senators said during a press conference Wednesday. It’s an accusation strongly denied by some of the groups in the lawmakers’ […]
The chair of Henderson County’s Republican Party has been charged with assault on a female after a fellow GOP county officer said he grabbed her forcefully. Brett Callaway, 63, the head of Western North Carolina’s most prominent county GOP organization, was charged with the misdemeanor after summons issued on behalf of Kathy Maney, the Republican […]
North Carolina’s charter school board voted Monday to let two low-performing schools in Charlotte expand dramatically next year. The votes were a test of new powers granted to the charter board last year. Until last year, charter schools that had been designated low-performing couldn’t expand by more than 20% a year. A 2023 charter bill […]
Many Duke Energy customers saw higher energy bills last year due to a sharp increase in natural gas prices, according to a new report by the Environmental Defense Fund. The report examined how price fluctuations impact ratepayers’ electrical bills to make a pitch for more renewable energy. Fuel prices caused two-thirds of electrical bill increases […]
North Canton Elementary in Haywood County only runs one morning bus route, and at the wheel is Carol Harkins. She has been a bus driver for 25 years. “I like building those relationships with these kids, and just seeing how they get so comfortable with you, that sometimes they call you mama, and just being […]
State fisheries officials are asking lawmakers for another year to roll out a new harvest reporting requirement for coastal recreational anglers and commercial fishermen. “This will allow us more time to get the word out to the fishing public about the new law and to help them understand the importance of compliance,” North Carolina Division […]
A man convicted of killing his landlord’s adult son with a sawed-off shotgun is entitled to a new trial because the presiding judge failed to instruct jurors about a possible self-defense argument, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel vacated the first-degree murder conviction of Ronald Wayne Vaughn Jr. in the 2017 […]
When UNC-Chapel Hill administrators closed the Campus Y building this spring, outcry from students and alumni was immediate. And while the building reopened under limited hours less than a week after it closed, student leaders have continued to feel that the fate of the space is unsettled. The Campus Y is widely known as a […]
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission said its anonymous reporting program has been helpful in apprehending poachers since launching last year. The new anti-poaching program has led to the conviction of more than 20 people. NC Wildlife launched its NC WILDTIP program last November, allowing anonymous reports of poaching through text message and an app. […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is at odds with state officials and the dairy industry over its on-the-ground response to the avian flu outbreak spreading among dairy cows, complicating President Joe Biden’s efforts to track and contain a virus that has the potential to sicken millions of people. Many farmers don’t want federal […]
A newly filed federal lawsuit says the HCA-owned Mission Health system illegally withheld pay of 1,000 or more employees. The class and collection action lawsuit filed April 25 by respiratory therapist Sharon McRee said the Tennessee-based HCA “willfully manipulated both the beginning and end of shift time records” for her and other hourly workers “to […]
A month ago, I spoke to students at a UNC Charlotte political science class. I talked about the Biden campaign pouring in resources in North Carolina; about how the state is essential to former president Trump’s chances; about how they — as students — are critical to whoever wins the state. Their eyes were a […]
Aberdeen plans to examine its historic guidelines for commercial buildings, wanting to balance preservation of historic structures in its downtown while supporting economic development. “There’s a lot of frustration with — we’re trying to get things done, respect the historic integrity of the buildings but also keep things going in our downtown,” said Town Manager […]
