Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office. Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator and the state’s chief law enforcement officer since 2017, will succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper and will […]
Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price & Will Weissert/The Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states, respectively, as America made its decision in a stark choice for the nation’s future Tuesday. Polls closed in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and North Carolina, six […]
Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger As North Carolina prepares to roll out a program aimed at easing the burden of medical debt, a new survey from four universities reveals that many N.C. families are feeling the strain of rising health care costs. The survey of 601 adults from across the state shows that […]
John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog As the murkiness of North Fork Reservoir continues to improve — some residents noticed clearer tap water over the weekend — the City of Asheville is pursuing a filtration plan from the Army Corps of Engineers that could be in place by the end of the month. “Some good news is Water […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Libertarian voter and state Senate candidate Susan Hogarth broke the law on March 5 with a single Tweet. Hogarth took a selfie that included her completed primary election ballot inside a Wake County voting enclosure, captioning it “(1) Laws against #ballotselfie are (B.S.). (2) I guess this is my endorsement for […]
Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio A cyberstalking charge was dropped against the former campaign manager for Republican State Superintendent candidate Michele Morrow. Court records from Nov. 5 show District Attorney Lorrin Freeman dismissed the charge on the basis that the “described conduct does not meet elements of the offense.” Jennifer Sloan Rachmuth was arrested in Wake County […]
Mitchell Northam & Sharryse Piggott/WUNC Radio When the UNC-Chapel Hill men’s basketball team begins its 2024-25 season on Monday night against Elon, fans of the Tar Heels streaming through the doors at the Dean Smith Center might notice something different. Yes, Armando Bacot is finally gone. But there’s something else, too. At the concession stands, […]
Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County Schools employees who showed up and put in work during flood recovery will be paid, even though school technically wasn’t in session. Normally, if school is closed, employees are off, and thus wouldn’t get paid for those days. But those who worked anyway will get emergency pay — a […]
Sarah Krueger/WRAL News In Durham’s popular Woodcroft neighborhood, one home stands out from the rest. A sign that reads “CONDEMNED” is on the door of 109 Old Fox Trail in Durham. Neighbors say the home has been vacant and abandoned for at least a decade. As the siding breaks off, the wood rots and the […]
Deirdra Funcheon/Hendersonville Times-News State law dictates that property taxes are due in full Jan. 6, regardless of how much damage was incurred during Tropical Storm Helene, Henderson County Tax Administrator Harry Rising explained to the county Board of Commissioners during a regularly scheduled meeting Monday night. After Jan. 6, penalties accrue. In a video posted […]
In its approval of Duke Energy’s new Carolinas Resource Plan, the N.C. Utilities Commission tossed an unexpected lifeline to the idea of building more large nuclear reactors to serve the region. The commission order includes a directive to Duke to report back by the end of this coming March on the licenses and infrastructure it […]
Continuing our round-up of the latest campaign-finance reports for Council of State candidates, we see that Democratic nominee Natasha Marcus has out-raised Republican incumbent Mike Causey in the insurance commissioner’s race. Marcus has banked $744,904 and spent $467,956, while Causey raked in $442,536 and spent $279,705. Unlike many Council of State candidates, Causey doesn’t have […]
Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times Buncombe County Commissioners met the contractor selected to lead disaster recovery efforts and reallocated a total of nearly $3.2 million toward separate household assistance and small business recovery programs as the region continues to reel from the fallout of Tropical Storm Helene. In total, the county reviewed 20 proposals and interviewed […]
Vicki Hyatt/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Untreated sewage continues to flow into the Pigeon River, something that began early Friday, Sept. 27, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The wastewater treatment plant that serves the town of Canton — but that’s operated by owner of the shuttered paper mill Pactiv Evergreen — is still not back at […]
Greg Childress/NC Newsline Voters in at least four North Carolina cities and towns will be asked to approve affordable housing bonds totaling $165 million in this year’s general election. In Charlotte, voters have been asked to approve a $100 million housing bond the majority of which—$35 million—will go toward producing rental housing. The bond ask […]
