The Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Trump’s sudden entrance into the debate and new demands sent Congress spiraling as lawmakers are trying […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press As long as there are elections, there will be lawsuits — and in many cases, election protests. This is true particularly in North Carolina, a swing state where “margins matter,” Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper said. “North Carolina is often ground zero for not just redistricting litigation, but […]
Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News Child advocates want the North Carolina General Assembly to regulate the sale of intoxicating cannabis products, many of which are packaged to look like popular candy and snacks. They argue that products with tetrahydrocannabinol — or THC, the psychoactive compound that creates the “high” from cannabis products— are sold without any […]
Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Waynesville’s town council has delayed a vote on tougher building standards in flood-prone areas, as they ponder whether the measures would be too great a burden for hundreds of property owners in the 100- and 500-year flood plains. The proposed measures aim to protect homeowners from future floods and make the […]
Evey Weisblat/CityView North Carolina researchers have confirmed that GenX and other PFAS have contaminated not just the water, but also the fruits and vegetables grown near the Fayetteville Works Plant. The goal of the study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, was to determine the extent to which homegrown produce near fluorochemical […]
Shea Carver/Port City Daily Wilmington-area performer Madonna Nash apologized publicly to Edward Teach Brewery owner Gary Sholar and its employees, after defamation charges were dropped against her. The apology appeared on her personal social media page, shared by the brewery’s business page as well. “I take full responsibility for the mistakes I made, and I […]
WFAE Radio North Carolina’s next huge storm could feature relief delivered by drone. According to a news release, the state Department of Transportation will develop a program that places drones in communities ahead of a big storm. After the storm hits, emergency responders will launch the drones into the wreckage to gather visual information about […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro As six people were set to be tried in court last Friday over their participation in the pro-Palestine encampment on UNC’s campus this spring, each saw their cases dismissed. Orange County District Court Judge Samantha Cabe allowed the dismissal of one demonstrator’s case from among those arrested on April 30 by […]
Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The North Carolina Department of Transportation can begin work on a temporary solution to protect a stretch of N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe that frequently experiences overwash, coastal flooding and erosion — but NCDOT officials are looking for a more permanent fix. Earlier this week, the Coastal Resources Commission unanimously approved […]
Gov. Roy Cooper’s end-of-tenure victory lap around North Carolina brought him to Durham on Tuesday, where he touted a couple of initiatives he and his aides launched in hopes of boosting community-college completion rates. Cooper focused mostly on the N.C. Community Colleges’ Finish Line Grants, small allocations of up to $1,000 to help students who […]
North Carolina’s Supreme Court handed down a decision in a charter-school case last week that could have implications for how the majority handles other land-use disputes. Ruling for a company called Schooldev East, the court’s 5-2 Republican majority found that officials in Wake Forest overstepped back in 2020 when it rejected the firm’s applications for […]
State recruiters on Tuesday rolled out two more incentive packages that they hope will between them facilitate the creation of at least 583 new jobs and $244.6 million in new corporate investment. One of deals targets a furniture factory that a Lithuanian company, SBA Home, proposes to build in Mocksville. SBA is a supplier for […]
Gov. Roy Cooper’s end-of-tenure victory lap around North Carolina brought him to Durham on Tuesday, where he touted a couple of initiatives he and his aides launched in hopes of boosting community-college completion rates. Cooper focused mostly on the N.C. Community Colleges’ Finish Line Grants, small allocations of up to $1,000 to help students who […]
North Carolina’s Supreme Court handed down a decision in a charter-school case last week that could have implications for how the majority handles other land-use disputes. Ruling for a company called Schooldev East, the court’s 5-2 Republican majority found that officials in Wake Forest overstepped back in 2020 when it rejected the firm’s applications for […]
State recruiters on Tuesday rolled out two more incentive packages that they hope will between them facilitate the creation of at least 583 new jobs and $244.6 million in new corporate investment. One of deals targets a furniture factory that a Lithuanian company, SBA Home, proposes to build in Mocksville. SBA is a supplier for […]
