Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Zebulon Town Manager Gilbert Todd, left, and Assistant Town Manager Kellianne Williams resigned within days of each other. Todd says town commissioners told him to take “unethical” disciplinary action against Williams. The two top administrators of the fast-growing Wake County town of Zebulon resigned in the same week, as the town seeks […]
Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog Nonprofit hospital system Novant Health cannot build a diagnostic center in South Asheville, the North Carolina health department has decided, saying that it would have duplicated services in the region. The March 28 decision from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Health Service Regulation came nearly […]
Stan Choe/The Associated Press Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking the traditional order. The S&P 500 sank 2.4% in another wipeout. That yanked the index that’s at the center of many […]
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press For the state’s community health centers, like this one in Wilmington, it’s a challenge to cobble together enough funding to stay in business. For residents of rural North Carolina, quality health care can seem nonexistent. Let alone affordable. Now, one of the only options for low-cost, low-barrier medical care is […]
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Republican Jefferson Griffin is challenging the State Board of Elections’ plan to require only overseas voters from Guilford County to provide photo ID in order for their ballots to count in November’s race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. If the ID requirement is limited to Guilford, it could be […]
Jonathan Bym/The (Southern Pines) Pilot After nearly 25 years without adding a new 18-hole course into its scorecard, Pinehurst Resort announced Monday it will build its second full-scale course in just the past year. Pinehurst Course No. 11 will be located at the Pinehurst Sandmines location in Aberdeen, the same footprint where Course No. 10 […]
Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline On the week that North Carolina senators were busy rolling out a $32.6B spending plan, it was difficult to gain attention for legislation that some consider a longshot this session. But Senator Natalie Murdock (D-Chatham, Durham) refused to allow budget week to shift her focus from what she sees as the critical […]
Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News A hiker’s recent death along the Blue Ridge Parkway is raising new concerns about staffing shortfalls and public safety on one of the country’s most visited national park units. Jie Huang, 40, of Plymouth, North Carolina, died April 18 after falling into water near the Boone Fork Trail, a popular but rugged […]
Will Thomas/WTKR & The Outer Banks Voice The only way to get to Ocracoke is by boat or plane, with most people taking the hour-long or so ferry ride from Hatteras for free. North Carolina State Senators are now seeking to toll this route and all ferry routes in the state, including increasing the rates […]
WCHL Chapelboro Broadcaster Jim Lampley, who went to UNC and is a former WCHL staffer, returned to live in Chapel Hill after a long career of working at the height of sports television. His decades-long career spanning a variety of sports and major historical moments led to him embarking on a new project: writing his […]
Ben Humphries/Education NC The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission announced this month that it selected a record 530 teaching fellows for the 2025-26 academic year, continuing a trend of growth since the program was reinstated. The NC Teaching Fellows program originally ran from 1986 to 2015, when state funding for the program ended. It was […]
Jacob Hancock-Hernández/WFDD Radio The High Point Public Library unveiled its new sensory garden on Wednesday. The goal of the garden is to appeal to the senses of sight, sound, touch, and smell. One of the most popular features is the Kugel fountain, a sculpture with a sphere that sits on a pedestal and hydroplanes on […]
The Senate’s budget, passed on Friday, contains $638 million in additional state spending for the new children’s hospital the UNC and Duke health systems are planning to build somewhere in the Triangle. Counting prior appropriations, this will bring the total state subsidy for the project to $855 million. And if you’re wondering if that’s as […]
While the Senate was haggling over its budget proposal Wednesday evening, a House committee was endorsing a bill that could have far-reaching implications for housing and local land-use regulation. House Bill 765 cleared the chamber’s Housing and Development and is now on its way to Judiciary 2 for further review. Housing co-chair Rep. Mark Brody, […]
Cabarrus County’s new state senator, Chris Measmer, took the oath of office on Tuesday and is now on the job at the capitol. Measmer has also received his committee assignment from Senate leader Phil Berger. The General Assembly’s website indicates that the Senate’s newest member is serving on the chamber’s Agriculture, Judiciary, Regulatory Reform, and […]
