Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro An increased offer of financial contributions to Chapel Hill’s affordable housing efforts helped save a new apartment community along South Elliott Road from falling short in a town council vote Wednesday night. Town council members ultimately approved the conditional zoning application for 200 South Elliott Road with a 7-2 vote, with Camille […]
The High Point Enterprise A fire at a metal recycling plant grew on Sunday to cover 2 acres of the operation and sent up a large, black plume of smoke, the Kernersville Fire Rescue Department said. The fire at OmniSource Corp.’s plant in the 1400 block of West Mountain Street started shortly before 4 p.m. […]
Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog The mother of a patient who has been at Mission Hospital for nearly four years did not receive due process when a judge found her in contempt of court and ordered her jailed until her son leaves the hospital, Buncombe County public defenders and independent legal experts say. Tiffany Dobbs’ civil […]
There are now two bills pending in the General Assembly that would give Mecklenburg County via referendum to add up to another penny to its sales tax rate to finance transit projects. The latest of the two, House Bill 948, comes courtesy of Rep. Tricia Cotham and eight other members of the county’s House delegation. […]
The Triangle’s “most important two miles of pavement” is a case study for why the juice isn’t worth the squeeze with the current trade-off between federal funding and federal regulations, the manager of its airport says. Raleigh-Durham International is building a replacement for its longest runway and intends to have it ready by 2029. But […]
Shelby Perusi & Angie Schwab/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer When Amanda Stacy, 39, woke up to find her home on fire, her life was irrevocably changed. The electrical fire that tore through her singlewide trailer in the middle of the night reduced everything her family owned to ashes. “We lost everything,” recalled Stacy of Canton. “I was […]
Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio A bill to grant public schools more control over their academic calendars is advancing in the state Senate. The bill would allow school boards to begin their school year up to a week earlier in August than current state law allows. Supporters say it should address school boards’ concerns that the current […]
Richard Craver/The (Greensboro) News & Record With the national expansion of legalized sports wagering, including in North Carolina since March 2023, nearly 85% of U.S. adults actively participate in at least one of the six financial vices. Those vices, as defined in a recent Bankrate.com survey, are alcohol, casino games, lottery tickets, recreational marijuana consumption, […]
Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz Up to $855 million in tax-exempt bonds could help Novant Health finance projects across the Carolinas, including upgrades at facilities in the Cape Fear region. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds would help fund various Novant projects, including the construction of Scotts Hill Medical Center, along with energy-related projects and routine capital […]
Wes Platt/SouthPoint Access Tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump – especially those against China and Canada – are expected to prompt steep cost increases for (among other things) board games and comic books. “It will take time for the effects of the tariffs to be fully realized at the retail level, but I would expect […]
Mark Plemmons/Independent Tribune Cabarrus County Commissioners voted to replace Chairman Chris Measmer with Lamarie Austin-Stripling during an 11-minute meeting Thursday morning at the Cabarrus Governmental Center in Concord. Measmer is replacing Sen. Paul Newton in the N.C. State Senate. Measmer was appointed to the senate by N.C. Gov. Josh Stein upon the recommendation of the […]
Helen Chickering/Blue Ridge Public Radio North Carolina is experiencing its deadliest flu season since the state began broad tracking in 2009. More than 500 flu-related deaths have been reported during the 2024–2025 respiratory virus season, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Six additional adult deaths were reported […]
The (Hendersonville) Lightning The N.C. Department of Transportation opened new lanes on Thursday morning following an overnight closure to safely remove temporary traffic control. New lanes opened from the Fletcher-Mountain Home exit to Long Shoals Road. The opening of the new lanes mark a major milestone in one of the largest transportation projects in western […]
Kristen Blair/Education NC A Durham charter school facing imminent closure received a lifeline this week from the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB). The CSRB voted on Monday, April 7, to grant a three-year renewal to the Community School of Digital and Visual Arts (CSDVA), reversing its earlier decision to close the school. CSDVA […]
Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Local elected officials are pushing a broad range of bills to address toxic chemical pollution in North Carolina, including legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Deb Butler (D-New Hanover) to prohibit non-essential PFAS uses and eliminate discharges in drinking water. Rep. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Rep. Deb Butler (D-New Hanover), Rep. Mike Colvin (D-Cumberland), […]
