Will Doran/WRAL News Opponents of North Carolina’s new congressional districts filed a new legal challenge Monday — one that leans on a new interpretation of the U.S. Constitution in hopes of blocking the map from being used in future elections. The new districts already face a racial gerrymandering challenge, filed a day after the map […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square Conservative, free market think tanks in North Carolina and Arizona in a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court are questioning tariffs justification under emergency authority utilized by second-term Republican President Donald Trump. Oral arguments in the consolidated cases of Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump and Donald J. Trump v. […]
Dasia Williams/CityView On a Wednesday afternoon in early October, a Cumberland County school bus stopped along Winesap Road to pick up children at the end of the school day. Instead, the driver found herself face to face with an adult. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Stephanie Karon Shaw stepped onto Elizabeth Cashwell […]
Johanna F. Still/Border Belt Independent Two health care systems in the Cape Fear region submitted applications days apart, seeking the state’s permission to build new hospitals targeting an overlapping service area. Planned 7 miles apart straddling the Columbus and Brunswick County border along U.S. 74, it’s not clear whether health officials were aware of each […]
Meg Kinnard/The Associated Press Not even a year out from the last presidential election, the Democratic National Committee has begun setting up a framework for the party’s next round of presidential primary elections, which could upend the early-voting calendar yet again. The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee on Monday approved a […]
Alli Lindenberg/Education NC Wind and rain were barely noticeable at Peacehaven Farm’s harvest celebration and community center groundbreaking event on Oct. 19. There was too much excitement in the air to pay the weather any mind as families gathered to commemorate a milestone of the organization’s historic expansion. Peacehaven brings people of all abilities together […]
Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio This has been a turbulent year for North Carolina’s solar industry: The Trump administration nixed the 25d Residential Clean Energy Credit, which would have expired in 2032. Now, it expires at the end of the year. New FEOC requirements, or Foreign Entity of Concern, are leaving solar installers struggling to determine which […]
Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Three new “information stations” in Canton, Bethel and Beaverdam will soon join Haywood County’s network of fool-proof emergency communication outposts. The back-to-basics communication system uses physical bulletin boards to share updates and information during emergencies without the need for power, internet or cell service. During Helene, emergency service workers ran physical […]
Gov. Josh Stein and two of the state’s top business recruiters are in Tokyo this week for the latest Southeast U.S./Japan conference. Beyond the governor, North Carolina’s delegation includes Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley and Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina CEO Chris Chung. “From electric vehicles to aerospace, from advanced manufacturing to biotech, Japan and […]
Retail electricity prices in North Carolina have declined slightly over the past five years in inflation-adjusted terms, but not as much as they have in our next-door neighbors, a new study says. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say average inflation-adjusted prices here dropped by a tenth of a cent per kilowatt hour from […]
Will Atwater/NC Health News As the holiday season approaches, conversations about family gatherings and meals are ramping up. For many hosts, planning a festive spread involves more than choosing recipes — it means accommodating guests with food allergies, dietary restrictions or preferences like avoiding meat and dairy. But increasingly, health-conscious cooks are taking a second […]
Nick Bentley/CBS 17 News After nearly a million people showed up to experience the N.C. State Fair’s festivities in 2024, the numbers have taken a slight dip, though the North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner still called 2025 a “strong year.” “It’s been a very strong year, and we are happy with that,” Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler […]
Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline North Carolina counties hit by Hurricane Helene last year will get $4 million in new money from the federal government for temporary jobs and workforce training, Gov. Josh Stein announced Friday. The grant funds, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor, represent the rest of a $10 million award designed to employ […]
Nick de la Canal/WFAE Radio Monroe Mayor Robert Burns said he will not seek reelection when his term ends in late 2026, announcing the decision Monday in a social media livestream where he endorsed City Council member David Dotson as his preferred successor and hinted at plans to take his “fight for Monroe to a […]
WTVD News The Town of Cary and The Soccer Tournament (TST) have announced a new long-term agreement that will keep the 7v7 soccer festival at WakeMed Soccer Park through 2029. The partnership is supported by a grant from the NC Department of Commerce’s Major Events, Games, and Attractions Fund. The fund will reimburse eligible in-state […]
