Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily A project to deepen the Wilmington Harbor by 5 feet — as proposed by the Port of Wilmington — has caused a stir among environmentalists and local residents. While still in its planning stages, one area municipality wants to make sure its shoreline and resident homes are protected. The City of […]
David Ford/WFDD Radio Over the past several years, across the country, there had been a slow but steady increase in the number of international students studying in the U.S., including the Tar Heel State: roughly 18,000 of them in 2020 to nearly 26,000 last year. But then a dip. And while seven U.S. institutions appear […]
WRAL News The Town of Zebulon appointed Catherine “Katy” Crosby as its new town manager. The move will take effect in February 2026. The appointment was approved by a formal vote of the Town Board of Commissioners during a Dec. 5 meeting. Crosby brings more than two decades of experience in municipal management, organizational leadership, […]
Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Haywood is the only county in the state that still leaves it up to voters to choose a tax collector. And the position has been a revolving door every four years since 2014. The pay range for the position is $65,000-$85,000, but no experience or qualifications are needed to put your […]
Phil Berger and Sam Page aren’t going to have the only hot Republican primary for a state Senate seat in March. Former state Rep. Kevin Crutchfield, R-Cabarrus, is getting back into elective politics via a challenge to incumbent District 34 Sen. Chris Measmer, R-Cabarrus. Measmer is in his eighth month of service after party activists appointed him […]
The Trump administration wants to rescind existing regulations that asked the would-be operators of new nuclear facilities to explain how their design protected them from deliberate airplane crashes. It says the existing rule, a reaction to the 9/11 attacks, is redundant and unnecessary. Regulators propose ending it in early 2027. Back in the late 2000s, the NRC thought […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Samuel Scarborough knew something was different when he stepped into the Black Convocation at UNC-Chapel Hill earlier this fall. There were not nearly as many Black students there as in the past. It was a trend he had also noticed other places on campus. “I’ve seen the drop offs in my classes. […]
Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News Proposed changes to North Carolina’s math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The changes are designed to make more advanced math seem more interesting and relevant to students’ lives and to better set them up for their […]
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The 27-member board for the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority is almost complete after Mecklenburg Commissioners this week made their six picks. The new authority will take over the Charlotte Area Transit System and will be responsible for spending more than $10 billion over the next 30 years on expanded bus service and […]
Will Atwater/NC Health News Though the holiday season is here — with all the responsibilities it entails — some North Carolinians might consider adding one more thing to their to-do lists: weighing in on anEPA proposal that could reshape how the government collects information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The agency is taking […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Civil legal aid organizations, which provide tens of thousands of North Carolinians with free legal services each year, have been forced to close offices and reduce client intake after the state legislature froze millions of dollars in grant funding to them earlier this year. A small provision in a public safety […]
Kennedy Thomason/Indy Week Redeveloping Durham’s former police headquarters will have to wait a little longer. The four-acre lot in downtown has sat vacant since 2018. The Durham City Council heard a presentation during its work session Thursday, where city staff recommended against pursuing redevelopment of the full site, citing costs. Instead, staff recommended the city […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Wilmington Planning Commission reviewed its prior recommendation of a land code amendment allowing for more duplexes in one housing district, approving new changes suggested by staff despite “‘angst” over placing an undue burden on property owners. If signed off on by Wilmington City Council in January, the amendment would affect […]
Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Residents of Canton are all too familiar with boil notices and burst water pipes, and this winter could bring more of the same — but the town is inching towards a solution using millions of dollars in grant money. Thanks to $40 million allocated to the town from the federal Water […]
Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise The Guilford County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $300,000 in economic incentives at its meeting Thursday night for a company that would invest $30 million and create 99 jobs in an expansion in south High Point. The name of the company also was confirmed for the first time as […]
