Former Gov. Roy Cooper says he’d support legislation that would ban members of Congress and “top executive branch officials” from owning or trading individual stocks. He pledged that he “won’t own or trade any individual stocks” as a candidate for the U.S. Senate or if he’s elected to the office. He further said he “did […]
A Massachusetts-based pollster says its latest check on the Phil Berger-Sam Page GOP primary in Rockingham and Guilford counties shows Page holding a 9.6-point lead on the longtime Senate leader. That’s down from the 18-point advantage the same firm, Opinion Diagnostics, reported for Page back in the spring. But the pollster sees the latest numbers […]
A California-based conservative group wants to take on North Carolina’s restrictions on advanced-practice nurses, even as the so-called SAVE Act remains bogged down on the General Assembly. The Pacific Legal Foundation, which bills itself as a “national public interest law firm, says it’s looking for nurses who want to challenge North Carolina’s regulatory scheme in […]
Dan DeWitt & John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog The North Carolina State Board of Elections is investigating Asheville Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley, who has claimed a primary-residence tax break in Atlanta while serving on Asheville’s City Council and has a history of voting in both Georgia and North Carolina. “We have logged an incident regarding Ms. Mosley’s […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Business is slowly picking up again at North Tryon Laundromat in Charlotte’s Hidden Valley neighborhood. Customers come in carrying bags of dirty clothes and fill the washers one by one. But it’s still slow. Just weeks ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested people in the laundromat’s parking lot — an […]
Jay Price/WUNC Radio Army General Joseph A. Ryan, the incoming leader of the Western Hemisphere Command, uncases the command colors during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The new command combines U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North, and U.S. Army South. The Army has activated a new command to reflect the […]
Shaun Gallagher/WRAL News According to Wake County search warrants, a Florida county sheriff’s office is investigating up to 200 stolen vehicles, including one sold to a Garner woman. That woman is out thousands of dollars after law enforcement says she purchased the vehicle through CarMax. According to Raleigh police, the vehicle was reported stolen about […]
Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Just months after announcing it was laying off 6% of its total employees this summer, Meredith College removed all of its academic deans from their positions leading the college’s four schools in November. Students protested the layoffs Nov. 10, also citing poor campus conditions like pests and mold in the living […]
The Sanford Herald Central Carolina Community College recently sold its Howard-James Industry Training Center property for $2.7 million to Womack Road Properties, LLC., a release states. The proceeds will help pay for renovations at the E. Eugene Moore Manufacturing and Biotech Solutions Center on the college’s Lee Main Campus in Sanford. The sale of the […]
Coastal Review Online A new bulk cement import terminal at the Port of Morehead City will be built to handle at least five times the volume of the port’s current cement operations. Silvi Cement’s new terminal will include two 100,000-ton enclosed domes for Type I/II low-alkali cement and Grade 120 slag, complete with 24/7 truck […]
The Associated Press Four of the nation’s top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous botulism outbreak from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters posted Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent letters to leaders at Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons, saying the companies continued […]
Kyle Ingram/The Raleigh News & Observer Newly public 911 phone calls reveal more details on the criminal case involving former North Carolina Rep. Cecil Brockman, who was arrested in October and accused of having sex with a teenager. In a recording of a 911 call placed on Oct. 5, Brockman told the dispatcher that he […]
Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily For the first time in more than a decade, Oak Island Town Council has instructed staff to actively enforce keeping its right-of-ways clear around town. City code currently cites right-of-ways, 20 feet back from the street, must remain clear of any blockages. For years parked vehicles have populated the ROWs and […]
State and local officials spearheading hurricane-recovery efforts remain frustrated by how long it takes to get answers about funding applications out of FEMA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security more generally. The latest pain point is a proposal from FEMA’s Atlanta-based Region 4 office to revise its decision process in hope of expediting work […]
Gov. Josh Stein’s administration rolled out a package of $49.8 million in state-fund grants that will help local governments in western North Carolina fix some of their hurricane-damaged infrastructure. The two largest grants, each worth just under $2.5 million, are going to Asheville and Haywood County. Asheville is using the money to rebuild a park; […]
