Gov. Josh Stein’s administration questions whether the planned $1.4 billion deepening of the Port of Wilmington’s ship channel makes economic sense. The concern appears in the Department of Environmental Quality’s objection, released this week, to the project as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers currently envisions it. DEQ officials said it doesn’t look to them […]
One of Rockingham County’s largest employers, firearms maker Ruger, is the target of an apparent takeover bid by a competitor that’s recently acquired nearly 10% of its stock. Beretta Holding on Thursday announced that it’s going to nominate a four-person slate for the Ruger board at the company’s annual shareholders meeting this spring. All four […]
Eight Republican members of North Carolina’s U.S. House Delegation helped vote down an aviation-safety bill that would have ordered reviews of flight patterns around Charlotte’s Douglas International and other airports. The “ROTOR Act” is the U.S. Senate’s response to last year’s mid-air collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and a civilian airliner that was about […]
Plans for close to $1 billion in new dormitory construction at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State merit more scrutiny from UNC System officials, a Board of Governors member says. Swadesh Chatterjee says this should occur via a “separate session” of the BOG so it can quiz officials from the two flagships. But the board’s budget […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press When looking at which Democratic legislators have voted to override governor vetoes in recent years, the names of two Mecklenburg House members appear often: Reps. Carla Cunningham and Nasif Majeed. Since 2023, Cunningham has voted to override 15 vetoes from Democratic governors Roy Cooper and Josh Stein, while Majeed has sided […]
Jessica Patrick & Brian Murphy/WRAL News It will cost a bit more for incoming undergraduate students from North Carolina to attend most UNC System universities this fall. The UNC System Board of Governors voted Thursday to approve near across-the-board tuition increases at the state’s 16 public universities, including the first tuition hike on incoming in-state […]
Taylor Knopf/NC Health News Since November, North Carolina lawmakers have been grappling with the problems plaguing the state’s intertwined mental health and criminal justice systems during hours-long monthly meetings packed with presentations from experts and state officials. Their goal? To address the revolving door of people with mental illness who cycle in and out of […]
Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily With infrastructure repairs needed and employee costs conceivably increasing, as revenue remains flat, officials in the town of Wrightsville Beach are weighing options on the 2026-2027 budget. It includes discussions about potentially raising property taxes for the first time in more than a decade. In the second budget workshop hosted last […]
Sally Kestin/Asheville Watchdog Asheville attorney Robert Perry Tucker II was found guilty Wednesday of conspiring with two others to illegally take ownership of a former police officer’s Arden house through bogus court and legal filings. Superior Court Judge Louis A. Trosch Jr. found Tucker guilty of obtaining property by false pretenses and conspiracy to obtain […]
Sean Coffey/WTVD News City leaders and development partners unveiled new plans on Wednesday for Heritage Park, an affordable housing community on the southern edge of downtown Raleigh. The redevelopment will introduce hundreds of new units in the coming years, increasing from 120 to over 1,000, with most being affordable. Originally built in the 1970s, the […]
DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio Voters will see two races on their ballots for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners in this year’s primary. Two Democrats are competing to represent District 7. Walter Johnson is facing Lisa McMillan. One of them will replace Commissioner Frankie Jones, who announced last year he’s not seeking re-election. Johnson, a public […]
Becky Johnson/The Waynesville Mountaineer The controversial Queen Farm subdivision in Waynesville will grow from 115 to 261 homes following a heated and emotional public hearing last week, where speakers and a divided planning board lamented the erosion of Waynesville’s character from the mega development. Phase II of the subdivision will extend from the roundabout on […]
Hannah Leyva/WNCN News A Roanoke Rapids school district employee is accused of using money from an elementary school Parent Teacher Organization for her own use. Roanoke Rapids police said that a “report of potential embezzlement by an employee of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District” was given to them on Jan. 29. After investigating, police […]
The Southern Pines Pilot The United States Golf Association announced the 2026 Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program (GAP) class marks the fourth year of the program. The 35 apprentices across both the Pinehurst and Myrtle Beach locations receive a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction, allowing the students to take their knowledge from the classroom directly […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio The Department of Homeland Security is facing a new class action lawsuit in North Carolina, accusing officers of making illegal, warrantless arrests, including of U.S. citizens. A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the ACLU of North Carolina, Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Democracy Forward claims federal immigration agents are breaking the law […]
