The Lumbee’s ultimately successful fight for federal recognition has gotten a lot of attention over the years, but Chowan County Rep. Ed Goodwin has taken up the cause of another tribe — the Tuscarora. In each of the last three legislative sessions, the Republican has introduced a bill to extend state recognition to the tribe, […]
Gary D. Robertson & Bill Barrow/The Associated Press North Carolina does not mind electing Democrats as governor, but it is a different matter when it comes to sending them to the U.S. Senate. Roy Cooper, who led the state for two terms, is trying to change that with a campaign that could reshape power in […]
Pew Research Americans are more likely than people in other countries surveyed in 2025 to question the morality of their fellow countrymen, according to Pew Research Center surveys in 25 countries. We asked people around the world to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country. A bar chart showing that In many […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square Taylor Swift’s 2022 Eras Tour gets credit as the trigger, Congress couldn’t help, and more than three dozen state attorneys general – including North Carolina’s Jeff Jackson – are poised for a breakup. The trial for the owner of Ticketmaster began Monday. Live Nation will try to fend off charges of […]
Celeste Gracia/WUNC News The developer of New Hill Digital Campus is withdrawing its annexation and rezoning applications for the property that was set to house the proposed 300 MW data center. This comes as “the Town continues its deliberations over zoning ordinance changes necessary to permit data center development within the Town’s limits,” said Michael […]
Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog David Moritz’s campaign for Asheville City Council ended with a loss in Tuesday’s primary, but he hopes his message about the root cause of the city’s yawning budget gap – bloated staffing – will linger. Five years ago, employee pay and benefits consumed $100.7 million, or 54.5 percent of the city of […]
Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice The fishing community and many on the Outer Banks breathed a major sigh of relief in June 2025 when a NC Senate measure that would have imposed a shrimp trawling ban died in the NC House. The hard-fought victory came after protestors opposed to the measure—which would have banned trawling in […]
Ally Kadlubar & Willie Daniely, WRAL News Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is considering closing one or more of its elementary schools as it faces budget issues and declining enrollment rates. The school board has identified five schools that are more than 55 years old, saying it’s a financial decision between closing one or more schools […]
Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise A new concept plan envisions a series of changes with the goal of improving the safety, walkability and connectivity of the S. Main Street corridor. The Plan South Main project, led by the Southwest Renewal Foundation, with funding assistance from the city of High Point, presented its findings Thursday. The […]
Matt Lamb/The Southern Pines Pilot Following the second appearance in as many months, Trevor Hansen of Koontz Jones Design/V3 and Travis Greene of Moore HL Properties received a nod of approval from the Pinehurst Planning and Zoning Board on a conditional rezoning for a new neighborhood. The zoning map amendment for what’s been coined “Village […]
Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online As North Carolina’s population grows, local and state governments, elected officials, educators and nonprofit groups are bracing for the demands more residents will put on the state’s already taxed and aging water infrastructure. The 2026 Emerging Issues Forum: Future Forward Water held Feb. 25 brought together these decision-makers and advocates to […]
Keeping N.C. 12 open along the Outer Banks is a constant battle with Mother Nature — and, apparently, with former Gov. Pat McCrory’s legacy. N.C. Department of Transportation engineers say they’ve spent $94.2 million over the last 15 years or so cleaning sand off the road or repairing storm damage after hurricanes, nor’easters and lesser […]
Former state Sen. Bob Rucho resigned from the State Board of Elections on Thursday after officials found he’d made campaign contributions to the incumbent sheriffs in Iredell and Catawba counties. The $259 contribution to Iredell Sheriff Darren Campbell occurred last October; a $1,000 donation to Catawba Sheriff Don Brown followed in January. Brown later returned […]
Volkswagen dealers have filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court to prevent the German carmaker from selling its Scout line of EVs direct to the consumer. Filed Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia, the complaint accuses VW of breaching its contract with its dealers across the country. It seeks an injunction and treble damages. It says VW […]
North Carolina’s Local Government Commission has given Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro permission to borrow $15.2 million from the state to build themselves a new water intake on the Yadkin River. The joint project’s one Town Manager Ken Noland told the commission has taken the entirety of his 27-year tenure to pull together. It’s also one […]
