Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press When AdventHealth broke ground on its long-awaited Weaverville hospital on March 26, the Florida-based health system envisioned a hospital with hundreds of beds — one which could eventually rival that of HCA-owned Mission Hospital, which currently dominates the Asheville market. That plan, however, was thrown into doubt last week when the […]
Lena Geller/IndyWeek When you’re a kid, there’s something about a vacant space that announces itself as a clubhouse; it couldn’t be more apparent that the shed in the backyard needs a rug and a password and a sign on the door. Most people lose that impulse somewhere along the way. Kelly Creedon never did. A […]
Jo Napolitano/The74 While some might envision Gen Z welcoming artificial intelligence into their lives, a new Gallup survey finds people between the ages of 14 and 29 are becoming increasingly skeptical of — and downright mad at — AI. Compared to a similar survey last year, they’re less excited and hopeful about the change it […]
Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily Uncertainty and a lack of clear answers now surround Pender County’s controversial 2026 property revaluation after commissioners abruptly suspended the use of newly aggregated data, leaving the county — and its municipalities — in limbo during the height of budget season. Local governments rely on updated property values countywide to calculate […]
Ben Humphries/Education NC North Carolina school districts are facing an uncertain budgeting season as both federal and state funding sources hang in the balance. Over the last year, school districts have seen cuts to federal education grant programs and no pay raises for teachers after the General Assembly failed to pass a comprehensive state budget. […]
Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News An attorney representing former Graham County Sheriff Brad Hoxit said his client will appeal a recent decision by Superior Court Judge William T. Stetzer that bars Hoxit from returning to office. District Attorney Ashley Welch filed a petition for Hoxit’s removal on Jan. 29, alleging Hoxit abused his power as his […]
Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog Officers left the Asheville Police Department in droves following the protests sparked by a Minneapolis officer’s murder of George Floyd, according to APD statistics provided to Asheville Watchdog. The exodus left its sworn force about 30 percent understaffed from 2021 through 2025 and overwhelmed by a surge of complaints about unsafe and […]
Kirstyn Clark/WRAL News Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said she does not support a $200 million housing bond for the city. It comes as ONE Wake, a local faith-based group, held an assembly Saturday, demanding affordable housing initiatives and to hear where officials stand on those demands. Mary Kintz, a strategist with ONE Wake, said the […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The chief of the Wilmington Police Department is defending his officers’ handling and the department’s dissemination of information in the wake of three stabbings in downtown Wilmington over the weekend; however, he said he will be readdressing resource allocation, including where he assigns officers, as the city experiences an increase in […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News North Carolina college students are concerned a UNC System policy draft could end some financial aid and legal services programs. The regulation would prohibit student activity fees from funding initiatives that aren’t available to the whole student body. This includes individual grants and financial assistance, which outgoing UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate Student President […]
Allen G. Breed & Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press An Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist, which one official said put the country, members of the U.S. military and the nation’s allies at risk. Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, is accused of […]
Shabnam Danesh/WNCN Raleigh city leaders are facing a $13 million budget shortfall, and it could result in higher property taxes for residents. While property taxes make up a big chunk of the city’s $1.8 billion budget, city leaders said that revenue isn’t coming in as expected. Budget Director Sadia Sattar said the likely solution to […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press A recent state audit of Elm City found almost $64,000 in outstanding checks dating back to 2012 and a series of financial policy violations by town officials, which the auditor said “increased the risk of fraud, waste, or abuse of tax dollars.” Elm City is a small town of about 1,200 […]
William F. West/Rocky Mount Telegram The town of Speed is on track to give up its town charter, with a dissolution set to officially happen by June 30 if everything goes according to plan. Once those final steps are complete, the Edgecombe County town will be a town no more. The subject of the ongoing […]
Joe Marusak/The Charlotte Observer A defiant Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney said Tuesday he sees no reason to resign after Monday night’s 4-2 no-confidence vote by the town board. “There is nothing that came out last night that would make me believe that should be an option,” Carney said in an interview with The Charlotte Observer […]
