Théoden Janes/The Charlotte Observer Matt Leclercq, a longtime North Carolina journalist whose career began covering rural communities near Fayetteville, has been named the new editor of The Charlotte Observer at a pivotal moment for both the newspaper and the local news industry. Leclercq, who most recently helped oversee coverage and newsroom strategy at the Fort […]
Michael Perchick/WTVD News Raleigh leaders marked a key step in a major downtown development project with a steel beam topping ceremony at the future site of the new Red Hat Amphitheater. The project is part of a multiyear plan to expand the Raleigh Convention Center and add an Omni Hotel, efforts aimed at increasing tourism […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press A state audit earlier this month found a lack of evidence for claims of embezzlement by the city of Randleman’s former finance director. Even so, the state found Randleman is yet another city behind on state-mandated annual audits. Randleman is a city of almost 4,600 residents as reported in the 2020 […]
Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView The Fayetteville City Council spent its second budget work session searching for ways to avoid a property tax increase while weighing millions of dollars in unfunded requests and previewing a new online budget transparency portal. The session on Thursday is part of a series of budget meetings leading up to a June […]
WRAL News The North Carolina Department of Transportation has launched its newly redesigned DriveNC website and a new mobile app. Drivers can now sign up for email alerts on customized routes. Other new features include viewing real-time messages on overhead digital highway signs and accessing live videos from more than 1,000 traffic cameras. The new […]
Megan Cloherty & Shaun Gallagher/WRAL News The woman accused of shooting two attorneys outside of the Wake County Courthouse in downtown Raleigh will remain in jail without bond. Gwendolyn White, 57, appeared in court on Tuesday morning on two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting last Friday in downtown Raleigh. Her mental […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press After Medicaid expansion passed in 2023, North Carolina seemed ready to enter a new era of record low levels of uninsured residents. Instead, economic headwinds and policy changes have charted the state off course, leaving insurance companies to prepare for the consequences of a smaller, and potentially sicker, risk pool. North […]
Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio In the 1970s, N.C. 16 fractured west Charlotte, cutting the neighborhood off from Johnson C. Smith University and points east. The highway overlooks Van Buren Street in the McCrorey Heights neighborhood and is clearly visible from the road. Since its construction, residents have petitioned the N.C. Department of Transportation to build a […]
Ashley Fredde/NC Health News When first responders responded within minutes to a 911 call from Clayton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Johnston County, they arrived to find that resuscitation had not yet begun. The resident was pronounced dead just over 30 minutes after the call. At the same nursing home, a resident asked for her […]
Port City Daily A Southport elected official may not be charged in a driving while impaired case as a judge accepted a motion to dismiss the case on Monday, May 11. Southport Alderman Robert Carroll’s attorney has filed the motion due to issues with his client’s arrest and administration of rights. According to the North […]
Emma Cooke/WCHL Chapelboro The Chatham County Board of Commissioners met on Monday to continue last month’s public hearing for Fearrington Preserve, a proposed mixed-use housing community located off of Andrews Store Road. While aiming to bring affordable housing north of Pittsboro, it has been met with continued scrutiny from residents and county staff alike. The […]
Annie Dance/The Carolina Journal As western North Carolina continues rebuilding from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene, another round of flooding and roadway failures is exposing how fragile the region’s recovery remains months later. Emergency crews in Buncombe, Henderson, and Rutherford counties responded Tuesday to dangerous flooding conditions, washed-out roads, and renewed evacuation concerns […]
Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The Division of Marine Fisheries wants to bring the public into the blue crab stock assessment development process. The division’s stock assessment scientists plan to review what a stock assessment is and how this data set is developed during a WebEx meeting from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 28. Register online to […]
Justin Laidlaw/IndyWeek Elections in Durham are omnipresent. In the odd years, city council and mayoral races take center stage, whereas the county commission, school board, state, and federal races ramp up in the even years. The marathon election schedule can be exhausting for nearly everyone involved, politicians and voters alike. That schedule could change substantially […]
Nancy McCleary/The Sanford Herald County Manager Lisa Minter has proposed pushing back major construction projects to be able to provide money for school projects and as little impact as possible on residents. The total Capital Improvement Plan funding request for 2027-2031 is $304,211,427 with Minter’s proposal of 12 county-funded projects totaling $144,112,667. That is a […]
