State Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson is pushing back against the idea that his agency is making unfounded threats when it comes to pulling money from the Interstate 77 widening. The fate of the $600 million the state’s earmarked for the project has been up for grabs ever since the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization pulled […]
House Speaker Destin Hall says he doesn’t know if there’s “anything in terms of punitive” action legislators will take against Charlotte-area governments for rescinding their support of the Interstate 77 widening. But he’s sure other regions will welcome news that the $600 million the N.C. Department of Transportation otherwise would’ve committed to the project is […]
House members aren’t about to let the ink dry on a recent state Supreme Court ruling without acting to stop Currituck County and other places from using motel-tax money to fund police, EMS and fire services. On Tuesday the House Finance and Rules committees gutted Senate Bill 484and replaced it with language that bars the […]
Now that the calendar has turned to June, it’s about time for cities and counties across to start passing their budgets. Along with those, in many places, will come raises for police, firefighters and other local-government workers. In some way, shape or form, personnel costs are invariably one of the key cost drivers of budgets […]
North Carolina has a nursing shortage, but the N.C. Community Colleges has its own problems when it comes to hiring instructors in the field to train people who could close the gap. State Auditor Dave Boliek’s recent report on the 136 long-term vacancies in the Community Colleges system found that 29 of them — just […]
Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline When six-year-old Dominique Moody died in December 2025, she weighed 27 pounds. Investigators say she was found in a dog crate after having suffered years of abuse and starvation while living in Charlotte. Dominique’s legal guardian and two other caregivers face multiple charges, including felony child abuse and first-degree murder. In a […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square Federal tax credits of up to $1,700 each can start in 2027 for North Carolina families whose children are participating in the signature education initiative of second-term Republican President Donald Trump. The Educational Choice for Children Act, known also as House Bill 87, late Wednesday afternoon got a 30-19 veto override […]
Paul Woolverton/CityView The Fayetteville Public Works Commission plans to spend $57.6 million over the next four years to bring electricity to the Project Aero titanium recycling plant to be built in north Fayetteville, according to the utility’s proposed budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. The infrastructure to supply Project Aero is among $2.95 billion in […]
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Last year, the International Military Sports Council — which is based in Belgium — announced that the eighth Military World Games would be held in Charlotte in the summer of 2027. The games’ motto is “Friendship Through Sport” and local organizers say 8,000 athletes and 2,000 delegates will come to the Carolinas. […]
Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC News For decades, the mobile home park known as Chatham Estates was an oasis of affordability off of East Chatham Street, one that allowed working-class families to live and work in the heart of Cary. Today, it’s a patchwork of empty lots, leftover debris, and homes torn from the ground. Residents have until […]
Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz With the potential expansion of the convention center and the redevelopment of several city-owned parcels, the northern end of downtown Wilmington is primed for future growth, according to city officials. Elected leaders from the city and New Hanover County highlighted their priorities for downtown on Wednesday during Wilmington Downtown Inc.’s Economic Development Luncheon […]
David Ford/WFDD Radio Philharmonia of Greensboro Conductor Peter Perret will lead his final performance with the ensemble this weekend. Prior to his post in 2012, Perret led the Winston-Salem Symphony for many years. He describes the Philharmonia as a semi-professional orchestra with serious musicians, from conservatory students to seasoned retirees. Perret says his job has […]
WSOCTV News The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into a utilities theft operation after Duke Energy investigators reported evidence of unmetered power use and equipment tampering at several locations at an RV park near the Charlotte Motor Speedway. According to the sheriff’s office, Duke Energy contacted investigators on May 27 after discovering […]
Flynn Snyder/WRAL News More than 30 rescue cats were killed in a house fire in Wilson County on Wednesday, according to the Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Phil Batts tells WRAL firefighters responded to a house at 5722 NC-58 before 7 p.m. The house belonged to Alice Pierce, who operates Purrfect Hearts Cat Rescue […]
Penelope Lopez/WTVD The competition for internships is heating up across the country, with students facing tougher odds than ever before. A recent report from the career network Handshake found that each internship posting in 2025 received an average of 109 applications, almost double the previous year’s number. In Fayetteville, city and county leaders are working […]
