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 […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC News Democrats across the country are optimistic that November’s election could be a wave year for their party. In North Carolina, experts say it’s possible a big shift could create a Democratic majority in at least one chamber of the legislature for the first time in 16 years. Democrats’ potential path to flipping […]
Kyle Ingram/The Raleigh News & Observer Republican election officials in Jackson County say they were pressured — by their own party and the state auditor’s office, one says — to reject a plan for an early voting site on Western Carolina University’s campus. “I’ve been told that if I don’t vote a particular way, that […]
Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView Fayetteville’s budget season is growing more tense by the week, with what began as routine deliberations now unraveling into a tense scramble at City Hall. On Monday, Fayetteville City Council members clashed with senior staff, saying the proposal misses the mark and leaves them hunting for dollars to avoid a tax hike. […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Bladen County’s Black residents aren’t having it. They showed up in droves to a Monday board of commissioners meeting in Elizabethtown to object to a proposed election change that some feared would have reduced minority representation. The commissioners never voted on the proposal, though. Board chairman Cameron McGill, also a pastor […]
James Farrell/WFAE Radio The State Board of Education met in Raleigh on Wednesday for the first time since lawmakers announced plans for an average 8% raise in teacher pay. But board members expressed skepticism about whether the proposed increase would make a meaningful difference for teachers. During a legislative update, board members noted the increase […]
WFDD Radio The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality awarded $25 million to Helene-damaged counties on Tuesday. Helene scattered debris all across Western North Carolina. It also destroyed waste management and recycling facilities throughout the region. Communities have since struggled to restore that critical infrastructure. The state’s Helene Recovery Recycling Infrastructure (HRRI) grant program will […]
