Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio A lawsuit filed by the North Carolina attorney general’s office against HCA Healthcare over conditions at Asheville’s Mission Hospital can proceed to trial, a judge ruled Monday. In a 55-page ruling, North Carolina Business Court Judge Julianna Theall Earp denied motions by HCA Healthcare and Attorney General Jeff Jackson to […]
Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News A Wake County lawmaker wants to prevent elementary school employees from dressing in ways that don’t conform with their biological sex. State Rep. Erin Paré, R-Wake, in a post on her campaign Facebook page Monday night, floated the idea of a state law that would require sex-based professional attire for public-school employees. […]
Walker Livingston/Carolina Public Press Every Wednesday afternoon in the heart of Swannanoa, volunteers hand out seasonal produce while community members flow through the produce market in an old church building that nonprofit Bounty and Soul hosts. Last week, it was summer squash, fresh tomatoes and watermelon for the summer season. Swannanoa is an unincorporated rural […]
Sophia DePhillips/Port City Daily After resolving a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall in June, Pender County Schools is once again tightening its financial belt. This time the district needs to absorb a $1 million gap caused by state-mandated teacher raises and bonuses that exceeded district projections, along with cuts to federal Title I funding. Pender County Schools […]
Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer In a matter of hours, Canton’s former Fire Department building off Park Street was razed to a pile of rubble. Demolition on the building began two weeks ago — nearly two years after the building was inundated with water from Helene, leaving it empty and unusable. The former Town Hall building […]
Claudia Grisales, Barbara Sprunt/NPR President Trump heralded the late Sen. Lindsey Graham as a “legend” and “giant of the U.S. Senate” during a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. Trump’s remarks came on the first of two days of remembrances for Graham, who died earlier this month at the age of 71. […]
WSOC News The football team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may soon be under investigation by the College Sports Commission. The New York Times cited sources saying the group who oversees compensation rules for athletes approached the team after Michael Lombardi, general manager for the Tar Heels, was placed on administrative […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press A dispute over First Amendment rights has resulted in the North Carolina National Guard settling a lawsuit with a veteran who claimed he was pressured to retire over his criticism of leadership. Timothy Stanhope, a retired guardsman who spent roughly 20 years in the military, received pushback when he made several […]
Flynn Snyder/WRAL News On Monday, a group of key stakeholders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill toured the site of what is set to be a major expansion project for the university. Dozens of faculty members, students, community members and alumni walked the old runway at Horace Williams Airport off Estes Drive. […]
Dee Pridgen/828 News NOW8 A new annual review of HCA Healthcare’s compliance with the agreement governing its purchase of Mission Health has raised concerns about several areas of potential non-compliance, including emergency services, oncology care, a Care Partners rehabilitation program and Mission Hospital’s Medicare status. Dogwood Health Trust and the independent monitor overseeing the agreement […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square Democrats in North Carolina, convening Saturday for the annual state convention and Unity Dinner, are going to have it both ways when it comes to the escalating civil war within their political party. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is the keynote speaker and will roll in having endorsed the Democratic Socialists […]
Matt Lamb/The Southern Pines Pilot The Pinehurst Village Council has decided to forgo signing an interlocal agreement recognizing Moore County’s zoning and development authority for the Phase 4 expansion at Pinewild Country Club. The new development comprises two Pinehurst parcels, one in the village’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and one within the corporate limits. The other 400 […]
Ely Portillo/WFAE Radio Thirteen people were arrested by federal law enforcement officers this weekend at a checkpoint near Wilson Creek on suspicion of immigration violations, according to Caldwell County Sheriff Kevin Bean. Bean said Tuesday that Caldwell County sheriff’s deputies participated in the checkpoint at Wilson Creek, near Morganton, on federal land managed by the […]
Luis F. Fuentes/CityView Nearly two years after a fire decimated Kinlaw’s Supermarket, the longtime Fayetteville staple has filed plans with the city to rebuild with a 7,500-square-foot building. Founded by Tommy Kinlaw and his brother Bobby, the meat market has continuously operated in east Fayetteville since its opening in 1979. On October 19, 2024, fire […]
Laura Horne/The Charlotte Observer When Pape Ndiaye opened House of Africa in Plaza Midwood 30 years ago, the neighborhood was desolate. Few cars passed through Thomas Avenue, where House of Africa is located, Ndiaye said. Just The Penguin, Thomas Street Tavern and a post office accompanied his African art gallery and gift shop. Over the […]
