Jason DeBruyn/WUNC News After travelling around the moon and back, astronaut and three-time N.C. State University graduate Christina Koch will come back to the Raleigh university to celebrate her accomplishments. Koch flew with the Artemis II mission in April, which slingshot around the moon and captured never-before-seen photos of the moon’s surface. She became the […]
Woody Cain/WFAE Radio Early voting is underway in South Carolina’s Republican special primary for the U.S. Senate, and the Silfab Solar plant in Fort Mill became a point of contention during a debate Tuesday night near Charleston. Businessman Mark Lynch criticized U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman over his support for the solar panel manufacturer, which has […]
Molly Steur/Education NC The North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools (NCAPCS) has entered into a new partnership with Building Hope, a national nonprofit, that opens a line of credit for North Carolina charter schools. The partnership will allow schools to access funds from the $52.9 million federal Charter Schools Program (CSP) grant NCAPCS was […]
Keaton Eberly/CBS 17 News Fans hoping to purchase Carolina Hurricanes season tickets for the 2026-27 campaign will have to look elsewhere. The Hurricanes announced Wednesday that all full-season, half-season and quarter-season ticket plans for the upcoming year have officially sold out following their seat selection process. The team has reserved a limited number of seats […]
WITN News Farmville town commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve a 12-month freeze on data centers. During this time, the town staff will review ordiance language and develop standards for unique land uses. The vote followed a public hearing during the board’s regular meeting, where residents spoke out against the potential data center. The town […]
Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer After a few trial balloons testing a social district this winter and spring, downtown Waynesville locals and visitors showed they could behave themselves while strolling about the sidewalks with alcoholic beverages in hand. And soon, social districts won’t just coincide with special events, but become a permanent feature every Thursday through […]
Tom Fiedler/Asheville Watchdog Suddenly the Republican Party— locally and nationally— has its own Graham Platner crisis. Can Chuck Edwards (R-NC 11) survive a sexual-conduct scandal of his own? Or will his party here at home sacrifice him for a substitute in the hope of keeping control of the House of Representatives? For the Republican Party […]
Paul Woolverton/CityView The embattled Cumberland County elections director abruptly retired Saturday, four months after the three Republicans on the five-member county Board of Elections tried to have her fired, and 11 days after the three, plus a Democrat, sought her dismissal a second time. “This was not an easy decision to make but one I […]
Matthew Sockol/WNCN A Raleigh business owner was sentenced to federal prison for hiding bankruptcy assets, the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina said Monday. According to federal prosecutors, 51-year-old Tracey Dixon Perry was the owner and operator of Dixon Paving, Inc., a Raleigh-based asphalt and milling company. In […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press If you follow the news in North Carolina, sooner or later you will come across a reference to the “Local Government Commission” or “LGC.” This is something unique to North Carolina, so those who have moved into the state may be scratching their heads about what this agency is. And many […]
Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Officials in Greensboro and Randolph County took steps to address concerns around data centers Monday night. The Greensboro City Council is considering a 120-day moratorium on data center development. If enacted, the pause would specifically apply to facilities with an electrical power demand above 10 megawatts. Council Member Crystal Black called it […]
Mark Price/The Charlotte Observer A small town mayor in western North Carolina is facing drug trafficking accusations after deputies reported finding cocaine in his possession and meth at his house, according to investigators. Robbinsville Mayor Shaun Larry Adams, 46, was arrested Monday and faces a half a dozen drug-related felony charges, including two counts of […]
WRAL News The Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh is selling its home of nearly 15 years. CAM announced on Monday morning its building in the Warehouse District will be put on the market after its board decided to move toward a “more nimble, more sustainable contemporary arts institution” focused on its programming and partnerships. It […]
Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter proposed the idea at a council meeting just a day after a shooting that injured nine people, including multiple teenagers. She said this wasn’t a response to that specific incident, but youth violence in general over the past year. While not all council members were supportive of a curfew, […]
Clara Ottati/WFAE Radio It’s lunchtime on a recent hot Friday afternoon. Dozens of people wait in line in the Roof Above parking lot as volunteers serve barbecue in Styrofoam take-out containers. There’s also a truck serving ice cream, a truck with mobile showers and laundry, and a third truck with a mobile library. Almost a […]
