Christine Zhu/NC Newsline As President Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to flounder, Vice President JD Vance visited Greensboro on Monday to stump for Republicans in key congressional races in North Carolina. Recent polls show Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper maintaining a sizable lead over former Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party chair Michael […]
Molly Steur/Education NC The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem of chronic absenteeism for many North Carolina schools. The Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) released a March report showing that while chronic absence rates have decreased since they peaked during the 2021-2022 school year, chronic absenteeism is still high, and the rate of improvement is […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Hundreds of candidates are vying for a seat in the state legislature this November. But political watchers don’t need to look much past Raleigh to find plenty of political intrigue. This cycle, Wake County is home to three of the state’s toss-up legislative races — two currently held by Republicans, one […]
Joe Bruno/WSOC News Former Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown and her two daughters will be sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud. In her sentencing memorandum, Brown’s attorney says the court should impose a straight probationary sentence with no custodial component. It says she has repaid the entire PPP loan of more […]
Lauren Johnson/WTVD News Artificial intelligence is reshaping workplaces across industries, and at Wake Technical Community College, educators are working to make sure students are prepared. While some workers worry AI could eventually replace certain jobs, leaders at Wake Tech say the better approach is teaching students how to work alongside the technology. “Artificial intelligence is […]
The Robesonian “At the heart of our work must always be our children. I want every student to be excited about coming to school — to know there is something waiting for them each day that sparks their curiosity, challenges them and helps them discover what they can become. Education should cultivate a lifelong love […]
Laura Douglass/The Southern Pines Pilot Housed in an unassuming building at the end of a road, one of the area’s most successful organizations is quietly making sure Moore County is a healthier place to live for everybody. Inside the doors of the Moore County Free & Charitable Clinic, medical staff and volunteers provide compassion with […]
April Laissle/WFDD Radio Landowners Tyler and Meghan Forrest said they wanted to conserve the property to ensure their son Luke and future generations could enjoy it. More than 100 acres of farm and forest land along Abbotts Creek in Davidson County are now permanently protected from development. Three Rivers Land Trust says a conservation easement […]
Jeremy Tanner/NEXSTAR A Wendy’s franchisee that operates 314 of the fast food company’s restaurants in 15 states announced Friday that it will be filing for bankruptcy. Meritage Hospitality Group, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced in a news release that it was voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to, in part, “strengthen […]
North Carolina has struck a $590 million deal with Chemours and its corporate cousins to settle one of lawsuits spawned by the PFAS contamination of the southeast part of the state. Announced Thursday, the settlement includes $455 million in payments to the state spread over 15 years, and to some local governments in the region […]
About 25% of North Carolina’s K-12 school children attend a charter, private or home school, but the pattern of choice varies considerably across the state, a Colorado-based consultant says. In Northampton County, most kids don’t go to the county schools. As of 2024-25, about 56% go to one of the alternatives, according to figures Brian […]
Five UNC System universities, including both its flagships, lost ground in the updated campus-free-speech rankings issued by the Philadelphia-based Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. UNC Chapel Hill took the biggest hit, dropping 12 places (down to No. 31) in the rankings in part because FIRE gigged it over the administration-ordered takedown of a pro-Palestinian […]
A recent N.C. Supreme Court decision portends big changes in how business property gets parceled out when a couple divorces, says a forensic accountant who valued the law practice that’s at the center of the case. Justices in August unanimously ruled that the “personal goodwill” embedded in the value of the firm, Sneed LLC, isn’t […]
Amid all the talk about Raleigh’s pursuit of a Major League Baseball team, there’s been an assumption that Nashville, Tennessee, would have the inside track to any East Coast expansion franchise. Now, one of MLB’s top business partners questions whether that’s so — and says Raleigh is a “dark horse” candidate that could end up […]
The N.C. Education Lottery’s fastest-growing new offerings also generate the lowest rate of return for North Carolina’s schools, State Auditor Dave Boliek and his team say. Online “digital instant games” account for all the growth in lottery revenues from fiscal 2023-24 onwards, Boliek’s team says in a new performance audit. Just in fiscal 2024-25, they […]
