Ray Gronberg
Recent Stories
9. Five of downtown Fayetteville’s largest buildings are for sale
Five large buildings are for sale along the Hay Street and Person Street corridor in downtown Fayetteville — including the...
10. Statewide BLET classes prepare for upcoming changes
The landscape of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) programs has changed significantly in recent years, from the number of applicants...
1. Governor’s contest includes differing opinions on economic incentives
For more than 20 years, North Carolina has wielded its incentives program to grow its economy and lure corporate expansions...
2. North Carolina medical marijuana sales begin at Cherokee store
Medical marijuana can now be legally purchased in North Carolina with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opening its long-planned...
3. Nearly a year after Charlotte fire, NC is close to tougher construction safety rules
As the one-year anniversary of the fatal SouthPark construction site fire nears, so does a potential toughening of North Carolina’s...
4. The smell test
Codie Bruce Schiene was sitting in his SUV in a hotel parking lot, scrolling through his phone, when two Charlotte-Mecklenburg...
5. Waves of change: ILM focuses on expanded parking, terminal to meet growing demand
At Wednesday’s annual joint meeting between the New Hanover Airport Authority and county commissioners, parking bogarted a great deal of...
6. Guilford County leads the state on fetal, infant death reviews
Guilford County has been tracking infant deaths for decades, yet officials there continue to struggle with high death rates and...
7. Timbermill Wind turbine parts en route to Chowan County
Those white blades the length of a city block that have been at the North Carolina Port at Morehead City...
8. Waynesville planning board continues wading through vacation rental rules
Waynesville’s planning board is still weighing whether short-term vacation rentals should be regulated and limited in town — with plans...
9. ‘Nobody’s listening:’ NC Department of Environmental Quality fails to regulate water and air pollution
Jefferson Currie steps outside his home in Moore County, and the stench of chicken waste lingers in the air. He...
10. Sheetz convenience store chain with 113 NC locations hit with discrimination lawsuit
The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against...
1. North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff
The future of diversity, equity and inclusion staff jobs in North Carolina’s public university system could be at stake after...