Local Get to know Rep. Kelly Hastings Kelly Hastings lives in the Gaston County town of Cherryville, although about 30% of his Republican-leaning district includes Cleveland County....
Economic Development DEQ objects to Wilmington port dredging plan Gov. Josh Stein’s administration questions whether the planned $1.4 billion deepening of the Port of Wilmington’s ship channel makes economic...
Economic Development Italian gun-maker makes play for Ruger One of Rockingham County’s largest employers, firearms maker Ruger, is the target of an apparent takeover bid by a competitor...
Local N.C. congresspeople scuttle aviation-safety bill Eight Republican members of North Carolina’s U.S. House Delegation helped vote down an aviation-safety bill that would have ordered reviews...
Education Dorm plans at UNC flagships to cost about $1B Plans for close to $1 billion in new dormitory construction at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State merit more scrutiny...
Economic Development Durham runs afoul of legislators’ downzoning ban Durham officials canceled a hearing on a top-to-bottom zoning-law rewrite this week after the owners of a convenience-store chain complained...
Elections Pierce, Wray chart different course on campaign funding House District 27 incumbent Rep. Rodney Pierce and his Democratic Party primary opponent, former Rep. Michael Wray, are both well-funded...
Budget & Taxes Speed victimized by scam, auditor says Town officials in a tiny Edgecombe County community fell victim to “a common foreign scam” in the course of losing...
Education Project Kitty Hawk grads to date: 96 To date, 96 people have graduated from the online degree programs some of the UNC System’s campuses are offering through...
Economic Development Duke seeking seeking excessive return, advocacy group says An environmental group is making the case that Duke Energy’s latest rate request is asking too much of the utility’s...
Elections Cook raises $42K for District 60 primary State Rep. Amanda Cook, D-Guilford, appears to hold a sizable fundraising lead in her battle to hold on to the...
Local Get to know Rep. Eric Ager We’re pulling a Colin Campbell-era feature off the Tribune shelf and resurrecting the regular “get-to-know” series of capsule profiles of...
Elections Kidwell, Armstrong close in fundraising Financially, the incumbent and challenger in one of the state’s most-watched primaries are tightly matched. District 79 incumbent state Rep. Keith...
Economic Development Budd backs streamlining FAA new-plane certifications U.S. Sen. Ted Budd has joined eight of his colleagues in sponsoring a bill they hope will streamline the process...
Economic Development Feds planning $34M grant for Belews Creek upgrades Federal officials want to send $34 million Duke Energy’s way to help pay for upgrades to the gas-and-coal-fired Belews Creek...
