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3. Massive blaze struck Croatan National Forest in 2023. Next fire on NC coast could be much worse.
Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press On Wednesday April 19, 2023, a campfire may have sparked a wildfire in a pine forest...
4. ICE cooperation bill could have impact on immigrant health
Anne Blythe/NC Health News Ana Ilarraza-Blackburn becomes animated when talking about how immigrant communities are thrust into the state and...
5. What Macon County’s new soil ordinance means for the county
Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio Macon County commissioners have curbed local restrictions that aimed to reduce soil erosion and stream...
6. Board of Commissioners chair candidates Amanda Edwards, Van Duncan clash over his acceptance of $125K retention bonus
John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog As former Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan was winding down his third term in office in 2017,...
7. Lumberton residents push back against high utility bills
Ben Rappaport/Border Belt Independent Danny Parsley and his family were excited to move from northern Virginia to Lumberton, where they...
8. Summerfield Town Council hires town manager
NW Observer Summerfield is getting a permanent manager: Charles “Twig’” Rollins from the eastern North Carolina town of Magnolia. The...
9. Illinois man found dead on Vanco Mill Road
Tyler Davis/The (Henderson) Daily Dispatch On Sept. 11, Vance County Sheriff’s deputies found 21-year-old Javion Magee at 285 Vanco Mill...
10. Superior Court judge dismisses Wilmington crime lab case, former lab director plans appeal
Aaleah McConnell/WHQR The long-contested civil case filed by the former director of the Wilmington Crime Lab was officially dismissed by...
DOT awards grants for EV chargers
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded contracts worth a combined $5.9 million to six business that will install WV...
1. Low pay, bad behavior and competing cash: Why NC schools struggle to hire bus drivers
Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News School bus drivers in some of North Carolina’s biggest counties are being driven away by disjointed workdays,...
2. Don’t fear the smoke machine. Wave of NC elections lawsuits may be more about misdirection than real threats.
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Don’t fear the smoke machine. Wave of NC elections lawsuits may be more about misdirection than...
3. Firefighters raise safety concerns after lawmakers override veto of lobbyist-crafted building code bill
Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Prominent state firefighter organizations are raising concerns over a new building code law that could...
4. Lawmakers propose new federal regulations on sports betting
John Barr/ESPN.com Two of the more vocal critics of the sports betting industry on Capitol Hill outlined legislation Thursday, which...