Matthew Sockol/WNCN News A professor at Duke University is among those mentioned in the files connected to Jeffrey Epstein. More than 3 million pages of the Epstein files were released by the United States Department of Justice last Friday, Jan. 30. The files offer insight into the activities of Epstein,...

Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog An 88-year-old woman recovering from hip surgery at Mission Hospital died after going 13 hours without receiving a needed blood transfusion. Another patient’s heart stopped for 15 minutes leading to brain damage after staff didn’t respond to an urgent request for heart monitoring. Short-staffed night shift nurses...

Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView A longtime cheer coach and athletics administrator sued Fayetteville State University, alleging she was fired based on a botched investigation of false complaints from disgruntled former cheerleaders. The federal lawsuit, filed December 23 by LaWanda Miller, also alleged that FSU reneged on its agreement to scrub her...

Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News During Isabella Avila’s freshman year at Union Pines High School in rural Moore County, a member of the senior class died in a car accident. Then, during her sophomore year, a freshman was killed when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a house, she said....

Ferrel Guillory/Education NC As Katherine Joyce prepares to retire after two decades of advocacy on behalf of public school administrators, she recalls how a teacher in a Surry County elementary school gave her a nudge of encouragement that shaped her career. “My fifth grade teacher pulled me aside and said...

Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Based on remarks by the county’s tax director at the Guilford County Board of Commissioners’ Friday, Jan. 30, annual retreat, most property owners are about to get a shock in their mailboxes. When new reappraisal notices for the 2026 countywide revaluation of all property in the...

Mebane Rash/Education NC From remote learning to transportation costs to school meals, North Carolina’s winter storms are presenting an array of challenges for school districts. Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency, and much of the state is coping with significant snowfall and extremely cold temperatures. “This has...

Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News This past fall, administrators at Elon University and Queens University of Charlotte announced that the two private schools intended to merge. The announcement called the merger an opportunity to create a “more sustainable model of higher education in Charlotte.” It came as a shock to faculty, alumni,...

Daniel Larlham Jr./NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger Medical providers in Charlotte and across the state say more patients are landing in emergency rooms with problems stemming from cannabis use. A lot of them are young patients complaining of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Those are symptoms of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis...

Jackson Auchincloss/The Daily Tar Heel UNC Health has instituted a new policy that restricts access to gender-affirming care to those under 19 years of age, changing the previous policy which included 18-year-olds in care coverage. The new guidelines go beyond the requirements of North Carolina state law, under which gender-affirming...

Joseph Williams/The Whiteville News Reporter After building his career in local government, Whiteville native Sean Martin has been chosen as the city’s next city manager. Following a months-long search, Whiteville City Council unanimously approved his hiring at its Tuesday night meeting. Martin will replace Darren Currie, who retired Dec. 31...

Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily A proposal to begin the process of redrawing Pender County’s voting districts was tabled this week and moved to next month for consideration. Pender County commissioners voted 3-2 — Brad George and Jimmy Tate dissenting — on Jan. 20 to take up the redistricting resolution on...

WRAL News The Outer Banks lost four houses in two days in Buxton. Since 2020, 31 houses have fallen into the ocean along Hatteras Island. The latest winter storm brought a historic snow to the coast, creating blizzard conditions. With over 60 mph wind gusts, Buxton saw high tides that...

The High Point Enterprise The Guilford County Board of Commissioners on Friday afternoon announced the appointment of Carolyn Thompson, a former state appellate court judge, as the new county attorney for Guilford County government. Thompson, whose background includes serving as a District and Superior Court judge, starts in her new...

Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot As Carthage grows, so too does its utility needs. To prepare for all growth scenarios, the town’s Board of Commissioners is set to weigh the merits of creating a policy based on how they want to allocate water and sewer. Carthage’s water treatment plant currently...