Rachel Moody/WFAE Radio In Durham, Lev Marushevskyi cheers on the Triangle Math and Science Academy Tigers as they make a “kill” in a recent match. They’re playing against their rivals, The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Unicorns. Marushevskyi graduated last year and is now a student at UNC-Chapel...

Kate Santaliz/Axios Raleigh The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the probe. Why it matters: Democrats are working hard to unseat Edwards in November, and an Ethics probe could damage the...

Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio Surrounded by medical providers and a bipartisan group of lawmakers, N.C. Governor Josh Stein signed into law Thursday a bill providing long-awaited funding for the state’s Medicaid program. House Bill 696 provides North Carolina’s Medicaid with $319 million from the state’s Medicaid Contingency Reserve fund. That’s money...

WRAL News Novartis pharmaceuticals on Thursday announced plans to build a facility in Morrisville, part of the company’s $23 billion investment in U.S.-based manufacturing. The new 56,200-square-foot facility will be used for producing solid dosage tablets and capsules, including packaging. The Morrisville site will expand Novartis’ presence in North Carolina....

Abraham Kenmore/CityView As the Iran war enters its third month, the 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg has been in the news as more soldiers from the division are deployed to the Middle East. The roughly 1,500 soldiers sent from the division may have captured headlines, but these deployments...

Korie Dean/Border Belt Independent The UNC System could soon offer accelerated undergraduate programs, joining a growing number of universities around the country that allow students to earn their degrees in three years instead of the traditional four. UNC System President Peter Hans told The Assembly that he believes the initiative...

Stephanie Meador/Greater Fayetteville Business Journal This morning, April 30, the City of Fayetteville braved the rain to break ground on the new Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation sports complex. The complex is being built on McArthur Road, between I-295 and Lake Mont Court. “Today is not just a ceremony. It’s a...

Frank Daniels IV/The (Southern Pines) Pilot Aberdeen has finally received part of the $1.5 million in funds it requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair infrastructure damaged last July during flooding following Tropical Storm Chantal. Assistant Town Manager and Fire Chief Phillip Richardson said the disbursement comes by...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press State Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, drives 85 minutes to see his primary care physician in Scotts Hill, a small community on the Pender and New Hanover County border, so it’s not a question in his mind whether his alma mater of UNC-Wilmington should move forward with...

Ashley Fahey/Charlotte Ledger Chris Thomas, a leader at Charlotte commercial real estate firm Childress Klein who was involved in many community initiatives in Charlotte, passed away on April 29, after a brief battle with liver cancer. Thomas headed up Childress Klein’s retail development, marketing and leasing practice. He had been...

Port City Daily As the May planning board meeting approaches in Brunswick County, only two items will be up for consideration and one could bring a couple hundred homes to the Shallotte area. A 400-home planned development is being submitted for Gray Bridge Road Southwest from Humabuilt Development, a North...

Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio House Rules Chairman John Bell, R-Wayne, introduced legislation this week that would establish a $50 million fund for nonprofit housing developers to conduct preconstruction activities. A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the N.C. House of Representatives have introduced legislation seeking to create a $50 million fund to...

The Associated Press The NCAA has agreed to overhaul its restrictions on athletes accepting prize money before enrolling in college under the terms of a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by North Carolina women’s tennis champion Reese Brantmeier. The NCAA agreed to pay $2.02 million in damages...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education on Tuesday night rejected Superintendent Crystal Hill’s proposed $2.1 billion budget, in a surprise vote that left the superintendent asking for more direction and saying she didn’t know what changes the board wants. The vote was 8-1 against, with only board...

Matthew Sockol/WNCN News MV Realty has been banned from doing business in North Carolina, the state attorney general’s office said Monday. According to the Office of the North Carolina Attorney General, MV Realty locked more than 2,100 residents in exclusive listing contracts for 40 years through Homeowner Benefit Agreements. Residents...