Adam Wagner/NC Newsroom North Carolina state employees won’t be able to jump on Kalshi or Polymarket and bet using information they gained at work, thanks to an executive order Gov. Josh Stein signed Wednesday. “Public employees with insider information must not participate in these prediction markets. People need to have...

Cierra Noffke/Wilmington Biz The New Hanover Community Endowment plans to grant $116 million over 10 years to New Hanover County to improve school facilities, which would boost county officials’ plan for a more than $320 million school bond, according to an announcement Thursday. The endowment grant is contingent upon the...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Witlee Ethan may finally get some semblance of justice. Next week, the state Senate may take up a bill that includes certain rights for sexual assault survivors. It’s taken Ethan years to get this far. Ethan reported in 2021 that she had been raped in 2020,...

Robert Faturechi/Pro Publica When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. The president’s eldest son said through a spokesperson that he wasn’t involved. The Pentagon...

Alan Wooten/The Center Square  Rising nearly 24% since June 2022, North Carolina’s pension assets are poised for greater growth with 71% expansion of the operational budget in the second year of the North Carolina Investment Authority, says the state treasurer. “Price is what you pay, and value is what you...

Nolan Wilkinson/The Raleigh News & Observer Developers are facing opposition from Raleigh-Durham International Airport on zoning changes they need to build over 700 homes on undeveloped land in northwest Raleigh. The owners of the site between Leesville and Shady Grove roads indicated in a city Planning Commission meeting Tuesday they...

Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh Housing is becoming an even more important part of North Carolina’s ability to attract new companies, according to a new strategic plan released by Gov. Josh Stein’s administration. By 2029, the entire state could have a housing gap of more than 760,000 units, the NC Chamber estimated...

The Associated Press The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition began Tuesday and concludes Thursday night. This year’s 247 spellers represent 50 states, the District of Columbia, three U.S. territories...

Destinee Patterson/WRAL News The people owed money by Saint Augustine’s University had the opportunity to ask its leadership questions directly on Wednesday morning during a bankruptcy hearing. Many of those questions came from an attorney representing multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education and the Internal Revenue Service....

WSOC News Charlotte Water says it has received nearly 300 reports of violations since mandatory water restrictions went into effect. As of last Friday, the utility confirmed 65 violations out of 291 reports. A spokesperson says no fines have been issued yet, even though enforcement is allowed under the current...

Colin Campbell/WUNC News Much of the interior of the N.C. Museum of History building in downtown Raleigh has been demolished as part of an extensive four-year renovation project. North Carolina is holding dozens of events this year to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — but the state’s Museum of History won’t...

Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog A Mission Hospital patient under an involuntary commitment order died by suicide inside the psychiatric unit in the early morning hours of May 21, Asheville Watchdog has confirmed. The patient, whom The Watchdog is not naming at this time, was brought to the hospital by law enforcement,...

Jacob Biba & Hail Gabrielle Zulueta/NC Local Enrollment in health plans under the Affordable Care Act declined in nearly every North Carolina county this year, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in March. Already, early 2026 data showed North Carolina recorded the sharpest...

Aaron Keck/WCHL Chapelboro Thursday, May 28, Glenwood Elementary School in Chapel Hill is hosting a Culture Night, bringing the Glenwood community together for an evening of celebration. But that community is also facing a great uncertainty – because the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is just a week...

The Carolina Journal State and national Republican Party groups are celebrating a court victory in a dispute over “never resident” voters in North Carolina. The groups indicated Wednesday that Special Superior Court Judge Hoyt Tessener has issued a ruling favoring their position in the legal fight with the State Board...