Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Due to exhausted funds and concerns about excessive computer-screen time, some North Carolina public and private schools are considering reversing course on one-to-one device access and scaling back on in-class use. Districts across the country received billions in federal funding during the pandemic, hundreds of millions...

Sarah Krueger/WRAL News Hundreds of safety incidents occur every year in and around public buses in our area. Recently, WRAL News has covered a man accused of swinging a rusty machete at the downtown Raleigh bus station, and a stabbing there a few weeks later. WRAL Investigates wanted to know...

WSOC News The town of Mooresville wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit over the mayor walking around town hall after hours with a woman without his pants. A former IT worker claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting video of that incident, which happened in October 2024....

Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily Four parks and recreation employees were put on paid leave in Southport this week, though one of them tendered her resignation as of Thursday. An investigation is underway into missing funds in the department, with a state agency heading the case. Port City Daily has learned...

David Ford/WFDD Radio North Carolina A&T State University has unveiled a new test facility in Greensboro to improve traffic safety. The Smart Intersection Test Facility is a collaboration between A&T, the city and the state Department of Transportation. It functions as a living laboratory at East Market and Dudley streets,...

Will Doran/WRAL News Two high-profile killings shook North Carolina in the past year, and police accused homeless men with lengthy criminal histories of carrying out the crimes. On Wednesday members of a bipartisan state legislative committee took a closer look at the state’s probation and parole system. They raised concerns...

Michael Melia/The Associated Press Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries. The superintendent praises the international educators — mostly from Jamaica and the Philippines — for their...

Liz Bell/Education NC North Carolina has experienced a 13% net loss of child care programs since 2019, with record lows of licensed care expected in the next year, said Candace Witherspoon, director of the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) to legislators Tuesday. Families are struggling to afford...

Jay Price/WUNC News North Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, fill Dorton Arena in Raleigh during a Jan. 27 deployment ceremony. The troops are now in Texas preparing for a long-planned, year-long deployment to Kuwait. North Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 120th...

Mary Helen Moore/Axios Raleigh An experiment underway in Raleigh aims to protect 911 callers in mental health crises from unnecessary interactions with police by having them speak directly with a clinician. Why it matters: Sending police to calls they’re unequipped to handle can be dangerous for everyone involved. By the...

Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press District Attorney Jeff Cruden faces a defamation lawsuit filed last month in Pasquotank County for statements he made in memos regarding an alleged sexual assault case. Melissa Nicholson, the plaintiff, claims in the lawsuit that Cruden made defamatory statements in August 2025 regarding a 2020 Dare...

Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News Brentley, a woman incarcerated at Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain, is nearing her release from prison in June 2027. She’s nervous about starting over from scratch. One question had been weighing on her: How would she rebuild her life with a suspended driver’s...

April Laissle/WFDD Radio Frustration boiled over at this week’s Davidson County commissioners meeting, where citizens spoke out against plans for a new $61 million sports complex. The 125-acre facility is set to include multiple sports fields, a community center and a pool. Several residents sharply criticized the proposal during the...

Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz Wilmington International Airport officials are laying the groundwork for future growth, with plans for a terminal expansion, an expanded baggage area and airfield improvements slated for the coming years. The proposed capital projects, along with planned private investment in the airport’s adjacent business park, are expected to result...

Port City Daily New Hanover County Board of Education member David Perry has announced his decision to switch from the Republican Party to the Libertarian Party. “Unfortunately, the Republican Party has changed dramatically,” Perry said in a press release. “While most rank-and-file registered Republicans are good people, the party establishment...