Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro UNC is investigating a round of vandalism that took place in the early Monday morning hours at Polk Place, where paint was put on the steps and sidewalk near South Building, Wilson Library and the quad’s flagpole. According to an incident report filed to UNC Police, the...

Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning Residents in the Wolf Chase subdivision next to a 93-home development on a slope above their homes hope that city and county regulators can force the builder to fix problems that have caused severe stormwater runoff, mudslides and flooding. The homeowners turned out for the regular meeting...

Alanna Durkin Richer & Erik Verduzco/The Associated Press The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month with a federal crime that could carry the death penalty. The federal charge comes amid growing questions about why...

The Associated Press, Mississippi Today & Mississippi Free Press As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony’s new home, he took shelter in his Ford F-250 pickup parked under a nearby carport. Seconds later, a tornado tore apart the one-story brick house and damaged the truck while lifting it partly in...

Monica Casey/WRAL News Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley on Monday pushed pastors to run for public office, called on churches to encourage their congregations to register to vote and promoted the dissolution of the separation of church and state. “We need more men and women of faith in the...

Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily The battle over “forever chemicals” continues with federal regulators seeking to reverse course on three chemical compounds with established regulations, while a chemical company pursues a permit to increase production of PFAS compounds at a North Carolina plant. (Port City Daily photo / CFPUA) After issuing...

Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News The signs are still there lining the fragile bank separating Interstate 40 from the Pigeon River — chunks of jagged asphalt, wayward pipes, rusty cables bent into submission by nature. Just 11 months ago, as Hurricane Helene mercilessly swamped the whole region, the river, now low...

Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Another GOP challenger is throwing his hat in the ring for Rep. Mark Pless’s seat representing Haywood and Madison counties in the N.C. House of Representatives. Haywood County Board of Education member Jimmy Rogers has more than two decades of experience as a representative for the...

Aidan Lockhart & Regan Butler/The Daily Tar Heel School of Civic Life and Leadership Dean and Director Jed Atkins fired David Decosimo from his associate dean position on Aug. 8. Decosimo remains a tenured associate professor in the school. In addition to the change in leadership, SCiLL’s faculty retention issues...

Trey Nemec/CityView Fayetteville City Council members on Monday voted 8-2 to approve a $220,500 contract to renew the city’s use of automated gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter for one year. Council Members Mario Benavente and Deno Hondros voted against the contract renewal. ShotSpotter, which is owned by SoundThinking, covers areas of...

Nick Fogleman/Watauga Democrat North Carolina’s Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley recently visited Watauga County, beginning his trip by delivering school supplies collected through the Governor’s School Supply Drive. The supplies were specifically designated for Watauga County Schools to help relieve pressure on teachers, who often spend out-of-pocket to equip their...

John Staton/Wilmington StarNews Take a walk around downtown Wilmington and, most of the time, it’s bustling. Not just with patrons of bars and restaurants, something downtown has long been known for, but also with shoppers. For many retail merchants downtown, high traffic “translates well to sales. It’s busy,” said Jake...

Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger For years, Charlotte’s health care market has been dominated by two names: Atrium Health and Novant Health. Between them, the two hospital systems hold a near lock on the region’s hospitals, a growing share of its doctors and much of its specialty...

Celeste Gracia/WUNC Radio Under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, a conservation policy that protects undeveloped areas in national forests. The deadline to submit public comment is Friday, September 19 – three weeks after the comment period opened. “To avoid public...

Ben Humphries/Education NC At the State Board of Education’s meeting last Thursday, the Board voted 5-4 to extend an interest-free grace period on the remaining $3.4 million debt in state funds overdrafted by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS). Starting Oct. 1, per the vote, interest will accrue at a rate of...