Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot A series of fights at Crain’s Creek Middle School toward the end of last school year spurred a discussion at the Board of Education’s most recent business meeting, along with a subsequent statement from the board’s chair addressing the issue. Meant to assuage concerns regarding...

WUNC Radio The homes are on G.A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe — the same stretch where several homes have collapsed into the ocean in recent years. Rodanthe has lost more than a dozen homes to the Atlantic since 2020, including six in 2024 alone. Officials with Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

Taylor Knopf/NC Health News Just days before Christmas 2024, a group of female teen patients broke into the nurse’s station and medication room at a psychiatric hospital in Raleigh, where they tore down parts of the ceiling, hurled objects at staff, damaged equipment and used syringes as weapons. Several police...

Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog The University of North Carolina Asheville will halt negotiations on its plans, announced just two months ago, to build a soccer stadium and surrounding development on campus, the school announced Thursday. Instead, UNCA said, it will form a commission to take public input and consider other ideas...

WSOC News Another chief deputy has resigned from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, less than a year after the previous chief deputy quit over disagreements with Sheriff Garry McFadden. Channel 9 obtained a resignation letter submitted by MCSO Chief Deputy Christopher Allen dated on Monday. Allen wrote to McFadden, “After...

Paul Garber/WFDD Radio Guilford College trustees have named Jean Bordewich to a two-year term as president. Bordewich has served as acting president since January, when Kyle Farmbry stepped down after three years at the helm. Last month, the college wrapped up a successful fundraising campaign, raising more than $6 million....

Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer N.C. Rep. Mark Pless doesn’t have a strong record of following campaign finance rules. In just the last four years, he’s garnered six late filing penalties — the latest could put a hold on his campaign spending entirely. Political candidates and representatives must file regular reports...

Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio East Fork Pottery filed a lawsuit against its insurance company for failing to provide any financial restitution after the business was closed for almost a month because of Hurricane Helene. The insurance company – Travelers – did pay the Asheville-based business for damages to...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press On a national stage, North Carolina often serves as a state to watch for its purple and swingy political nature. However, its own citizens are opting out of civic engagement at higher rates than most of the country, according to the 2024 Civic Health Index. Ineffective...

Grace Hayba/WRAL News The countdown to the return to school is on for many major Triangle-area traditional school systems, including Wake County and Durham County. Pediatricians say now is a critical time for parents to make plans to bring their children to see their family doctor for vaccinations. The North...

Morgan Starling/The (Jacksonville) Daily News  Tensions were high at the Aug. 12 Holly Ridge Town Council meeting as residents and council members struggled to find common ground on the consideration of a proposed annexation. Holly Ridge Development Group submitted a voluntary satellite annexation request on July 31 to the town...

Will Doran/WRAL News The leader of NCInnovation plans to leave after the end of the year, he told WRAL in an exclusive interview. The group is an ambitious public-private partnership aimed at helping university scientists turn their research into job-creating private ventures. Research Triangle Park has been a key driver...

Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio The State Auditor’s Office investigation of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools reveals years of overspending, incorrect budgeting practices and a lack of internal controls— but no embezzlement or fraud. The audit was released Thursday morning. It’s a 39-page deep dive into the district’s finances that mostly confirms what officials...

Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog Asheville Watchdog’s lawsuit alleging the city of Asheville violated North Carolina’s open meetings laws can proceed, a judge has ruled. Judge Robert Ervin filed a brief order Aug. 8 affirming that The Watchdog and fellow plaintiff Sunshine Request, an Asheville-based public interest project that publishes results...

Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio A quarry that had been operating along the Nolichucky River must stop digging up and crushing rock immediately, a Mitchell County Superior Court judge ordered this week. Judge Theodore McEntire issued a preliminary injunction against Horizon 30, LLC, on Monday. McEntire also directed Horizon 30 to establish...