Alan Wooten/The Center Square  Recipients in North Carolina of benefits through the food stamps and WIC programs will continue to receive them in October, the state Health Department says. More than 1.4 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and roughly 262,000 women, infants and children rely on...

Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Much of the economic attention in post-Helene Western North Carolina is focused on small businesses — but they are not the only sector struggling across the region. For nonprofit organizations in the mountains, the past 12 months have been heavy, complex and transformative. Yesica Miranda...

Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio A new state law prevents local governments from restricting American and North Carolina flags on private property, ending a legal despite between the city of Greenville and an R/V dealership that flies an enormous American flag. The provision was one of several limiting the powers of local...

Sarah Krueger/WRAL News A WRAL investigation into Raleigh firefighters’ overtime spurred a call to action by Mayor Pro Tempore Stormie Forte at this week’s city council meeting. The WRAL report, which aired last week and again over the weekend, showed Raleigh firefighters worked more than 117,000 hours of overtime in...

The Associated Press The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee’s efforts to attain full U.S. government recognition have gained recent momentum but still face obstacles. Members of a Robeson County Republican Party committee voted unanimously...

Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView Fayetteville officials said Monday they will begin strictly enforcing a clear bag policy for Festival Park events, after several city council members criticized staff for taking months to act on public safety directives issued following a shooting at the spring Dogwood Festival. During an Oct. 6 work...

Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio A new street outreach program in Mecklenburg County is up and running with the goal of breaking barriers to mental health care. The new street psychiatry program has been running for about a month with two psychiatrists and a nurse. The team currently goes out two days...

Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online A development company proposing to build a neighborhood on land in New Hanover County that includes a forest of centuries-old trees will “continue to fight” to see its plans through, the company’s founder said. Copper Builders founder Wade Miller earlier this week called out what he...

Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent coughing spells. The Corbin family in Chapel Hill is well acquainted with the other nickname...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Tuesday, voters in 18 counties trickled to the polls in the second of three sets of elections this fall to elect the leaders of North Carolina’s cities and towns. The first round of elections in September decided which candidates would move forward to the general election...

Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh The Raleigh City Council voted Tuesday evening to give the green light to Raleigh Development Co.’s plans for building up to a 30-story mixed-use apartment tower at the intersection of Peace and West streets. Why it matters: The rezoning application from Raleigh Development was one of the...

Mary Smith/CBS 17 News While we still have more than a month left in hurricane season, October historically is the third busiest month for the storms. On top of that, the federal government shutdown is making it difficult for some homeowners looking to add or renew their flood insurance policies....

Paul Garber/WFDD Radio The North Carolina State Board of Elections has forwarded information from an investigation involving Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page to the State Bureau of Investigation. A spokesman for the State Board of Elections says the agency conducted interviews with current and former Rockingham County Board of Elections officials...

Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily The planned transition of the federally funded NCWorks Career Center to Cape Fear Community College has collapsed just over one month after the contract was awarded. A problem with the college’s background check policy led to the partnership dissolution and has left NCWorks without a place...

Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United States, Donald Trump stood behind a podium in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to pledge funding and support to survivors of the disaster. “In the wake of this horrible...