Allen G. Breed/The Associated Press Marc Simmons hadn’t heard from his estranged friend in nearly seven years. Then, Nigel Max Edge showed up at his work and falsely accused Simmons of stealing his identity. They met taking community college classes and bonded over their time with the Marines in Iraq....

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press A recent wave of staffing changes at the State Board of Elections began with a bill originally intended to make the Moravian star North Carolina’s state star. But as is often the case at the legislature, the final product ended up entirely different. After the state...

Paul Woolverton/CityView The Fayetteville City Council and Cumberland County Board of Commissioners each voted unanimously on Thursday to combine their 911 call centers, but they disagreed on how to govern the consolidated service. At issue: Whether the city and the county would jointly operate the combined call center, or, instead,...

Adam Wagner/WFDD Radio The 10 therapists who work at KM Pediatric Therapy see about 200 kids each week, owner Stephanie Molina told Democratic lawmakers Monday, about 70% of whom are covered by Medicaid. Molina warned Monday that practices like hers that are already being stretched by administrative demands are at...

Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily The projected multi-million dollar bridge replacements project in one beach town could mean motorists will endure longer waits amid heavier congestion while construction takes place. The Wrightsville Beach Bridge Replacement Committee met on Monday, Nov. 17, to discuss early findings from a traffic impact analysis. The...

Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Old cars, trucks and abandoned trailers made an eyesore out of a property on Newfound Road outside Canton — but cleaning the property brought more problems. The barren patch of land tucked between Newfound Road and I-40’s exit 33 was acting as an illegal junkyard for...

Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise The City Council on Monday appointed a former colleague to fill an unexpired term on High Point’s governing body. Chris Williams will take over the at-large council seat vacated by Amanda Cook, who resigned after being appointed to a vacancy in the N.C. General Assembly....

Harrison Metzger/Hendersonville Lightning On June 10, 1987, a 7-foot diameter wooden pipe (flume) that carried water from the Lake Summit dam to the Tuxedo Hydro Station burst. The resulting torrent excavated 15,000 cubic yards of dirt and sent it hurdling into the Green River, shutting down the small electric generating...

Dasia Williams/CityView When a viral post calling for a statewide teacher walkout began circulating earlier this month, educators across North Carolina started asking questions: Who posted this? Is it real? and Are we actually doing this? Teachers first spotted the call to action in a Wake County Facebook group, a...

David Beasley/The Center Square Okracoke Island’s contribution to tourism in North Carolina justifies the cost of state ferry service to the storied village, a political leader told The Center Square. Tourists from around the world visit Okracoke, said Hyde County Commissioner Randal Mathews, an island resident who represents Okracoke on...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio In September, Union County Public Schools celebrated becoming the highest-performing school district in North Carolina. Two months later, the district is embroiled in a bitter dispute over teacher pay — a conflict that has led to mass teacher absences, public bickering between school and county leaders, and...

Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Is crime getting worse in Charlotte? It’s a simple question that’s trickier to answer than one might think. On the whole, no, crime rates in North Carolina’s largest city are down compared to last year. But homicides in Uptown Charlotte, the city’s central business district which...

Jay Price/WUNC Radio In an unannounced policy change, the Department of Veterans Affairs is making it harder for male veterans with breast cancer to get care and disability benefits. Critics are calling it a misguided attempt to bend science to the Trump Administration’s war on gender ideology. The change reverses...

Emily Thomas/Education NC Dr. J.W. Kelley had been president of McDowell Technical Community College for just two months when Hurricane Helene hit. New to the town and the role, Kelley quickly found himself leading the institution through one of the worst storms in western North Carolina’s history. While nothing could...

Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily Be still their bleating hearts — ownership of miniature goats is now allowed in one New Hanover County beach town. On Nov. 12, Carolina Beach town council unanimously approved a text amendment submitted by resident Jasmine Miller to permit the ownership of domesticated miniature goats —...