Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer What to do when you’re stuck on an iced-over interstate, facing multiple hours of gridlock traffic, and you’re towing a food truck full of seafood? If you’re Richard Gray, you pull over and start offering your food to anyone who needs it — for free. And...

Watauga Democrat MountainTrue has received a $750,000 grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Truist Foundation Western North Carolina Recovery and Resiliency Fund to expand its regional debris cleanup and river restoration program — a historic recovery effort employing displaced workers, restoring damaged waterways, and strengthening communities across the southern...

Jose Sandoval/Blue Ridge Public Radio UNC Asheville will partner with a consulting firm to establish and guide its Millennial Campus Development Commission, the university announced Tuesday. This latest development comes months after the university halted negotiations for its controversial development of portions of its Millennial Campus property, which includes 45...

Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Yet another company has abandoned Edgecombe County, one of the poorest corners of North Carolina, after making promises it couldn’t keep. This time, it’s Natron Energy, the battery manufacturing company that planned to bring 1,000 jobs and a $1.4 billion investment — until the company...

Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News The parents of more than 20 children with autism notched a recent victory in a lawsuit that accused the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services of discrimination after it slashed Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health providers. During a hearing in Wake County on...

Jonathan Bym/The (Southern Pines) Pilot The Robbins Board of Commissioners on Thursday expressed its intent to keep the Charlie Brooks Reservoir and the nearby dam connected to the water intake on Bear Creek in its hands. Commissioners approved a resolution drafted by town attorney T.C. Morphis, made at the request...

A.P. Dillon/North State Journal The Guilford County Democratic Party selected High Point City Councilwoman Amanda Cook to fill the remainder of former statehouse Rep. Cecil Brockman’s term during an executive committee meeting on Saturday. “After a vote of the HD60 CEC, the Guilford County Democratic Party has selected Amanda Cook...

Pat Gruner/The Daily Reflector East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees reviewed plans to build a chancellor’s residence on property adjacent to the old residence near campus this week, the same day officials gave a nod to a 3% tuition increase. The full board on Friday approved both items Jessica Bossierre,...

Ben Humphries/Education NC What happens in a region ravaged by a natural disaster, where communications are disabled and the power is cut off indefinitely? How do its residents react? How is help delivered to those in need? Last year, the people of western North Carolina — and others across the...

Jennifer Ludden/WUNC Radio The Trump administration is upending its homelessness policy, with deep cuts to funding for long-term housing. Instead, it will shift money toward transitional housing that requires work and addiction treatment. In a statement, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said the new policies will “restore accountability”...

WRAL News UnitedHealthcare officials announced WakeMed is leaving the network. On Saturday, UnitedHealthcare officials told WRAL News that WakeMed’s facilities and specialty providers will be out of network for members enrolled in commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, effective Nov. 15, 2025. “WakeMed has chosen to leave our network after refusing...

Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The coastal county lawmakers that formed a new group to support commercial fishing have submitted a resolution opposing more restrictions on the commercial harvest of blue crabs ahead of the Marine Fisheries Commission Nov. 19-20 meeting in Wrightsville Beach. The Marine Fisheries Commission is expected to...

Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise Developers have submitted plans for the first phase of a proposed major industrial park in south High Point. A site plan to support ground-up construction of a 131,040 speculative warehouse building on South Road is under review by the city. The plan depicts a truck court...

Shelby Swanson/The (Raleigh) News & Observer The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition for in-state undergraduates for the first time in nearly a decade, in a narrow 6-5 decision Thursday morning. The 3% hike, which would take effect for students starting in the 2026-27 academic year if...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press You may not have heard of SEL, but it’s the latest educational tool that may have found itself in the crossfire of politically motivated culture wars in North Carolina. Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making are the five competencies that Social-Emotional Learning, or...