Travis Bland/WUNC News The Triangle, like much of North Carolina, is experiencing a historic drought, causing lower water supplies and restrictions to be put into place. But planning, interconnection and a major partnership by Triangle-area water systems puts the region at an advantage for withstanding the dry spell and maintaining...

Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press A Carolina Public Press investigation has uncovered a history of disciplinary action around alleged misconduct while working for at least one previous governmental employer for a former Vance County detention officer who was arrested last month on sexual assault charges. Former Capt. Shannon Charles Holley, an...

Shea Carver/Port City Daily Who is downtown Wilmington for and what is its aim? That’s the question the recently finished Greater Downtown Plan aims to broadly answer, though the Wilmington Planning Commission expressed some skepticism during the finished plan’s debut on Wednesday. The Greater Downtown Plan is intended to outline...

Nolan Mckendry/The Center Square   The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at stopping American taxpayer dollars from helping finance foreign shrimp operations that Gulf Coast lawmakers say have undercut domestic shrimpers for decades. The Save Our Shrimpers Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, would require U.S....

Dasia Williams/CityView After weeks of emotional pleas from parents, educators, and Spring Lake leaders, the Cumberland County Board of Education voted Tuesday to close J.W. Coon and Manchester elementary schools ahead of the 2026–27 school year. The two votes—each 5-3—followed months of debate over aging facilities, declining enrollment, and long-term...

Colin Campbell/WUNC News A state House committee voted Tuesday to close an affordable housing tax loophole that’s causing major budget problems for urban counties. Representative Erin Paré, R-Wake, says real-estate investors are abusing a tax exemption designed to help nonprofits build and operate affordable rental housing. It’s costing local governments,...

Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio Charlotte City Council voted Monday night to withdraw its support for the controversial I‑77 expansion project, a decision that some residents say is encouraging but not yet reassuring. The council voted 6–5 to direct its representative on the regional transportation planning body to rescind the city’s support...

Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Renewable solar energy represents a key component of Duke Energy’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2050, but a surprise order from the chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission directed the company to halt its procurement of new solar energy resources until a new carbon...

Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm one person from North Carolina is among the passengers evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. That passenger, along with 15 other Americans, was transferred to the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s...

Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online Large amounts of underground oil contamination left behind decades ago at a former beachfront U.S Naval facility may finally be gone after the recent completion of an intensive seven-month excavation project, but additional sampling will still need to be done in the fall to confirm that...

WRAL News North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is planning to hold a news conference to share an update on his lawsuit against a wedding photography company accused of taking people’s and failing to deliver. Jackson plans to speak at 1 p.m. Wednesday about the suit against Holly Christina Photography...

Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC Roughly 1 in 5 children in North Carolina face hunger. But what does that statistic mean for the well-being of North Carolina’s students? Josh Wells, community school coordinator at Owen Middle School in Buncombe County Schools, sees the tangible toll that hunger can take on students...

WTVD News The so-called “Greatest Show in Sports” brought a major economic boost to the Triangle. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said last month’s Savannah Bananas games at Kenan Stadium generated more than $17 million in economic impact for the region. More than 100,000 fans turned out...

Emily Weaver/The Dunn Daily Record Harnett County Schools officials are seeking an extra $8.28 million in taxpayer funding from the county to cover two new positions and increase pay for teachers, directors and classified staff. The total request equates to $48,278,379 in the next fiscal year that starts July 1,...

Kelly Kenoyer/WHQR Radio The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement has proven far more expensive than early estimates — and delays have only driven the expected costs of construction up. In the face of those tremendous challenges, a toll bridge is starting to look inevitable, pending some unforeseen funding miracle. There...