Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily No clear plan of action emerged from the Wilmington City Council’s special meeting on homelessness Monday, though service providers were able to illuminate concerns they have as the city reviewed its ordinances to target camping on its property. The meeting began with a presentation overviewing homelessness...

Michael Copley/WUNC Radio The Trump administration’s plan to undo a landmark finding that climate pollution threatens public health and welfare poses lots of risks for corporate America. The Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding has served as the legal basis for federal climate regulations under the Clean Air Act since 2009....

Pat Kimbrough/The (High Point) Enterprise The City Council on Monday unanimously authorized a real estate transaction aimed at promoting the development of housing in the downtown area. The vote clears the way for the sale of 4.06 acres the city owns at the northeast corner W. English Road and N....

Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News To give more seriously ill incarcerated people the opportunity to go home before they die, North Carolina lawmakers expanded the eligibility criteria of prison medical release in 2023. But data obtained by NC Health News shows that more people aren’t getting released. Since 2008, medical release...

Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog Mission Hospital has applied to become a Level I trauma center, the highest designation a healthcare facility can receive for caring for severely injured patients, according to a state health department document obtained by Asheville Watchdog. If approved, the HCA Healthcare-owned hospital would be the only...

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...