Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro Hilliard Caldwell, a longtime civil rights activist in the greater Chapel Hill community and former Carrboro elected official, died recently at 88 years old. A member of Caldwell’s family alerted Chapelboro to his passing on Monday. Known for his advocacy and work during Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools’ integration...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Freedom, funds, faith. These are some reasons why educators leave public education in North Carolina to teach at independent schools, despite less-than-ideal benefits in private education and growing opposition to the state’s prioritization of private school vouchers. Public school teacher attrition has been a point of...

Desiree Mathurin/The Charlotte Observer The Federal Transit Administration on Wednesday officially launched its investigation of the Charlotte Area Transit System following the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman on the city’s light rail last month. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the administration would examine CATS’ safety plans, security spending...

Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio The N.C. Local Government Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to help the N.C. State Board of Education with an audit of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. The school district is grappling with a $46M deficit after years of financial mismanagement. The district’s board voted last month to cut 343 positions....

Port City Daily A Wilmington developer is taking Brunswick County and its planning board to court over a project that was denied to move forward in July. Coastal Cornerstone Development, LLC requested approval of the planned development Sailor’s Haven, on 117.3 acres of land — owned by Diane Blackman and...

Adriana Gomez Licon & Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press A Democratic mayor secured a comfortable win in a primary election despite days of intense backlash following the deadly stabbing of a young Ukrainian woman on a commuter train in Charlotte. Mayor Vi Lyles is seeking a fifth term but is...

Will Atwater/NC Health News On a warm July morning, Joe Suleyman — dressed in a neon vest, short sleeves and blue jeans — stood on a grassy hill in New Hanover County. White clouds drifted across a bright blue sky above a lush landscape. With water and forest in the...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Both major parties in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District have for years been plagued by political instability. Chairs come and go, strategies collapse as quickly as they form while rank-and-file party faithful are left scrambling. But as the 2026 General Election draws closer — one in...

Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Maggie Valley is batting .500 to date when it comes to settling claims with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Tropical Storm Helene-related damages. But the town has only submitted a fraction of the almost $5 million of damages caused by the storm because the bulk...

Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise A former federal employee from High Point who says she lost her job earlier this year as part of the federal government efficiency campaign announced Tuesday that she will run for the Democratic nomination in the 6th Congressional District. Alysa Kassay announced her campaign,...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro UNC is investigating a round of vandalism that took place in the early Monday morning hours at Polk Place, where paint was put on the steps and sidewalk near South Building, Wilson Library and the quad’s flagpole. According to an incident report filed to UNC Police, the...

Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning Residents in the Wolf Chase subdivision next to a 93-home development on a slope above their homes hope that city and county regulators can force the builder to fix problems that have caused severe stormwater runoff, mudslides and flooding. The homeowners turned out for the regular meeting...

Alanna Durkin Richer & Erik Verduzco/The Associated Press The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month with a federal crime that could carry the death penalty. The federal charge comes amid growing questions about why...

The Associated Press, Mississippi Today & Mississippi Free Press As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony’s new home, he took shelter in his Ford F-250 pickup parked under a nearby carport. Seconds later, a tornado tore apart the one-story brick house and damaged the truck while lifting it partly in...

Monica Casey/WRAL News Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley on Monday pushed pastors to run for public office, called on churches to encourage their congregations to register to vote and promoted the dissolution of the separation of church and state. “We need more men and women of faith in the...