Business North Carolina Raleigh businessman Art Pope is a strong supporter of Donald Trump who isn’t afraid to express his disagreements with the president. That makes him a rarity among Republicans, but Pope’s wealth and self-confidence may insulate him from pressures felt by others who disagree with Trump’s trade policies....

Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio The Division of Motor Vehicles is using interns to help manage long lines at driver’s license offices. New DMV Commissioner Paul Tine told the State Board of Transportation this week that one of the agency’s challenges is that if you show up without the documents you need,...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News The Waynesville Town Council will remove two members from the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment after an investigation by The Smoky Mountain News last month revealed they’d each been appointed to a fourth term in violation of the town’s own term limits policy. According to the...

WRAL News The owner of several bars and clubs in Raleigh’s Glenwood South has won a lawsuit against the city for its nightlife regulations. Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Holcombe III’s ruling called the city of Raleigh’s ordinance that requires businesses to get a nightlife permit and pay fees...

Greg Childress/NC Newsline The Wilmington City Council  has pledged to continue the work of a committee devoted to workforce housing issues despite losing New Hanover County as partner. The New Hanover County Commissioners voted 3-2 last month to walk away from the Workforce Housing Advisory Committee, citing city budgets cuts...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro As UNC is working to adjust its admissions approach to expand undergraduate student enrollment, it also is planning on revamping its on-campus housing to accommodate more people. The first step was already approved in May, as the university will build its first new dorm on campus in...

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Supporters of a 1-cent sales tax increase for transportation packed the Government Center Wednesday night. Mecklenburg Commissioners voted 8-1 Wednesday night to place a 1-cent sales tax increase on this November’s ballot, setting the stage for a three-month campaign that will determine the future of the region’s...

Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Ocracoke Island is facing major erosion around the busy ferry terminal that connects it to Hatteras. But proposals to move the ferry docks are facing opposition. Drivers waiting on the ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras can’t line up in the original stacking lanes anymore, because the asphalt...

Trey Nemec/CityView Rollease Acmeda, a manufacturer and distributor of window coverings, has officially opened a new warehouse site in Hope Mills. A crowd of about 30 community leaders, local officials and company employees gathered at the facility located at 103 Tom Starling Road on Monday afternoon to celebrate its grand...

Carly Haynes/WRAL News A Netflix promotional campaign with a popular restaurant is getting the attention of customers, but for reasons outside of the television show. On Wednesday afternoon, customers walked into Wendy’s on North Harrison Avenue in Cary and saw what appeared to be a noose hanging from the ceiling...

Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Some media outlets are reporting that the State Bureau of Investigation is poised to launch a criminal probe into Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. According to Chad Flowers, an SBI spokesperson, the department is not investigating the school district right now. He says Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill...

Maura Carey/The Associated Press A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the 1983 N.C. State men’s basketball team, shutting down the national championship team’s request for name, image and likeness compensation. The team was known as the “Cardiac Pack” for a series of close, nail-biting victories, including...

Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press North Carolina just made it much harder to pass expensive regulations. HB 402, now law after legislators overrode a veto from Gov. Josh Stein, adds major hurdles for new and existing rules — including those that would limit PFAS and other toxic chemicals in drinking...

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County Commissioners decided in closed session Wednesday to end all negotiations with The Peebles Corporation, which was hired nine years ago to redevelop a big chunk of uptown into a new project called Brooklyn Village. The company hasn’t built a single apartment since the county picked...

Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog Asheville’s Tree City USA distinction, which it held for nearly 45 years, has lapsed. Eric North, a program manager for the Arbor Day Foundation, which administers the Tree City program, said in an email Asheville began its application last year but, like some other communities preoccupied by...