Will Atwater/NC Health News Ron Ross, 70, has spent decades in Charlotte’s Historic West End watching traffic thicken on nearby I‑77 and working alongside his neighbors to fight for cleaner air and a healthier future — one that includes electric cars. Now Ross and his neighbors are battling a North...

Judith Retana/WNCN A CBS 17 viewer reached out to our What’s Driving You Crazy line with concerns that some of Raleigh’s streets have needed repairs for years. Whether it is the heavily traveled Lassiter Mill Road south of North Hills or cul-de-sac neighborhoods, it can be rough riding around the...

April Laissle/WFDD Radio Stokes County voters resoundingly rejected both incumbent commissioners in Tuesday’s Republican primary. The vote came nearly two months after the board’s controversial approval of a massive data center in Walnut Cove. Rick Morris, who voted in favor of the proposal, came in last place in the eight-way...

Marshall Terry/WFAE Radio The weather is getting warmer with just a few weeks to go until spring. That means Charlotte’s airport will be getting busier as the travel season picks up. And Charlotte’s largest carrier — American — is in the midst of negotiating a new lease with the airport....

Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer Haywood County Schools missed 10 days this winter for inclement weather, but only one of those was technically a snow day. The rest were all remote learning days — meaning students were given assignments to do a to at home so the day would still count...

Danielle Battaglia/The Raleigh News & Observer Former Gov. Roy Cooper held his first event Wednesday morning after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and spoke on how he plans to spend his time in Congress lowering costs for average North Carolinians. “I knew that I needed to run for...

Nick Fogleman/Watauga Democrat The Boone Town Council was briefed on a $538,000 pension liability triggered by a recent staff retirement, with officials warning that similar costs could arise when other longtime employees retire. The notice, called a “contribution-based cap liability,” stems from how the North Carolina retirement system calculates benefits....

Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online Coastal Resources Commission members last week held off on addressing oceanfront septic tank system rules in order to give environmental and health officials the opportunity to collaborate on the process. During the commission’s Feb. 26 meeting in Atlantic Beach, staff with the North Carolina Department of...

Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden held onto a narrow lead in his race for a third term in Tuesday’s Mecklenburg County Democratic primary, beating out three challengers to retain his office. McFadden pulled off his reelection despite facing significant headwinds. During his time in office, McFadden has...

Lauren Rhodes/WUNC News Former U.S. congressman and state senator Wiley Nickel has clinched the role of Wake County District Attorney. With all precincts reporting, Nickel had secured 49% of the vote in the three-candidate race. Nickel is perhaps the best-known candidate in the Democratic bid to replace Lorrin Freeman, who...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press North Carolina community colleges and public universities are rapidly approaching a federal deadline to ensure their website and mobile content has sufficient accessibility for people with disabilities. When the US Department of Justice updated Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 2024, the agency...

Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily A county commissioner’s stalking reports made against a local media publisher have been dismissed by local and state authorities. Pender County’s Commissioner Jerry Groves filed two reports of stalking on Andy Pettigrew, the owner of the Pender Post — one in July and the other in...

Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise A shuttered factory will be put back into use as part of an expansion by its new owner. Davis Furniture last week purchased the former Woodmark Furniture property at 1920 Jarrell St. adjoining its south High Point campus. It plans to begin renovations to the...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood is poised to earn his fourth term in the role, as he is projected to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Blackwood led with 58.41% of the vote in Orange County, compared to Durham County Sheriff’s Office employee and David LaBarre’s 41.59%. The race...

Scott Wong & Frank Thorp V/NBC News During a tense public hearing Tuesday, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over her handling of the deadly Minneapolis immigration operation. And he blasted her for killing her dog, which she had described in her memoir...