Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Tourism and its impact on Haywood County residents was once again a topic of conversation at a county commissioner meeting. Local farmer Don Smart took the podium during the public comment session to speak to the issue, referencing The Mountaineer’s coverage of tourism benefits and side-effects...

Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News For nearly a year, Jake Davis languished in jail, waiting for a bed in a state-run psychiatric hospital to get court-ordered mental health treatment. Davis, 37 and diagnosed with bipolar and delusional disorder, was arrested and booked into the Watauga County Detention Center in Boone on...

Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Among the scores of buildings in Raleigh, the city will soon lose its “ugliest.” At least that’s the description some residents have bestowed, somewhat admiringly, upon the ill-fated Bath Building, which sits adjacent to the downtown state government complex. This cube of concrete was constructed in...

Daniel Sheehan/Wilmington StarNews A global aerospace manufacturer is bringing a new facility to Wilmington much sooner than expected. Protocase and its subsidiary 45Drives are launching production at a facility in Wilmington, president of 45Drives Doug Milburn told the StarNews. Initially projected for 2029, the Canada-based company plans to scale up...

Kelsey Coffey/WRAL News Over the next several weeks, the water coming out of Triangle residents’ faucets may look, smell or taste differently. A water disinfection process begins Thursday, Feb. 27, and will continue through Thursday, April 10. The process is recommended by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, and...

Kip Tabb/Coastal Review Online There’s a historic marker by the road as U.S. Highway 64 turns toward Manteo when approaching from the Outer Banks. “ANDREW CARTWRIGHT Agent of the American Colonization Society in Liberia, founded the A.M.E. Zion churches in Albemarle area. His first church, 1865, near here. NC 345...

Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio After N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed several lawsuits to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders, the state Senate is now trying to block Jackson from filing further legal challenges. Jackson is a Democrat who served in Congress before he was elected attorney general last year. He’s...

Laura Leslie/WRAL News A bill to crack down on undocumented immigrants in North Carolina passed its first vote Wednesday in a key state Senate committee. Advocates for the immigrant community say it could drastically impact the state’s economy by driving immigrants, documented and undocumented, to leave the state. Republican Senate...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press  In June 1993, Democratic state senator Clark Plexico filed a bill that would remove lawmakers’ ability to draw their own electoral maps. Instead, Plexico proposed a nonpartisan method: selecting five regular people to help draw maps during the redistricting process. Majority and minority legislative leaders would...

Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline A bill that would require North Carolina school boards to adopt policies that either eliminate or severely limit student use of cell phones during the school day is moving in the state House of Representatives. The House Committee on Education voted to advance House Bill 87 on...

Paul Garber/WFDD Radio It could be months before we know how Medicaid could be affected as Congress attempts to trim $2 trillion from federal government spending. State lawmakers have started planning for a possible decrease in funds. Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representatives, including Donny Lambeth of Forsyth...

Jakob Emerson/Becker’s Payer Issues Southern Pines-based FirstCarolinaCare and Champaign, Ill.-based Health Alliance will no longer offer any insurance plans past 2025, with the exception of Medicare Advantage. The organizations cited medical inflation, rising prescription drug costs, increased utilization, higher volumes of chronic conditions, and an increased demand for technology and...

Paul B. Johnson/High Point Enterprise A rematch may be shaping up in the general election race next year for Guilford County sheriff. Republican Phil Byrd announced this week that he will run for the party’s nomination to take on Democratic Sheriff Danny Rogers in the fall 2026 election. Rogers defeated...

Matthew Sockol/WNCN News The Duke University Board of Trustees approved a 5.9% increase in the total cost of attendance for undergraduate students during the 2025-26 academic year, the university said Tuesday. In 2024-25, undergraduate tuition was $66,325 and the total cost of attendance, including fees, room, and boarding, was $88,886....

James Farrell/WFAE Radio Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials said at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting that the district is making progress in helping students earn industry credentials. It’s part of the district’s overall goal to increase the percentage of students graduating on track to be enrolled, enlisted and employed. CMS officials say...