Judith Retana/CBS 17 News Lawmakers are considering a bill that aims to regulate hemp-derived products like delta-9. It’s an issue the state has grappled with for years. Chris Karazin has opened three Carolindica locations since starting his business in 2020. “The popularity has been tremendous for these products,” said Karazin....

Ben Crosbie/WCHL Chapelboro More than two hundred people crowded into the meeting room of the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on May 28 for a community meeting on the future of the property that once was Maple View Farm. Throughout the event, the crowd cheered and applauded emphatically as speakers voiced...

Anna Pogarcic/Education NC The Sampson County Schools Board of Education and the Clinton City Schools Board of Education have partnered with their local board of commissioners to sign a joint budget resolution. Under the resolution, both school districts are guaranteed a certain amount of local funding each year. According to...

Aaron Thomas/WRAL News Financial troubles continue to mount for Saint Augustine’s University as a Wake County judge has ordered the historically Black university to pay more than $20 million to a wireless company. According to court documents obtained by WRAL, the university is in default and must pay SBA Connect,...

Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times An agreement struck between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will address improper waterway debris removal in Western North Carolina, Rep. Chuck Edwards office announced June 3. The agreement comes after Edwards held two meetings with more than 30 different...

The Wilson Times Wilson Medical Center is investing $1 million into Barton College to help train the next generation of health care professionals in Wilson County. The investment will go toward Barton College’s School of Health Sciences with the construction of a state-of-the-art facility. The partnership also includes the establishment...

Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat An amendment added to the North Carolina House budget proposal could significantly affect how Appalachian State University interacts with local governments in Watauga County. On May 21, the North Carolina House adopted Amendment 23 to legislation that would expand current exemptions for state-managed construction projects. The...

Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees has approved tenure for select faculty after deferring to vote on the issue twice. The move comes after widespread criticism and concern from faculty at the public institution and other North Carolina universities. The trustees had been delaying the tenure vote since...

Jeffrey Collins/The Associated Press A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives. Asheville Academy announced Tuesday that it released all of its students from its Weaverville campus this...

DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio Dozens of residents spoke out at an Alamance County Commissioners meeting on Monday, calling for more support in the budget for schools and libraries. The concerns came after a recent presentation showed that keeping the tax rate flat would require deep cuts to services. Officials clarified at...

Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press Months after Tropical Storm Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, rural communities, unincorporated towns and small municipalities are still trying to recover and rebuild. They face another monumental challenge: ensuring their homes, businesses, and public spaces are more resilient to future extreme rainfall events, intensified by climate...

WRAL News The downtown Raleigh Holiday Inn on Hillsborough Street will not be torn down. It is going to stay right where it is. Built back in 1969, it’s best known for its circular shape. People who live in Raleigh have described the building at 320 Hillsborough St. as both...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio Intellicor Academy, an Islamic school in east Charlotte, is one of Mecklenburg County’s largest Opportunity Scholarship recipients. The latest data from the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority show Mecklenburg County students received nearly $40 million in Opportunity Scholarship funding this school year to attend private schools....

Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Wilmington City Council took its first of two votes on its 2025-2026 budget Tuesday night, though one council member dissented based on one-tenth of a cent. Highlights of the city’s budget proposal include $8.6 million for increases to salaries, including for first responders, $30.5 million...

The (High Point) Enterprise Novant Health has named new executives to its Triad Region leadership team, including at the health system’s hospitals in Thomasville and Kernersville. Chris Brown became facility president and chief operating officer of Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center effective May 19, and Brown began his health care...