Bill Moss/The Hendersonville Lightning Since 2012, the 11th Congressional District in the southwestern corner of North Carolina has not blipped on anyone’s radar as a competitive seat. After taking control of the state Legislature in 2010, Republican lawmakers made sure it would be a safe haven for the GOP. That...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Does a culture that obsesses with achievement drive the UNC System to a “pursuit of prestige” at the cost of ignoring other goals? Wendy Murphy, chair of the UNC System Board of Governors, told the other board members last year that she worries this is happening....

Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News Wake County School administrators presented a budget proposal to the school board Tuesday night that no longer includes previously proposed cuts to special education. However, district staff did not yet provide details about all the alternative cuts that might be made to make up the difference. An...

Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise More capital improvements are coming to the below-grade railroad corridor that runs through the heart of High Point. The City Council on Monday approved an agreement for the owner of the corridor to stabilize the steep embankment to prevent erosion along the part of the...

Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer The Haywood County Board of Commissioners have appointed Greg West to serve as the interim tax collector for the county until his official term begins in December. The appointment comes after former Tax Collector Sebastian Cothran suddenly resigned last month.  Haywood tax collector suddenly resigns West...

David Ford/WFDD Radio The Winston-Salem City Council has voted in favor of sweeping changes to the city’s public transportation system. After years of study and gathering customer feedback, the Winston-Salem Transit Authority’s agenda item was approved unanimously by councilmembers in a matter of seconds. WSTA’s most popular routes will run...

WRAL News Durham police are asking for the public’s help in picking its next police chief. The department is requesting that residents help direct the process by filling out an online survey. The exercise asks the participant what traits he or she values in a chief. The survey also asks...

Bradley George/WUNC News North Carolina is working with the federal government to expand passenger rail service, according to the head of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s rail division. Jason Orthner testified before the General Assembly’s Joint Transportation Oversight Committee on April 2. He answered questions from lawmakers about the...

Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi/The Raleigh News & Observer Two top Republican North Carolina lawmakers who help decide how health care dollars are spent and shape health care policy in the state spoke out Tuesday against findings from a governor-created council recommending marijuana legalization for adults, a sign the issue could...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Does a culture that obsesses with achievement drive the UNC System to a “pursuit of prestige” at the cost of ignoring other goals? Wendy Murphy, chair of the UNC System Board of Governors, told the other board members last year that she worries this is happening....

James Farrell/WFAE Radio UNC Charlotte has announced plans to launch a school of construction, which officials say will help boost the region’s construction workforce. The new Albert School of Construction will be housed in the William States Lee College of Engineering. UNC Charlotte says it’s the first program of its...

Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot  The historic Tyson and Jones buggy factory building in Carthage is vacant once again, leaving downtown patrons wondering what will move in next. The Carthage Buggy Factory at 106 S. Ray St. closed its doors at the end of last year after First Citizens Bank...

Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog Lucero Sierra was in high spirits at Mission Hospital on Sept. 25, 2025, despite the newly inserted metal rod holding her femur together. The 88-year-old Miami resident had fractured her left hip just hours earlier when she fell while visiting a daughter living in Asheville. The surgery...

Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer A sprawling housing development swallowing up one of Waynesville’s most visible pastoral landscapes has ignited a passion for farmland preservation across the county. The latest phase of the controversial Queen Farm subdivision will convert 56 acres of farmland into 146 homes, for a new grand total...

Reyna Crooms/WECT As gas prices continue to rise, business owners who rely on fuel to work and make money face a challenge to navigate the spike in prices. According to AAA, the average cost of gas is $4.14 per gallon. “It’s significant, I would say it’s impacting us about 50...