Korie Dean/The (Raleigh) News & Observer NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson told The News & Observer on Thursday that university officials were surprised to learn that two of the university’s international students had lost their visas, adding that both students — who have since left the country — were...

Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer As money becomes available for repairs, towns in Western North Carolina are facing a new challenge when tackling the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Everyone is looking for contractors to help out with their work — at the same time. In Canton, numerous projects have been out...

Justin Welch/(NC State) Technician In November, Marshall Brain II, then director of NC State’s Engineering Entrepreneurs Program, died by suicide in his Centennial Campus office. Hours before he was found by University police, Brain sent an email to his colleagues entitled, “I want to help you understand.” The 12-page email...

Mebane Rash/Education NC Three “Dear Colleague” letters issued back-to-back are further shaping the impact of President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon on schools, districts, and state departments on issues including student privacy, COVID funding, and using federal funding to support provide more choice for parents within public schools....

Insurance Journal North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said Tuesday that he had negotiated a lower average rate increase for mobile home policies than the North Carolina Rate Bureau had asked for. “I am happy to announce that North Carolina mobile homeowners will save more than $10 million a year...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Chatham County government took its latest step in responding to a lawsuit alleging its elected officials violated the religious rights of Summit Church, as it filed a motion to dismiss the case last week. After petitioning for more time to craft its retort in court, the...

The New York Times Calling his announcement a “declaration of economic independence,” President Trump imposed sweeping retaliatory tariffs at a Rose Garden ceremony. He said he would establish a universal baseline tariff of 10 percent, and additional rates that apply to certain countries. Some of the rates he announced —...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Most days, Brandon Rogers has dirt under his fingernails — a badge of honest labor. Owner of a small auto repair shop on the outskirts of Canton, Rogers usually wakes up, puts on some sturdy workwear and heads to the shop to support his family, one...

Bradley George/WUNC Radio North Carolina farms grow lots of soybeans, tobacco, and sweet potatoes. Wheat may not come to mind when you think of N.C. agriculture, but a popular snack couldn’t be made without it. The Kellanova bakery is tucked into an office park, just off Weston Parkway in Cary....

Kate Denning/(NC State) Technician Two NC State graduate students have left the country after the U.S. State Department revoked their visas. The Office of International Services notified the two students, who both studied in the College of Engineering, that the U.S. government had terminated their student visas last week. OIS...

Chris Megerian/The Associated Press DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that “at some point, he’s going to be going back” to running his companies. As far as...

Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Six months later and still out of a job. That’s the reality for nearly 13,000 Asheville residents half a year after Tropical Storm Helene struck Western North Carolina. In the wake of the historic storm, hundreds of businesses closed. The region’s multibillion dollar tourism sector...

Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Immigration attorneys from Charlotte will travel to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to demand immigration reform from national lawmakers. More than 20 Charlotte immigration attorneys will take part in the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s National Day of Action. AILA members will urge Congress to protect...

Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise About 75 Guilford County taxpayers came to a community town hall in Jamestown about the county budget Tuesday night to hear from their elected leaders and share their point of view on the county budget. People raised questions about how the county uses N.C....

Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Tim Glance, owner of Old Grouch’s Military Surplus, was the first in Clyde to get back to business post-storm, thanks to a lucky combination of factors. His shop is on slightly higher ground at the top of the street, his electrical system was above the high...