Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise A Charlotte commercial real estate investment firm has acquired 80,500 square feet of vacant industrial space in southeast High Point. An affiliate of JTM Capital last week purchased three buildings in the 1200 block of Hickory Chapel Road that were previously occupied by a company...

Rose Hoban/NC Health News Medical and biomedical researchers across North Carolina are used to pondering some of the most vexing questions in health and biology, but a directive issued last week by President Donald Trump left many without answers when it came to the future of their life-saving and life-enhancing...

Zachery Eanes & Lucille Sherman/Axios Raleigh UNC Health and Duke Health, the Triangle’s two largest health care providers, will join forces to open a new children’s hospital in the Triangle with financial backing from the state, multiple sources familiar with the plans told Axios. Why it matters: The hospital, which...

John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog In its first appearance at a Tropical Storm Helene briefing since before Christmas, the Asheville Water Resources Department delivered more good news for customers regarding lead testing results and improving turbidity at North Fork Reservoir. Spokesperson Clay Chandler said the water system has returned to full corrosion...

Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News North Carolina schools are increasingly struggling to hire and retain qualified special education teachers, leaving some students without properly trained faculty who know how to provide specialized services. A worsening shortage of such teachers is also leaving schools vulnerable to state scrutiny over whether they’re following special...

Chantal Brown/Education NC The education policy-making process in North Carolina can seem complex, even to the State Board of Education members themselves. “In fact, it’s often confusing and frustrating – the variety of laws and policies don’t always seem to align,” Eric Davis, the Board’s chair, said. “They typically inhibit...

Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio Even after some belt-tightening measures were put in place earlier this school year, Durham Public Schools’ Superintendent Anthony Lewis says the district is expecting a nearly $7 million budget shortfall that will need to be addressed this year. “Our most pressing challenge is ensuring the financial stability...

Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County Schools cafeterias posted a loss of $700,000 last year. And school closures from winter weather and the flood isn’t helping matters this year. The impact of snow days has been felt by Haywood County School’s school cafeteria staff, not only in the amount of...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro Two additions to the UNC campus, a cutting-edge health research building and a chilled water plant, earned design approval by the Board of Trustees on Thursday. Meanwhile, two other major projects saw spending approved to advance their planning efforts: a new residence hall and an expansion of...

Iris Seaton/Asheville Citizen Times The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or “bird flu” in the United States on Jan. 6 — and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release, the CDC said there have been 66 confirmed cases...

Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times On Tuesday, Jan. 14, at a Summerfield Town Council meeting, former NC Auditor Beth Wood – who had been hired by the town – gave her preliminary findings regarding a large number of allegations of financial wrongdoing by former town staff.  Claims to be investigated included...

Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio The Beaufort County town of Aurora, population 450, is one of a number of rural communities staking their economic futures on industrial park developments designed to attract employers. Longtime Mayor Clif Williams has been working for years on a 25-acre industrial park that will bring more jobs...

Tom Fiedler/Asheville Watchdog Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump returned to storm-battered Asheville and Swannanoa on Friday and outlined a vague plan to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency and shift disaster-recovery responsibilities to state governments. Trump said he will issue an executive order “to begin the process of fundamentally reforming...

Eric Miller/WRAL News RDU has plans to develop one of Wake County’s most popular parks – and says the federal government is making them do it. The plans would affect 136 acres of Lake Crabtree County Park, including nearly all of the 9.4 miles of bike trails, and a small...

Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online For the first time in more than 10 years, North Carolina land donors may be eligible to receive a tax credit for gifting property to conservation. But there’s a catch. A few, actually. The law that went into effect Jan. 1 includes caveats that were not...