Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press As President Donald Trump and his appointees rifle through the country’s balance sheets looking for federal spending to slash, many North Carolina nonprofits are operating in a state of financial uncertainty, hoping they’re not the next target of the administration’s cost-cutting ambitions. While state agencies haven’t...

Haywood County CofC Watco’s Blue Ridge Southern routes in the region have been shut down since Tropical Storm Helene, but that’s about to change. The Canton to Waynesville line is open now, and the route from Asheville to Dillsboro should open by the end of March, said Kyle Ogle, general...

Will Atwater/NC Health News On Saturday, March 15, volunteers gathered at sites like West Point on the Eno River, where cool temperatures and gray skies greeted them. Wearing neon-colored vests and armed with grabber tools and trash bags, they spread out — some working in small groups, others on their...

Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio A two-day charrette kicked off on Tuesday in Charlotte to gather community input on ways to redevelop Interstate 77 and undo some of the harm it caused by its construction. Consultants and city representatives discussed redevelopment plans with community members near Johnson C. Smith University. They explained...

Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot A once-stalled piece of legislation has been reintroduced in the General Assembly and could affect the Village of Pinehurst’s efforts to regulate short-term rentals (STRs). Sponsored by Pinehurst’s own State Sen. Tom McInnis, S.B. 291 would prevent municipalities across the state from prohibiting the use...

Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A four-block area of downtown Clyde was evacuated and roped off Sunday afternoon as a potential blast radius after the discovery of a so-called ‘military relic.’ At least that’s what the Haywood Sheriff’s office called it. But what was the military relic, how did it end...

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Republican Tariq Bokhari plans to resign from the Charlotte City Council and will become the No. 2 transit official in President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation. Bokhari will serve as deputy administrator for the Federal Transit Administration, which, among other things, is responsible for awarding billions of...

Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger A lawsuit filed earlier this month seeks to stop Atrium Health from taking control of organ donation services at partner hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. For 40 years, Wake Forest Baptist relied on HonorBridge, an independent organ procurement organization...

Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Southern Bank recently announced plans to close Aurora’s only bank branch. The mayor is talking to other small banks about taking over the location. Credit unions are seeking to expand into rural areas through legislation moving in the state House, a move they say would improve access...

Paul Specht/WRAL News North Carolina lawmakers want to ban legal hemp products from public school grounds. Tobacco products are already banned from North Carolina public schools. The House Health Committee on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan bill, known as House Bill 328, that would require public school districts to also adopt...

Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise Elected leaders of Thomasville City Schools issued a statement this week about the status of a school board member who was arrested on a felony charge about a year and a half ago. Ja’Quez D. Taylor, one of five members of the Thomasville Board...

The Associated Press Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. Many people in the area are still getting over the hurricane that hit in September, according to North Carolina Forest Service spokesperson Bo...

Shea Carver/Port City Daily A couple hundred people, including elected officials and arts supporters, were at Thalian Hall on Monday evening to help usher in its next metamorphosis. As reported by Port City Daily in January, there are major plans to renovate the 167-year-old hall. It comes as the city’s...

DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio The High Point City Council approved a plan on Monday to revitalize the southwest side of the city. The Southwest Mill District Area Plan aims to transform 171 acres into a mix of commercial and residential spaces. It outlines a new zoning district to guide development in...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press North Carolina voters are partial to purple — in a political sense, at least. In last year’s statewide elections, they opted for six Democratic and eight Republican outcomes. While Republican President Donald Trump carried the state by three points, voters also chose Democrats Josh Stein for...