Richard Stradling/The (Raleigh) News & Observer Raleigh-Durham International Airport says the Federal Aviation Administration requires that it now receive fair-market rent for park land that for decades it has leased to Wake County for $1 a year. But Triangle Off-Road Cyclists, a group that has invested time and money building...

Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online The cleanup of more than 7,000 tons of litter in North Carolina cost state agencies, local governments and nonprofits more than $56 million in 2023, according to a new report. Those figures highlighted in “The Cost of Litter in North Carolina,” a 14-page report created through...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News A small group of property owners in Maggie Valley are taking advantage of Rep. Mark Pless’ offer to de-annex them from the town, with at least one citing development restrictions and others saying they’re not getting what they’re paying for. “I think that’s what drives most...

Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Parker Poe Law Firm has concluded its review of the New Hanover County Board of Elections, finding the board was aware of the 2024 election’s statutory requirements but set internal deadlines that conflicted with state law. The results of the audit, which New Hanover County...

April Laissle/WFDD Radio In our new series Echoes of the Pandemic, North Carolina’s health care, government, and education leaders reflect on the early days of the COVID-19 crisis and the lessons that continue to shape their work five years after the lockdowns began. Dr. JJ Hoff is now an emergency...

Emily Thomas/EducationNC The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), State Board of Community Colleges, and the North Carolina Community College Foundation recently announced nine statewide winners of the system’s 2025 excellence awards. The annual awards recognize community college excellence among students, staff, faculty, presidents, and workforce development partners. “These award...

Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein gave his first address to a joint General Assembly session Wednesday night, hitting on familiar campaign and early-term themes of helping Hurricane Helene victims, making living expenses affordable and focusing on bipartisan accomplishments. Stein delivered the biennial State...

R. Cory Smith/24-7Sports NC State is expected to name longtime vice chancellor Kevin Howell as the 15th Chancellor for the University. Howell is set to succeed Randy Woodson for the role after working under him for more than a decade in Raleigh, becoming the first African-American Chancellor for NC State....

Daniel Sheehan/Wilmington StarNews Leland has seen a concerning rise in traffic accidents, with fatalities and serious injuries becoming more common. The town has developed a comprehensive safety plan that includes infrastructure improvements, reduced speed limits, and increased law enforcement. Residents and officials agree that stricter enforcement of traffic laws is...

Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily  One Republican-targeted yet century-old measure of the tax code could be tagged for elimination as the federal government looks to shore up money and pass a new tax bill. A 51-page memo leaked from the House Ways and Means Committee identifies different programs — many categorized...

Evey Weisblat/CityView  A legal drama spanning nearly seven years between the City of Fayetteville and four homeowners associations with private dams that breached during Hurricane Matthew shows no sign of stopping, as the city rejected a settlement offer from the plaintiffs last Monday. The city confirmed its response to the...

Laura Leslie/WRAL News A bill advancing in the North Carolina House would put the brakes on Garner’s bid to expand its land-use planning authority to more areas in southeastern and south-central Wake County. House Bill 173 would halt Garner’s request to expand its extraterritorial jurisdiction, also known as ETJ, to...

Guy Lucas/The High Point Enterprise Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt made Guilford Technical Community College’s advanced-manufacturing training center the second stop in what is planned as a statewide tour in support of the workforce training provided by all 58 North Carolina community colleges. GTCC President Tony Clarke and several students in...

Emma Cooke/WCHL Chapelboro The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently rejected a proposed senior housing community located at Morrow Mill Road. Finding Fiddlehead Corner unfit for the rural community, the board’s March 6 meeting concluded last month’s public hearing. If not unanimously rejected by the board, the 55+ housing community...

Coastal Review Online  Tens of thousands of additional private drinking water wells are now eligible for PFAS contamination testing around Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant. The company, at the direction of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, is expanding well sampling eligibility for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to portions of...