Julian Berger/WFAE Radio On a frigid morning in Myers Park, Carlos works diligently to renovate a patio and install a new jacuzzi. Carlos moved from Venezuela three years ago with temporary protected status (TPS), which allows him to work, but he’s unsure what’s next. President Trump recently revoked TPS status...

Paul Garber/WFDD Radio The Triad’s biggest cities do not have citizen-accessible Congressional offices — one of the many results of redistricting across the state. Local district offices are places where constituents can go for one-on-one help without having to go to Washington, D.C. Maybe they need assistance with a passport...

Sharryse Piggott/WUNC Radio UNC Law School students took last spring to Charlotte to work on a pro bono project assisting survivors of domestic violence seeking protective orders. Eight law students from UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Law will volunteer at two free legal clinics to help those impacted by Helene in...

Will Atwater/NC Health News Five weeks into the second Trump Administration, and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency continues to do what it calls restoring accountability of government by taking a buzz-saw approach to what it calls government waste. Critics warn that the administration’s actions risk destabilizing multiple federal...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro After initially seeking to use an alternative fuel source of plastics and packaging materials at its cogeneration facility, UNC announced Monday it withdrew its request for a permit modification to test the pellets. A release from the university said it would steer away from the engineered fuel...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Few volunteer service organizations can claim a century of community engagement alongside world-changing influence, but as Waynesville’s Rotary club rolls into its second century, its leaders are looking to bolster the personal, professional and philosophical ties that have brought the organization to where it is today....

Maya Waid/WFAE Radio At Creekside Elementary, Megan Reed sits in a too-small desk chair, looking around the classroom that wasn’t hers just weeks ago. The name tags on the cubbies still bear the handwriting of the teacher who had left midyear. The children are still adjusting — so is she....

Peter Lewis/Asheville Watchdog HCA Healthcare executives will be awarded performance bonuses in 2025 based primarily on hitting profit targets, rather than success in providing quality of care, the company disclosed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. HCA operates Asheville’s flagship Mission Hospital and five other regional hospitals...

Mebane Rash, Kristen Blair & Ben Humphries/EducationNC On March 6, 2025, Gov. Josh Stein visited Micaville Elementary School in Yancey County with Holly Jones, the director of the Governor’s Western North Carolina Office. They met Superintendent Kathy Amos and had a chance to talk — really talk — to Principal...

Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Campers, cyclists, hikers, birding enthusiasts and other outdoor recreationalists would be required to buy an annual pass to access game lands in the state under a proposal floated by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The “conservation access pass” proposal targets those users because they are...

Emma Cooke/WCHL Chapelboro The future Hillsborough Station is currently set to be completed in 2027, but the town might have to wait a little longer before it comes into fruition. The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently met with the Town of Hillsborough to hear the latest updates. The 20...

Santiago Ochoa/WFDD Radio The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is carving out a space for itself in the Triad’s growing battery manufacturing landscape. The school’s recently launched BRIGHT Institute will work with students to train and prepare them for careers in the field. The race to train new professionals...

Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio In this file image, protestors gathered outside the state capitol to protest N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin’s effort to invalidate more than 65,000 votes in a race for a state Supreme Court seat. Jefferson Griffin’s effort to invalidate thousands of ballots in his bid for...

Aaron Beard/The Associated Press N.C. State fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and the Final Four. The school announced the move a day after the...

Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Documents on file with the Haywood County Register of Deeds give a purchase price for the former paper mill and a suite of related properties now owned by Eric Spirtas and his company. This file shows the list of all 29 parcels included in the $3.36...