Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The North Carolina Department of Transportation can begin work on a temporary solution to protect a stretch of N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe that frequently experiences overwash, coastal flooding and erosion — but NCDOT officials are looking for a more permanent fix. Earlier this week, the...

Eric Miller/WRAL News Congressional leaders said they reached a last-minute deal to fund the government, avoid a government shutdown and provide another $100 billion for disaster relief. However, it’s not yet clear how much of that funding could be coming to North Carolina to help with the aftermath of Hurricane...

Joseph Pierre/Fayetteville Observer More than 1,100 homes at Fort Liberty — in the neighborhoods of Ardennes, Bataan, Casablanca, Corregidor and Hammond Hills and at the Pope and Randolph Pointe duplexes — will receive $91 million in renovations. “The additional funding for privatized housing on Fort Liberty will help Corivas address...

Erica Carbajal/Becker’s Hospital Review Shares of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers’ parent companies took a hit Dec. 16, after President-elect Donald Trump vowed that his administration would work to “knock out the middlemen.” “We have a thing called the middleman,” Mr. Trump said during a one-hour news conference with...

Keaton Eberly/CBS 17 News The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame unveiled its inductees for the 2025 class on Tuesday – a list of sporting figures that left an everlasting impact across the state. This latest group of honorees imprinted their stamp on various sports, ranging from football, basketball, baseball,...

The Associated Press More than 600,000 people have enrolled in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults about a year after the program’s expansion, reaching the state’s enrollment goal for the program in about half the time that was originally projected, the governor’s office announced on Monday. Democratic Gov....

Reuters  Japanese auto giants Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will start negotiations to merge as they face growing competition from bigger global electric vehicle makers, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. The carmakers have increased ties in recent months as they wrestle with the changing EV landscape. Heavy competition from...

Lisbeth Ramirez/ABC 45 News “We got Caesars, we got somewhere to go,” said Sadie Moon, a spectator of the new casino. The wait for Caesars Virginia is over. Today marks the grand opening of the casino. Money is set to roll in, not only for gamblers’ pockets but for Rockingham...

Bradley George/WUNC Radio Property owners in Durham’s Hayti neighborhood will get some help with repairs, thanks to a federal grant. The City Council voted Monday to spend about $1.7 million to assist home and business owners along the Fayetteville Street corridor. Housing code administrator Clarence Harris said his department has...

Iris Seaton/Asheville Citizen Times As of Dec. 16, 19 new National Historic Landmarks were announced by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, each of which reflects the importance of the sites in sharing the diverse history of the United States. This year, the Blue Ridge Parkway was added. “As America’s...

Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press David Easterling, a NOAA climate scientist, didn’t think much about the rainfall forecast until his wife called him on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 24, asking whether he’d seen the weather outlook. Hours later, rain began falling. Over the next three days, it drenched the region,...

Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News The remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed thousands of homes during its catastrophic sweep through western North Carolina in September, leaving many people without a fixed residence in a region where homelessness was already on the rise. The storm displaced residents like Bonnie Goggins Jones, whose mobile...

Jenny Callison/WilmingtonBiz The arrival of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank in Wilmington is the latest in a string of financial institutions that have expanded their footprint into the Port City environs. In early December, the bank held an official opening in its Myrtle Grove location, a remodeled former SunTrust branch....

Santiago Ochoa/WFDD Radio Michelle Griffin is a realtor based in Banner Elk. She’s seen the area’s housing market shift in real-time after Helene. After witnessing hundreds of houses washed away or damaged beyond recognition, Griffin says spooked buyers and sellers have been calling her to rid themselves of what were...

Casey Quinlan/NC Newsline A rise in food prices makes for a less than merry holiday season. Grocery prices rose 0.4% in November, according to the Consumer Price Index, released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eggs made one of the biggest jumps at 8.2% over the month,...