Marc Sallinger/NBC News The U.S. Air Force has removed certain articles about a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and the first female Thunderbird pilot from military websites, stating they were taken down in compliance with the Trump administration’s directives to eliminate content related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Retired...

Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog The list includes people who died of gunshot wounds, drug overdoses, choking and falling bricks. Some of the bodies had to be returned to the hospital from funeral homes as far away as Georgia. Some were already buried. Buncombe medical examiners shared their list of morgue...

Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News A bill that would further shorten the practice period for young drivers stalled Wednesday in the Transportation Committee of the N.C. House. Sponsors of House Bill 584 asked to rescind a motion that would have pushed it closer to a final vote in the House of...

Monica Casey/WRAL News North Carolina Central University Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon responded to those who rallied on campus Wednesday with three words: “We hear you.” Dixon said, in a message sent to students, staff and faculty Thursday morning, that she and other NCCU leaders were off campus when police detained...

Vicki Hyatt/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer What makes Haywood County a special place to live — and visit — comes from its rural character, pastoral scenes and fertile agriculture land. It is an attraction that’s disappearing fast, warned speaker after speaker at the Haywood County Farm Bureau Legislative Breakfast on Monday. Don...

Alan Wooten/The Center Not a single member of the North Carolina House of Representatives opposed a prohibition of hostile foreign governments such as China or Russia from purchasing farmland and property within 75 miles of a miliary installation. N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, or House Bill 133, would bar...

Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina Senate Republicans have advanced a two-year budget for the ninth-largest state that spends less than what the new Democratic governor requested and doubles down on already enacted income tax cuts. Largely along party lines, the GOP-controlled Senate gave initial approval Wednesday evening to...

Yuki Noguchi/National Public Radio In and around Asheville, N.C., there are still visible signs of devastation that remain from the floods of Hurricane Helene six months ago: rusted debris in the yards of water-damaged residences in ruins. But Helene, a federal disaster worker who coincidentally goes by the same name...

Anna Roman/The (Raleigh) News & Observer Plans for a $1 billion sports and entertainment district around the Lenovo Center cleared a significant hurdle Tuesday afternoon. The Raleigh City Council unanimously agreed to rezone 81 acres to allow up to 40-story buildings, the city’s tallest, dramatically changing west Raleigh. “There are...

Rylee Wilson/Becker’s Hospital Review Greensboro-based Cone Health is now the sole owner of HealthTeam Advantage. Cone Health purchased Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health’s stake in the plan, according to an April 15 news release. Novant Health became a co-owner of the plan in 2022. HealthTeam Advantage has more than 22,000 Medicare...

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The North Carolina Board of Elections said in a court filing Tuesday that only 1,675 voters will be impacted by Republican Jefferson Griffin’s challenge against Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs for a seat on the state Supreme Court. The board said it will require 1,409 overseas voters in...

Bradley George/WUNC Radio Planners have come up with four options to relieve congestion on Capital Boulevard between Interstate 540 and Wake Forest. Drivers would have to pay tolls on all of them. The Raleigh City Council got its first look Tuesday afternoon at four pricey options for converting a ten-mile...

Emma Cooke/WCHL Chapelboro A new birth center recently opened its doors to the Triangle community. Located along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Birth Center will offer a safe alternative to hospital births, but it’s not the first maternity health organization to occupy the space....

Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice  A number of Dare County municipalities are expressing opposition to HB 765, a proposed measure titled “An Act To Reform Local Government Development Regulations In This State.” Filed in early April, its sponsors say the bill is intended to address affordable housing needs, but critics say...

Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio  Renée White laughed and jumped for joy Tuesday evening when she lay eyes on Asheville’s newly-refurbished Memorial Stadium for the first time. “This is worth all the blood, sweat and tears!” White, president of the East End/Valley Street Neighborhood Association, said as she surveyed the...