The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Antares announced today that it has been awarded an Other Transactions Authority agreement under the U.S. Army’s Janus Program. The U.S. Army and Defense Innovation Unit selected Antares to own, construct and operate nuclear microreactor power at Fort Bragg, N.C., in support of the Army’s...

Destinee Patterson/WRAL News A judge says Saint Augustine’s University’s bankruptcy case has had too many “surprises.” During Wednesday’s bankruptcy hearing, Judge David Warren said he was “surprised by the lack of professionalism” exhibited by the school’s previous board. His reaction came up as part of a discussion related to a...

Colin Campbell/WUNC News The Wilson House on East North Street was built in 1918 and has an assessed value of $1.4 million. It’s used to store exhibit materials for the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and some would like to see it sold and restored. North Carolina’s state...

Ana Risano/The Southern Pines Pilot The future of a local YMCA facility remains in discussion as regional affiliate representatives emphasize a desire to have a presence in the Southern Pines area. On Tuesday, the Southern Pines Town Council heard an update about the project from YMCA of the Sandhills CEO...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The one request Jamezetta Bedford made for her funeral, according to the officiant on Saturday afternoon, was to have a gospel choir perform to help it feel more uplifting than somber. Even with the quartet from Mt. Zion AME Church belting to the heavens, many people in...

Jane Porter/IndyWeek About 13% of Apex’s 30,883 utilities customers owe money to the town, Apex leaders heard in a work session this week, and on average, residential customers owe about $1,100 apiece. The work session took place seven weeks after the town’s July 1 deadline for resuming collection of late...

Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice The debate over whether to repeal or amend the state’s ban on hardened structures for shoreline protection resumes this week when the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) meets on Aug. 26 and 27 at the Dare County Government Complex in Manteo. A major catalyst behind...

Cierra Noffke/WilmingtonBiz Atrium Health has purchased 65 acres bordered by Military Cutoff and Crooked Pine roads in New Hanover County as part of its planned expansion into the region, according to a deed recorded Aug. 12. The deed shows a purchase price of $16.4 million for three tracts at 1308...

Walker Livingston/Carolina Public Press Law enforcement agencies across North Carolina have been using automatic license plate reader, or ALPR, technology quietly for the past several years to little knowledge of residents. But this technology has become controversial nationwide and synonymous with Flock cameras, which take images of license plates at...

Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News Winston-Salem State University is the next-to-smallest of five public historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina. The university is focused on social mobility and has lately been investing more in health sciences like nursing. It serves almost 5,000 students, with most coming from Forsyth, Mecklenburg, and...

Bill Moss/The Hendersonville Lightning A developer is returning fire after the city of Hendersonville sought dismissal of its lawsuit seeking to reverse the city council’s denial of its rezoning request last January. Advenir Azora Development LLC, a Miami-based builder of duplex, triplex and quadraplex communities, sued the city in March,...

Kara Fohner/Asheville Citizen Times A wrongful death lawsuit against Mission Hospital alleges that the negligence of a nurse anesthetist resulted in the death of a patient after a surgery. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 21 in Buncombe County Superior Court by the estate of Noe Serrano Hernandez, targets HCA Healthcare, the...

Ana Risano/The Southern Pines Pilot   The Moore County Board of Commissioners is set to talk about water infrastructure at an upcoming meeting, with more than $1 million in state funding available for such work. County Manager Wayne Vest said one of the county’s biggest priorities is pinning down a...

Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Brunswick County Board of Education has chosen to end its partnership with the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina, but representatives of both are mum on the specific circumstances that led to the decision. Some parents have shared experiences highlighting potential management problems with the YMCA’s...

Danielle Puleo/The Coastland Times The Kitty Hawk Town Council approved changes to the town’s accessory dwelling unit regulations Monday, Aug. 3, following an extended discussion about property rights, neighborhood character and the role of ADUs in providing additional housing. The council voted 4-1 to approve the zoning text amendment to...