Aaron Keck/WCHL Chapelboro This year’s election cycle brought dozens of issues to the center of public discussion and debate. But countless other issues flew under the radar – including one that’s the subject of an important bill currently moving through Congress, and the subject of an acclaimed new book by...

Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press After weeks of drinking out of bottles and carefully disinfecting water for cleaning, residents and businesses in parts of the North Carolina mountains have regained some sense of normalcy as boil water notices are lifted across much of the region. As for municipal water resources departments,...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News  With North Carolina’s Republican-dominated General Assembly still dead-set on refusing to provide meaningful relief for mountain communities hit hard by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper traveled to Washington, D.C., with a delegation of western leaders, appealing to higher authority for help. On...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Hattie Street, a 92-year-old registered Democrat, voted early this year. It was one of the last things she did. Street made her way to the Granville County polls on Tuesday, Oct. 22, four days before she died. Her funeral took place two days before Election Day....

Jay Price/WUNC Radio The eventual fate of the tall home standing just off the beach on pilings, totally surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, was clear. And the tourist from Ohio looking at it had the same question a lot of people have asked about the houses collapsing into the sea...

Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News PJM Interconnection, the electric grid operator that serves customers in portions of the mid-Atlantic, South and Midwest, is under increasing pressure from state governors, advocates and consumer protection agencies to reform its current rules, which they believe give utilities and energy conglomerates an outsized say in...

Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz A new microscope at the Port of Wilmington could help streamline the inspection of imported produce and agricultural products. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) specialists will use a new Leica Microscope to inspect imported produce and agricultural commodities to ensure they don’t contain pests that could harm...

Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC The General Assembly successfully overrode the governor’s veto of the mini budget earlier this week, meaning that $64 million for enrollment growth and $12.7 million in receipts is on the way to community colleges across the state. N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) President Dr. Jeff Cox...

Michael Wines/New York Times After more than a decade of court battles and legislative jousting over voting rules, North Carolina this month held its first general election under its new voter ID law. And unlike the pitched battles of the past, it felt like a fight that had largely been...

Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson said Friday he thinks the city should explore a general obligation bond package to finance major projects like pedestrian infrastructure improvements in the downtown area. Jefferson said potential upgrades to Oak Hollow Festival Park and part of the S. Main Street...

Aaron Keck/WCHL Chapelboro Now that the 2024 election is in the books, attention has turned from campaigning to analyzing, with commentators weighing in on why Americans voted the way they did. As per usual in every presidential election, the winning party is claiming their victory proves Americans will be on...

WRAL News The person who oversees North Carolina’s rebuilding efforts after hurricanes Matthew and Florence is no longer employed by the state. Laura Hogshead is no longer employed by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in her role as the director of recovery and resiliency for ReBuild NC, the...

Vicki Hyatt/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County residents who own homes damaged by September flooding will soon be receiving letters that could complicate their next step forward — and potentially make it much more expensive. Haywood County Development Services is contacting homeowners found to have “significant damage” to the residence on...

Jennifer Shutt/NC Newsline The Biden administration’s request for nearly $100 billion in natural disaster response and recovery funding is on track to sail through the U.S. Senate after both Republicans and Democrats expressed strong support during a Wednesday hearing. Members of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, however, voiced concerns with...

Kevin Griffin/Greensboro News & Record A High Point towing company is facing scrutiny from the city of Greensboro and the N.C. Department of Justice following complaints about unauthorized towing during N.C. A&T’s homecoming last month. On Tuesday, the Greensboro City Council voted unanimously to give City Attorney Chuck Watts the...