Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice Two recent subpoenas issued in connection with an ongoing federal investigation have put the spotlight on Dare County’s relationship with two entities—its former affordable housing partner Coastal Affordable Housing, LLC and EJE Dredging, the owner of the Miss Katie Dredge that has been working in the...

Daniel Sheehan/Wilmington StarNews A pharmaceutical storage company is building a new facility at Wilmington International Airport’s Business Park that will bring more than 500 jobs to New Hanover County, airport officials said. The company, Frontier Scientific Solutions, made the announcement last week alongside airport and county officials, including New Hanover...

Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press Despite recent rainfall, wildfire risk remains high in Western North Carolina, especially after an unusually dry October. According to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor released on Nov. 14, Western North Carolina is abnormally dry, indicating a higher-than-normal risk of wildfires. “The rain’s beneficial. We need it,...

Nick de la Canal/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County commissioners approved a settlement Tuesday with the Colonial Pipeline Company, more than four years after a pipe burst beneath a Huntersville nature preserve, flooding the ground with some 2 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel. The Aug. 14, 2020 spill on the...

Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The New Hanover County Commissioners approved an additional $6.4 million for New Hanover High School repairs on Monday, though not without some hand-wringing. New Hanover County Schools has spent the last several months completing the first phase of foundational repairs to the south and west walls...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Chapel Hill Town Council approved the elimination of one community advisory board — the Community Policing Advisory Committee — at its Wednesday night meeting, while a second vote to eliminate more fell one vote short of eliminating eight more. Council members voted 8-1 in favor of...

John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog Even though the City of Asheville is once again delivering potable water after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the water system Sept. 27, serious questions about the water’s safety, and the future of the water system remain. Readers have sent dozens of questions to Asheville Watchdog, so we’ve...

Lisa Worf/WFAE Radio The American Red Cross North Carolina still has eight shelters open in western North Carolina to house people who lost their homes during Helene. It’s time for a fact-check of another claim to surface in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. A man who calls himself the Appalachian...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Like much of Haywood County, Waynesville wasn’t affected by Hurricane Helene as badly as many other Western North Carolina communities, but businesses, residents and the town still incurred millions in costly damages that will take time to fix. Town government was hit across nearly all departments...

Julian Berger/WFAE Radio President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations when he steps into the White House, and Trump on Monday confirmed he plans to use the military to remove immigrants. Many in Charlotte’s immigrant community are bracing for deportations — as immigration lawyers plan to ramp up legal services....

Jenny Callison/WilmingtonBiz Fifth Third Bank may be new to Wilmington, but it has a long history in the Midwest and ranks 21st on the list of the nation’s largest banks. With its new branch at 5201 College Road, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based bank is entering the Wilmington market. Although it’s open...

Andrew Cass/Becker’s Hospital Review CVS Health is adding four members to its board of directors following “productive discussions” with hedge fund investor Glenview Capital Management, the company said in a Nov. 18 news release. Among those joining the board is Glenview CEO Larry Robbins, who said in the release the...

SouthPoint Access A former Extended Stay America hotel on N.C. Highway 55, just south of Interstate 40 in South Durham, on Monday won approval for conversion into 126 multifamily homes by Vivo Living. The project passed 7-0, with members describing it as the sort of development that Durham needs. However,...

Larry Neumeister/The Associated Press The founder of an artificial intelligence company that supplied school districts in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta with a chatbot to create learning plans for students was arrested on fraud charges Tuesday, accused of spending investor money on herself as her company spiraled into bankruptcy....

Will Atwater/NC Health News Genesis Ibrahim-Balogun, a junior studying agriculture and environmental studies at N.C. A&T State University, and her classmates have specific ways they want to address environmental justice issues like climate change. “The biggest goal for my peers is we want to see the most change in our...