Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC The State Board of Education voted to approve its joint 2025 legislative agenda with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) last Thursday, calling among other things for higher teacher pay, additional aid for schools in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene, and for a...

Ayana Archie/WUNC Radio Major retailers across the country have begun limiting the number of cartons of eggs shoppers can buy, as prices continue to climb amid a decimated chicken supply. At Trader Joe’s, customers can only buy one or two dozen a day. The limit is in effect at all...

Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio The Environmental Protection Agency froze Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds two weeks ago. Those funds are still frozen, though Politico reports some grant recipients have been able to access funds since the federal agency implemented the order. The Inflation Reduction Act funded the $7...

Keaton Eberly/CBS 17 News A nonprofit research institute based out of Research Triangle Park is laying off hundreds of workers across the U.S. Research Triangle Institute (RTI) announced “temporary layoffs” for 226 staff members, including 61 workers in North Carolina, due to “the ongoing pause on U.S. foreign assistance,” according...

The Washington Post Airline pilots received more than 100 cockpit warnings over the past decade that they were in danger of a midair collision with a helicopter near Reagan National Airport, according to flight-tracking and government incident data, a record of repeated risks compiled by air traffic controllers before the...

Morgan Casey/CityView For the next 18 months, a team of government officials and community stakeholders from Cumberland, Sampson and Harnett counties will examine how to create more affordable housing in the region. The trio of counties comprises one of fourteen teams in the Our State, Our Homes program, a North...

Andrew Ackerman/The Washington Post Inflation heated up more than expected in January, as prices for groceries, housing and energy all rose for Americans in early 2025, complicating President Donald Trump’s agenda. A key gauge of inflation — the consumer price index — showed Wednesday morning that prices climbed by 3...

Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The new Trump-appointed head of the U.S. Department of Transportation visited Haywood County on Monday to see the destruction of Interstate 40 for himself, and it seemed to have just the effect that local, state and Congressional leaders were hoping for. After the requisite handshakes and...

Peter Castagno/Port City Daily A resident effort to strengthen Brunswick County’s extreme weather pet protections failed to gain support from commissioners. Meanwhile, the county’s long-time senator is a veterinarian and wildlife farmer who has taken credit for killing animal welfare legislation at the state level. Homestead Animal Rescue owner Mary...

Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio With Asheville Police Department’s new leeway from the FAA on its use of drones, many are still concerned about potential surveillance overreach while supporters say the technology improves public safety. On Jan. 15, APD was granted a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver by...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Everette Harris voted by mail in the May 2014 primary election. But before Election Day came, he died, and his vote was removed from the count. A decade later, three people — Wilfred Shea, 96, Michael Talbot, 78, and Daniela Smith-Davis, 18 — cast their ballots...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio Charlotte Catholic High School Principal Lori Phillips is stepping down effective Friday, the Diocese of Charlotte announced. The resignation comes after a flurry of controversies in recent weeks. Those include the diocese’s recent decision to switch to a Catholic-centric accreditation system called Lumen, which prompted petitions and...

Kate Denning/Technician The NC State Board of Trustees met for the first time since November on Friday. Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Ed Stack gave an update on the chancellor search and Chancellor Randy Woodson addressed President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and their impact on the University....

Claire C. Carter/Fayetteville Observer The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners met with four of Cumberland County’s state legislators this week to request $128.5 million for projects including a new school, an aquatic center and youth mental health services. In attendance were Sen. Val Applewhite, a Democrat who represents District 19;...

The Coastland Times The Currituck County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on January 27 to discuss new business items, including the authorization of two sole source purchases, the approval of an awarded contract for the Hangar Taxilanes and T-Hangar project at Currituck Regional Airport, the approval of a...