Joe Bruno/WSOC News Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles told Channel 9 she is undecided on whether she will run for re-election in 2025. Lyles has been mayor since 2017. Filing for Charlotte City Council and the mayoral election is in July. “I have not made (a decision),” Lyles said. “Come down...

Lilly Knoepp/Blue Ridge Public Radio   While disaster workers were still carving out roads in washed away mountainsides after Hurricane Helene, some national publications focused instead on misinformation swirling in the communication-less region. Many stories focused on rumors that the federal government sent the hurricane to the mountains to steal...

The Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Trump’s sudden entrance into the debate and new demands sent Congress...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press As long as there are elections, there will be lawsuits — and in many cases, election protests. This is true particularly in North Carolina, a swing state where “margins matter,” Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper said. “North Carolina is often ground zero for...

Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News Child advocates want the North Carolina General Assembly to regulate the sale of intoxicating cannabis products, many of which are packaged to look like popular candy and snacks. They argue that products with tetrahydrocannabinol — or THC, the psychoactive compound that creates the “high” from cannabis...

 Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Waynesville’s town council has delayed a vote on tougher building standards in flood-prone areas, as they ponder whether the measures would be too great a burden for hundreds of property owners in the 100- and 500-year flood plains. The proposed measures aim to protect homeowners from...

Evey Weisblat/CityView North Carolina researchers have confirmed that GenX and other PFAS have contaminated not just the water, but also the fruits and vegetables grown near the Fayetteville Works Plant. The goal of the study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, was to determine the extent to...

Shea Carver/Port City Daily Wilmington-area performer Madonna Nash apologized publicly to Edward Teach Brewery owner Gary Sholar and its employees, after defamation charges were dropped against her. The apology appeared on her personal social media page, shared by the brewery’s business page as well. “I take full responsibility for the...

WFAE Radio North Carolina’s next huge storm could feature relief delivered by drone. According to a news release, the state Department of Transportation will develop a program that places drones in communities ahead of a big storm. After the storm hits, emergency responders will launch the drones into the wreckage...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro   As six people were set to be tried in court last Friday over their participation in the pro-Palestine encampment on UNC’s campus this spring, each saw their cases dismissed. Orange County District Court Judge Samantha Cabe allowed the dismissal of one demonstrator’s case from among those...

Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The North Carolina Department of Transportation can begin work on a temporary solution to protect a stretch of N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe that frequently experiences overwash, coastal flooding and erosion — but NCDOT officials are looking for a more permanent fix. Earlier this week, the...

Eric Miller/WRAL News Congressional leaders said they reached a last-minute deal to fund the government, avoid a government shutdown and provide another $100 billion for disaster relief. However, it’s not yet clear how much of that funding could be coming to North Carolina to help with the aftermath of Hurricane...

Joseph Pierre/Fayetteville Observer More than 1,100 homes at Fort Liberty — in the neighborhoods of Ardennes, Bataan, Casablanca, Corregidor and Hammond Hills and at the Pope and Randolph Pointe duplexes — will receive $91 million in renovations. “The additional funding for privatized housing on Fort Liberty will help Corivas address...

Erica Carbajal/Becker’s Hospital Review Shares of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers’ parent companies took a hit Dec. 16, after President-elect Donald Trump vowed that his administration would work to “knock out the middlemen.” “We have a thing called the middleman,” Mr. Trump said during a one-hour news conference with...

Keaton Eberly/CBS 17 News The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame unveiled its inductees for the 2025 class on Tuesday – a list of sporting figures that left an everlasting impact across the state. This latest group of honorees imprinted their stamp on various sports, ranging from football, basketball, baseball,...