Toyota could strike a new Formula 1 alliance with Haas, with the two parties understood to be in talks for Haas to use Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe’s technical facility in Germany. TGR Europe’s Cologne engineering centre is home to Toyota’s World Endurance Championship team, created the hybrid engine used in...

The City Council on Monday authorized incentives for two potential economic development projects in southeast High Point that would entail a combined 174 jobs. One was for C&C Industries, a third-party manufacturer of personal care products. The other was for Triad Expeditors, a regional company planning to consolidate and relocate...

The latest addition to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill will be waiting a little longer to open its doors to patients. The North Carolina Surgical Hospital is pushing back its opening date to late August, as a recent burst pipe caused flooding and damage on the weekend of July 5....

Jonas Pate’s new Amazon series will roll cameras starting this week in the Port City. “The Runarounds” is about a group of high school graduates and musicians who decide to hit the road in attempt to make their dreams come true. According to film permits from the City of Wilmington,...

In 2019, the Space Force became the nation’s first new military branch in nearly 80 years. Now, Congress is already thinking about starting another one — a cyber force. For years, there’s been talk of creating a military branch that concentrates on the cyber domain, driven by the increasing threat...

Behind wrought iron gates just off Highway 268 in Dobson, a winding road weaves through a lush, hilly landscape dotted with vines. It looks more like a European countryside than rural North Carolina. Ethan Brown, the winemaker here on Shelton Vineyards, says that’s not an unfair comparison. “So if you...

A state environmental board member said remarks he made during a public meeting Thursday were intended to clarify how the Environmental Management Commission responds to public records requests, not subvert the process. Charlie Carter, an environmental attorney, is serving his third four-year term on the commission, which oversees N.C. Department...

The State Board of Education’s virtual meeting on Thursday included multiple discussions related to educator preparation and licensure — including the approval of a portfolio assessment for principals. The 2023 budget directed the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to create a portfolio-based assessment for principal licensure. This change was recommended...

For months now, Michael Dean Smith said, he has feared his infant daughter will be hurt or killed in a drunk-driving related accident with the mother of his child behind the wheel. Smith, 34, of Waynesville, shares joint custody of his now 15-month-old daughter with Valery Francis, who has primary...

“We’ve really struggled with this whole entire text amendment — this whole entire comprehensive plan,” planning board member Cameron Moore said Thursday evening. “What is the true vision over there?” He was referring to New Hanover County staff’s two-plus years of research that helped inform designating place types for the...

The former Champion/Pactiv paper mill site came under new zoning Thursday, when the Canton town board voted to change its designation. The new zoning creates a general business district and a light industrial district in the downtown area that formerly employed 900 in a paper mill that had been in...

The Historic Wilmington Foundation (HWF) celebrates the announcement of a $242 million grant from the Biden-Harris Administration for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project. This substantial funding represents a significant victory for our community, promising to address critical infrastructure needs. However, the proposed solution—a 135-foot high-rise, fixed-span bridge—poses a...

Oak Island Town Council approved a motion June 18 directing the planning board to take a closer look at possible options to limit the size of new home construction. Council voted 4-1 to have the planning board provide recommendations on size limitations for new homes on both the island and...

South Carolina will grow to nearly 6.4 million residents by 2042 — if the state’s latest projections prove accurate — and just a handful of counties will account for most of the population growth. Five counties could see their populations soar by 49 percent or more from 2024 to 2042,...

One response to the horrific shooting at former president Donald Trump’s Saturday campaign rally was both universal and predictable. Across the political spectrum, leaders rushed to say that violence should have no place in the political life of the country. But the shooting produced another reaction as well. Though there...