North Carolina has tens of thousands of moderate Republicans — and some solidly conservative voters — who have the potential to help Democrats flip the state blue in November. Swaying those voters isn’t a guarantee. But they’re gettable, said Rick Wilson, the former Florida GOP operative who’s now a leading...

For two years, Austin Collins consumed roughly 14 mg of nicotine a day — the equivalent of nine to 14 cigarettes — while vaping. Now, he consumes more than double the amount of nicotine, the equivalent of at least two packs of cigarettes, using nicotine pouches. They’re one of the...

Construction crews continue to make progress on buildings for two new academic programs at High Point University that involve an investment of $92.5 million. The new buildings will become the home for the Workman School of Dental Medicine and the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law. Each building near the...

Jessica Nichols emerged from college with a bachelor’s degree in communications with her sights set on a broadcast journalism career. But after spending six years in the U.S. Army and becoming a mom, she felt called to an entirely different work path — nursing. Now, Nichols is one of seven...

Facing an Aug. 10 deadline, hundreds of thousands of Marine Corps veterans, family members, and others have filed claims in one of the biggest toxic exposure cases in the nation’s history. From 1953 to 1987, tainted water on Camp Lejeune, N.C. was laced with chemicals that have been linked to...

At an August 6 special meeting of the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC), the commissioners voted unanimously to begin the process of reinstituting Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) protections for Jockey’s Ridge State Park. Those protections include a prohibition on removing sand from the park and restrictions on development...

Buncombe County residents use an astounding number of single-use plastic bags every year — 130 million, by one estimate — and, despite being recyclable, nearly all end up in landfills where they become a health hazard, an Asheville Watchdog investigation found. Plastic bags taken to grocery store drop-off bins may...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality said Wednesday it had granted a Title V air quality permit to CTI of North Carolina Inc. for its newly acquired Wilmington Terminal. On Dec. 1, Colonial Terminals Inc., a division of Savannah-based Colonial Group Inc., acquired the Buckeye Terminal...

A new state study recommends about $1 billion of wastewater upgrades for High Point to help accommodate growth in the region. The “Regional Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Concept Plan” for the U.S. 421 corridor looks at what it will take to serve upcoming economic development projects like the Toyota battery...

For the second time in three years, Greensboro-based Cone Health is planning to become part of another health system — but Cone President and CEO Dr. Mary Jo Cagle says this time will be different. The current deal is for Cone Health to become part of Risant Health, an offshoot...

Multiple state agencies are looking into whether a political action committee backing former Republican President Donald Trump, and backed by the world’s richest person, has been committing civil or criminal violations in North Carolina. Elections officials have launched an investigation into the allegations, which revolve around claims that America PAC...

Sierra Nevada Corp. — the defense technology company, not the beer brewers — has opened new offices at the historic Waterworks building in Southern Pines. SNC is a global company that develops aerospace and national security technology, providing solutions to security systems across the sea, land, air, space and cyberspace....

The Canton town board town has pulled the trigger on portions of long-discussed water and sewer improvement projects, kicking them into high gear before funding is lost. The board inked its approval for two projects during special-called meeting Monday. It doesn’t mean work is ready to start, as the projects...

Typically, there have been many steps to getting contraception: Scheduling a doctor’s appointment and waiting what can often be months until the next available appointment. Arranging for time off work, transportation and even child care to make it to the appointment just to get a prescription for birth control. Then...

The developer chosen eight years ago by Mecklenburg County to build Brooklyn Village in Second Ward uptown said Wednesday that it can’t start building apartments until 2026. Some Mecklenburg commissioners, who selected the Peebles Corporation in 2016 for the project, were furious. They asked about their legal options to get...