The Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved issuing bonds on Monday worth a total of $73 million to fund the Knox Middle School replacement construction and other school projects throughout the county. The bonds will be issued as limited obligation bonds, which means that they can be approved by the...

As part of a statewide effort to expand higher education access to millions of working adults in North Carolina, Appalachian State University has partnered with Project Kitty Hawk, an ed tech nonprofit funded by the North Carolina General Assembly. Two App State Online undergraduate degree programs, supported by the project,...

The second largest school system in North Carolina has formally asked members of the General Assembly to provide additional raises for school employees in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 — following the legislature’s failure to pass an updated budget during the short session. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education sent General...

With Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, Democrats’ dreams of capturing North Carolina in November seemed to be fading. But the ascent of Kamala Harris could place the Sun Belt state back as a toss up. Why it matters: In a sign that the race here is tightening,...

It’s hard to imagine a more wholesome group of lawbreakers than the folks who are welcoming students back to Mooresville Graded Schools on Wednesday. At an open house Monday, teachers dispensed hugs and treats as K-2 students and their parents checked out Rocky River Elementary School. North Carolina’s school calendar...

A set of coastal development rules temporarily placed back in the state code will be up for public comment and possibly reinstated as permanent by year’s end. The Coastal Resources Commission, during a special meeting Tuesday, unanimously approved a rule that sets permit fees for minor and major development applications,...

Honda Motor has teamed with two other automakers in a bid to create a Japanese powerhouse that can rival Toyota, a challenge that will play out in the stock market as well as the global EV race. “Just doing the same thing is not going to give us global competitiveness,”...

Another low-cost airliner will service passengers at Wilmington International Airport. Breeze Airways will begin to operate nonstop service to four destinations, including one in Connecticut, two in Florida, and one in Rhode Island, starting next winter. Flights begin just ahead of Valentine’s Day: Hartford, CT: Thursdays and Sundays, starting Feb....

A “community passport” program with the goal of increasing tourist visits and overnight stays by spotlighting businesses that pledge to fight racism, prejudice and discrimination will roll out in September, and the organization charged with implementing the program is looking to spread the word. “I thought about this because, one,...

A massive $40 million verdict in a drunk driving case — likely the biggest such verdict ever handed down in state history — wasn’t improperly decided and can stand, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The case is over a Franklin County wreck in September, 2020, that claimed...

In about a month, North Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction will release mountains of data on how students in public schools performed last year. There will be multiple spreadsheets slicing and dicing test scores and graduation rates. And then it will all be crunched into one simple label: An A-to-F...

This month private well owners can test their water for contaminants at no cost thanks to a partnership between local county health departments and a Massachusetts university. “If people are concerned about their water quality, following [Hurricane] Debby, this is a great opportunity for them to get tested,” said Kyla...

The Justice Department and several dozen state attorneys general won a sweeping victory against Google Monday as a federal judge ruled that the search giant illegally monopolized the online search and advertising markets over the past decade. In a 277-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., ruled...

Dominion Energy plans to build the Moriah Energy Center, a liquified natural gas storage facility, in Person County to support increasing customer demand. However, some community members oppose the project, arguing the facility will cause toxic air and water pollution. “My biggest concern is that our homes will be ruined....

To the untrained eye, there was nothing unusual on October 5, 2022, near mile marker 77 on Interstate 85. But when two deputies from Greenville County, South Carolina, saw a blue Tesla come into view, they sprang into action. The vehicle was not speeding or driving recklessly. It had no...