Started the party and can’t end it. Scared to tell the truth. Systemic racism. Taught to keep secrets early. Trauma. Rejection by family. Rejection by peers. Media. Music. Law enforcement. Lack of living wage jobs. Legal system. Peer pressure. Discrimination. These are some of the root causes of addiction that...

A study commissioned to guide the future in a post-mill, post-flood economy is showing support for strategic planning from government and business leaders, a subject long shunned in Haywood County. The county commissioned the $56,000 study to help navigate the next three to five years but said the information could...

After years of delays, missteps and lawsuits, the Mid Currituck Bridge project appears to be finally moving toward fruition. Although there is no firm date to begin construction, with the bidding process due to begin next year, it is possible that the first steps to build what is now estimated...

There are a lot of people who have a lot of complaints about how the City of Greensboro handles a whole lot of issues. Some residents don’t like the way the city is madly in love with the idea of putting rarely used bike lanes on heavily traveled, relatively narrow...

The Town of Chapel Hill announced it will begin charging a minor fee at its public electric vehicle charging stations next month, ending the free service of supply to EV drivers. A release by the local government on Thursday said starting Monday, August 12, most of the town-owned stations will...

North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay over $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department of Health and Human Services revealed a larger...

The North Carolina General Assembly convened in late April for its short session with more than 300 votes on legislation. The primary work of the short session closed at the end of June with the General Assembly overriding three of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes but no new state budget. Legislators...

Graham businessman Chuck Talley, who is the husband of Graham mayor Jennifer Talley, has been charged with misdemeanor destruction of real property: namely four metal bolts that had been used to secure a plastic bollard erected in the middle of an alleyway in the downtown business district. Chuck Talley (whose...

Congressman Don Davis, who represents North Carolina’s 1st District, was one of six Democrats to vote for a Republican resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday. The symbolic measure criticizes Harris’ role in the Biden Administration’s handling of issues on the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico. Every...

Charlotte housing supply is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. Why it matters: Housing supply has a big impact on affordability. Zoom in: The Charlotte market still isn’t quite balanced, but house hunters have more options now, especially compared to the pandemic-era housing boom when supply hovered between one and two...

What a difference a week can make, at least in a state suffering from extreme and severe drought conditions. With much of the state seeing two to three inches of rain over the past week, the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council is reporting that North Carolina is free of extreme...

The state Democratic Party is seeking an injunction to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his We the People Party from North Carolina’s election ballot this fall. Documents filed in Wake County Superior Court seek a court order by Aug. 16. The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 4-1...

North Carolina is among the recipients of an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior. State Attorney General Josh Stein announced the settlement on Friday. North Carolina state and local governments are expected to receive approximately $2.5 million from the settlement. According to the state attorney general’s...

According to an AAPI outreach group, Vice President Kamala Harris’ emergence as likely Democratic presidential nominee has energized the Asian-American voting bloc in North Carolina. Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, was a native of India. For Asian-American voters, the vice president’s candidacy gives them a chance to see someone who...

As the nation moves forward in an historic election year, some North Carolina county boards of elections are fighting the spread of misinformation from among voters. “I don’t know exactly how many groups are working towards this effort, but I know that we’ve seen an increase here in Pasquotank, a...