The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill must pay $25,000 and its trustees must affirm a commitment to follow the state’s open-meeting laws as part of a settlement that dismissed a lawsuit over the board’s handling of athletics discussions. David McKenzie, a lawyer in Wake County, had filed a...

Democrats running for North Carolina’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals outraised and outspent Republicans by a significant margin in the most recent quarter, reflecting their party’s vow earlier this year to prioritize investment in judicial races. However, Republicans still hold a substantial cash advantage heading into July, with a...

UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, staff and alumni will not have the chance to offer input this fall on the ongoing search for the university’s 13th chancellor — marking a clear reversal from a previous promise. Original plans for a second round of public listening sessions were nixed, chancellor search committee...

The UNC System Board of Governors approved the elimination and curtailment of academic programs at both UNC Asheville and UNC Greensboro on Wednesday. The unanimous vote confirms the end of about two dozen programs at the two universities due to enrollment declines and budget deficits, but students currently enrolled in...

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education tasked its district staff with pursuing a “lead option” for its school infrastructure goals based on the bond referendum planned for the fall, suggesting at its latest meeting that further tweaking to the plan may be needed. At its meeting on July...

In a typical summer, ACC Football Kickoff provides a platform for member schools to discuss their on-field aspirations for the upcoming season. It’s a showcase event for a conference that has sent a representative to the College Football Playoff in seven of the 10 years since the format’s inception. But...

Community organizers in Cumberland County said the historic events in the 2024 election in recent weeks are intensifying their efforts to get out the vote. “There is a threat on our democracy,” Valencia Handy said. Handy is an organizer with the North Carolina Black Alliance (NCBA). She told ABC11 that...

Supporters of Cornel West’s third-party presidential campaign sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Monday after it denied ballot access to West’s new party. In a party-line vote earlier this month, the board’s Democratic majority denied certification to the “Justice for All” party, which plans to run West,...

With just over 100 days until the election, candidates in North Carolina’s highest-profile races have shattered fundraising records. Why it matters: Statewide races, along with some legislative and congressional races in this swing state, are tight. They’re often won or lost by just a few points, and the money candidates...

Brand new homes in the Triangle already have buyers, but they’re empty because they don’t yet have power. CBS 17 has learned this is happening in several neighborhoods. “Back when I first put a deposit down, got approved and everything, they said, probably looking at the end of July,” said...

The F.W. Woolworth Co. Building, opened in 1939, is an iconic presence in downtown Asheville, a prominent façade along bustling Haywood Street at the heart of the city’s business district, made notable by its Art Deco design and eye-grabbing red sign. But the building’s historical significance resonates beyond its architectural...

What type of pollution is so tiny it can be invisible to the naked eye? Hint: Humans ingest it through the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. The answer: microplastics. Microplastics are produced from the breakdown of the millions of tons of plastics —...

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyberattack on a vendor-managed system from May. On May 13, an NC SBI agency network received an email with details about how their network had been hacked. The email came weeks after the SBI got some warnings that their agency...

Elizabeth City’s interim police chief was sworn in last week as president of North Carolina’s largest and oldest police officers association. James E. Avens Jr. took over as the top leader of the North Carolina Police Executives Association on July 16, succeeding outgoing president Chief Estella Patterson of the Raleigh...

Chuck E. commerce may never be quite the same, with a host of features geared toward the next generation of cheeseheads. On Friday, July 26 a grand reopening from 5-7 pm will showcase a host of changes the Chuck E. Cheese chain has implemented nationwide. Pineville is one of a...