Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz A recently released environmental assessment of two alternatives for the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge outlines potential impacts on both sides of the bridge. The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) released the assessment, which details the anticipated impacts to natural, human, environmental, physical and biological resources...

Henry Taylor/WCHL Chapelboro On Sunday, May 12, 1996, UNC’s Phi Gamma Delta house caught fire, leading to the deaths of students Ben Woodruff, Anne Smith, Joanna Howell, Josh Weaver and Mark Strickland. It was Graduation Day, and it was Mother’s Day. In the months and years that followed, some of...

WRAL News One-third of North Carolinians align themselves with President Donald Trump’s “make America great again” movement, and fewer than one-third of North Carolinians align with democratic socialists, according to the results of a new Elon University poll. The results, released Tuesday, underscore the power of moderates in statewide races,...

Will Atwater/NC Health News On July 24, nurses and environmental advocates gathered outside the General Assembly in Raleigh to protest the North Carolina AI Leadership Council’s new strategic road map for the state’s adoption and use of artificial intelligence. Protesters raised concerns, among other topics, about electricity costs and new...

Celeste Guajardo/WUNC News On a windy and sunny afternoon in late July, Stephanie Davis was giving away T-shirts, buttons and yard signs showing opposition against the proposed 28-mile, 12-inch diameter pipeline from Enbridge Gas North Carolina. The company said the Chatham County System Expansion Project will serve more residential and...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press If you’re someone who frequents a North Carolina public library — especially in an urban area like Raleigh or Charlotte — you might be all too familiar with searching the catalog for a buzzy book, only to find the waitlist is hundreds, if not thousands, of...

Molly Steur & Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC  Last month, the State Board of Community Colleges announced the selection of Dr. Monty Sullivan as president of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). The Board has been undergoing a nationwide search for the next system president since October 2025, and Sullivan’s...

Felicia Sonmez/BPR News Construction is set to begin soon on a vital road connecting the towns of Saluda and Tryon in Polk County. The road, U.S. 176, has been closed since Hurricane Helene — and there hasn’t been an easy way to travel between the two towns ever since. For...

Sophia DePhillips/Port City Daily Over two-and-a-half years into its Part 150 Noise Study, the Wilmington International Airport’s consultant unveiled possible solutions to mitigate aircraft sound experienced by residents. It could cost upward of $1.6 million, but only a handful of people would benefit. The last phase of the Part 150...

Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin has issued a strong defense of his department’s use of Flock cameras, saying that they help investigators make arrests in serious crimes and that his office’s internal affairs policies safeguard against abuse. Griffin responded to the Lightning’s request on Friday to explain...

Ashley Mahoney/Axios Charlotte North Carolina is beginning to see the effects of making private school vouchers available to all families, regardless of income. Why it matters: The expansion is reshaping how North Carolina funds private education, broadening access while substantially increasing the state’s financial commitment. Catch up quick: When state...

Taylor Knopf/NC Health News North Carolina’s supply of illicit street drugs is in a constant state of change. People are no longer buying just heroin, fentanyl or opioid pills anymore, as most samples of these illegal drugs have more than one substance in them. People often don’t know what is...

Walker Livingston/Carolina Public Press Gary Steiner is proud to be a farmer. He’s even prouder to be a farmer in Henderson County. He grows an array of produce at his farm, Bee-utiful Farm and Garden, which is lush and has sheep, cows, pigs and even a greenhouse, tucked away on...

Emily Putnam/WUNC News Rows of low-lying brick buildings and corrugated tin bungalows crowd a 32-acre property in east Burlington. Photos from the 1990s reveal a silver water tower and pristine pipes glowing white in the sun. Now, these structures are rust-red. This is the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant, or...

Amy McCraw/The Hendersonville Lightning Party leaders in Henderson County on Thursday night chose Chelsea Walsh as the Republican nominee for state House District 117 in place of incumbent Jennifer Capps Balkcom, who was tapped on Monday night to be the GOP’s nominee for the 11th Congressional District. Walsh, the former...