Developers looking to build a high-end automotive motorsport park have chosen a 400-acre tract near the Moore-Montgomery county line for the project. The Uwharrie Motorsports Park and Resort would represent a $100 million investment on Leach Road north of NC 24-27 and south of Spies Road just a few miles...

In its final week of classes, Western Carolina University became the subject of a video that went viral on social media in which a trans woman was filmed inside a women’s bathroom on campus. In a video posted by Payton McNabb, a student at WCU, on X at 5:04 p.m....

A 2021 lawsuit filed against the University of North Carolina School of the Arts alleging years-long sexual misconduct has been settled for $12.5 million. The settlement agreement announced Friday ends litigation filed by 65 UNCSA alumni. The plaintiffs alleged sexual abuse and misconduct at the UNCSA from the 1970s to...

The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education approved budget cuts and a plan to ask county commissioners for more funding for the 2024-2025 school year. The board gave a “reluctant unanimous vote” for plans proposed by interim superintendent Dr. Bill Harrison at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. Under the approved budget, several...

A lower-than-expected revenue surplus could delay extra funding for a private school voucher program. State House leaders are looking for other sources of money before taking action on the issue. Late last week, state budget officials announced that personal income tax collections in April weren’t as high as they’d predicted....

During the 2023-24 school year, 169 of the state’s 210 charter schools reported having a waitlist, according to a new report from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Together, the waitlist totals more than 85,000 students. However, that number could include duplicate students on multiple waitlists, Ashley Baquero, DPI’s director...

Pactiv Evergreen has inked a deal to sell the shuttered Canton paper mill to a buyer that would demo and redevelop the site, pending due diligence and final negotiations. Pactiv Evergreen announced Tuesday it had signed an exclusive letter of intent to sell the former Canton mill site to Spirtas...

Although the vote was close, the Lee County school board on Tuesday agreed to join several neighboring counties in suing social media companies for causing various problems with students. Board members talked about the mental health issues associated with too much social media interactions by students on sites such as...

For almost six years, R struggled with addiction. He said he tried to quit using opioids and benzodiazepines more than 50 times — mostly “cold turkey” — but it never worked. In 2020, he got arrested. When he got out of jail on bond a few days later, R said...

The Wayne County town of Fremont is under investigation for allegedly letting people live inside Town Hall, among other violations, according to the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor. An investigative audit found eight violations of town policy, state law and federal tax law in Fremont. Among the allegations,...

The Gastonia Police Department received nearly $1 million in federal grant money for a sophisticated surveillance system that would use hundreds of cameras around the city to help police monitor streets and public spaces for crime. The police department received $963,000 that will allow them to turn a room in...

Beginning this week, members of the public can share their thoughts about AdventHealth’s plan to add more beds to a hospital it is building in Weaverville. The nonprofit healthcare provider is holding a series of listening sessions as it seeks permission to expand its coverage in Western North Carolina. The...

The North Carolina Judicial Branch has confirmed that Pender County Clerk of Superior Court Elizabeth Craver is related to the judge who presided over her removal hearing. Superior Court Judge Kent Harrell and Craver are distant relatives, according to Graham Wilson, the communications director for the North Carolina Judicial Branch....

Charlotte is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, according to a new U.S. Census report. Between July 2022 to July 2023, the city gained 15,607 people, reaching a population of 911,311. That is third-highest growth in the U.S. trailing only San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas, the study found. Charlotte...

More than three-fourths of Americans expect that abuses of artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 presidential election, according to a new national survey. The possible uses include manipulating social media by generating false information from fake accounts or bots, generating fake video and audio material, and targeting some voters to...