Tammy Grubb/The Raleigh News & Observer Orange County could put the brakes on big data centers in April, even though there are no proposals yet and very few places with the water and electricity to power them. The Orange County commissioners voted Tuesday to hold an April 21 public hearing...

Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger Two years after North Carolina legalized mobile sports betting, counselors say they are seeing the fallout: drained bank accounts, strained relationships and young people — especially young men — spiraling into anxiety and depression after losing more than they can afford. A young...

Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio & Grist New data from a national insurance-comparison platform, Insurify, shows that homeowner’s insurance rates are rising across the nation – in many cases, due to climate risk. Insurify projects North Carolina’s insurance premiums to rise only by about 5% in 2026, and have risen...

Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily A legal investigation into Councilmember Frank Pendleton’s attempt to expedite a town-purchased laptop has concluded no laws were broken, though official Leland town policies were violated. Detailed in a legal advisory opinion by Town Attorney Stephen Coggins, the investigation determined Pendleton bypassed standard procurement procedures in...

Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Former Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Patrick Lambert and Beloved Woman Myrtle Driver proposed a resolution renaming the tribe the “Eastern Cherokee Nation” and later encouraged tribal council to withdraw it. In those 30 minutes between Resolution 147’s introduction and withdrawal, tribal council and...

Julian Berger/WFAE Radio CVS Health announced Tuesday it will invest more than $2.2 million to expand access to community-based health care and healthy food in Charlotte’s Historic West End. The funding will support a new CVS Health “Health Zone” in west Charlotte, with the investment going to the Westside Wellness...

Ashley Murray/NC Newsline Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday. Minority members of the Joint Economic Committee released state-by-state figures from monthly utility bill data...

Kelly Kenoyer/WHQR The legal memo related to Leland’s laptop dust-up in February is out, and indicates that the efforts to circumvent city staff to procure a laptop were potentially unlawful. But, intervention by the town manager to stop that process prevented any illegal action from occurring, the memo notes. That...

Annie Dance/The Carolina Journal Leaders guiding long-term recovery efforts for western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene are exploring a sweeping strategy to attract private investment, rebuild infrastructure, and strengthen the region’s workforce pipeline as communities continue to recover from storm damage and economic disruption. Members of the Governor’s Recovery Office...

Alan Wooten/The Center Square  Voter registrations in North Carolina remain down for a fourth consecutive week, according to the State Board of Elections. The trend includes each of the major voting blocs. Because of work for the county boards of election leading up to the primary and coming out of...

Jamiese Price & Bianca Holman/WTVD News Disruptions at Raleigh-Durham International Airport are expected to worsen in the coming days. A source told ABC11 that nearly half a dozen TSA workers at RDU have submitted their notices to leave, and the number is expected to grow in the days ahead. As...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio Middle and high school basketball players from North and South Carolina gathered recently at the historic Second Ward High School Gymnasium in uptown Charlotte for a showcase that blended competition with education — and highlighted the growing role of money in all levels of youth sport. The...

Matt Lamb/The Southern Pines Pilot When the N.C. Department of Transportation said its latest design for the historic Pinehurst Traffic Circle was its final offering, the organization meant it, according to a recent response it sent to Pinehurst officials. Last month, the Village Council submitted a resolution to DOT lauding...

Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press How do you put a price on a 122-year-old mass of concrete sitting in the middle of a river? The value of Craggy Dam on the French Broad River in Buncombe County is now at the center of a debate over river restoration, flood mitigation, power...

Paul Woolverton/CityView As Cumberland County employees work to convert a former parking lot in front of the county courthouse into a temporary greenspace, the county commissioners are looking for ways to replace the 204 parking spaces that used to be there. At the same time, commissioners are still seeking to...