A failed air conditioning system at UNC Health’s remote data center brought down computer operations at its hospitals and clinics in North Carolina. First reported by The News & Observer, the outage shortly follows the massive IT disruptions that were caused by a CrowdStrike software update, which also impacted UNC...

Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign appears to be driving a surge in enthusiasm among North Carolina Democrats. Along with support from the state’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention, 47 members of the North Carolina House Democratic Caucus endorsed Harris on Tuesday. She’s also received endorsements from all seven Democrats in...

Donald Trump has so far watched from the sidelines as Vice President Kamala Harris galvanized and re-energized Democrats by stepping in to replace President Joe Biden as candidate. On Wednesday, Trump gets back in the game. The Republican presidential nominee is due to hold his first campaign rally since Harris...

State House members questioned Board of Elections Chairman Alan Hirsch over the Board’s party-line vote rejecting a request for recognition as a political party from a group called Justice for All. Justice for All wants to put Cornel West on the ballot as a presidential candidate. The election board’s 3-2...

In June 2023, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services began verifying the eligibility of 2.5 million Medicaid participants for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This marked the start of the so-called unwinding of the continuous coverage requirement, a federal provision that provided states...

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...