When online sports gambling went live in North Carolina the day before that ACC Tournament commenced, no one doubted it would be popular. But members of the North Carolina Education Lottery Commission, which has oversight of sports gaming, got their first look at hard numbers at its meeting Wednesday morning....

A court ruling last week in a Currituck County case could have echoes across North Carolina, including in Buncombe County. The case centers on the ways counties and municipalities can use occupancy tax dollars, which are paid by visitors every time they stay in commercial lodging such as a hotel...

The Fayetteville Public Works Commission will soon have new electricity rate plans for its massive consumers of electricity, such as factories, whose bills may run into the tens of millions of dollars per year. The PWC — Fayetteville’s city-owned electricity, water and sewer provider — is holding a public hearing...

Biscuitville’s new hash brown casserole was too good. Soon after its chain-wide rollout, it had to be pulled from the menu. The casserole, which debuted in October 2023, had been created by a member of the company’s culinary operations team, perfected by store leaders, and blessed by president and CEO...

A North Carolina Business Court judge defined rules of the road for the lawsuit state Attorney General Josh Stein has brought against HCA Healthcare. Prepare for a slow burn. Stein, who is running for governor, sued HCA Dec. 14, alleging that the company did not provide the level of emergency...

On Friday night, Reese Brantmeier stood several yards away from her former doubles partner Elizabeth Scotty as No. 6 UNC women’s tennis battled No. 14 N.C. State. Brantmeier, who is out for the season with a meniscus injury, didn’t play in the 4-3 defeat. Yet, the sophomore still received props...

At its March meeting, Dare County Planning Board turned down a request for a zoning text amendment for shared space-occupancy dwelling and approved a cluster housing development for Rodanthe. The proposed text amendment was submitted by attorney Casey Varnell on behalf of Patricia Pledger, the owner of the Pledger Palace...

Appalachian State University’s Wey Hall was recently closed due to safety concerns, spurring student protests who claim safety and learning conditions inside the building have been inadequate throughout the school year. According to an email to students from Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts Shannon Campbell on...

The Wrightsville Beach Museum has until Sunday to vacate one of its buildings after the town terminated its lease. The museum was notified Friday, March 22 about the lease termination and was given until Sunday, March 31 to move out of the Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage. The Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage is one of...

The Republican Party of Surry County met on Saturday to name delegates to the district and state conventions as the 2024 election cycle plods on toward a November rematch unlike any in recent memory with a sitting president taking on a former president. In reliably red Surry County, the Republican...

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday cut off access to much of the city’s port — causing a suspension of vessel traffic that will disrupt a key trade lane and threaten to further tangle already-stressed supply chains. The Port of Baltimore was the 17th...

Almost 27% of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ teachers are either not fully licensed or are teaching subjects other than what they’re licensed to teach, according to a report presented at Tuesday’s school board meeting. That’s up from 13.8% in November 2021. The school system’s target had been reducing that to 10% by...

North Carolina’s primary election results from earlier this month have been made official, with a handful of key incumbents losing and a few U.S. House and statewide nominee races now headed to runoffs. The State Board of Elections voted unanimously on Tuesday to certify counts for scores of ballot items...

Over the past five years, North Carolina counties have changed elections directors 58 times, according to the North Carolina State Board Elections, with seven already this year. The state board’s executive director, Karen Brinson Bell, raised concerns about departures of so many county elections directors during a March 26 virtual...

A state-funded pilot program is bringing high tech learning experiences to high school students in 17 school districts. School districts participating in the SparkNC program have set up labs where students can choose from a menu of short courses in topics like robotics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and software development. Students...