The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has suspended admissions to Trails Carolina, a residential therapeutic camp in Transylvania County, after a 12-year-old boy died there Feb. 3, according to a letter DHHS sent the camp. The state also removed all attendees from the camp’s care on Feb....

Wells Fargo faces a lawsuit alleging the lender concealed overcharges on credit card interest rates and fees for U.S. service members and their families. The complaint, lodged March 20 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, claims that Wells Fargo failed to adhere to the provisions...

The Cabarrus County Board of Elections on Monday dismissed challenges by two primary candidates who alleged members of the local Republican Party unfairly influenced the outcome. The board voted 5-0 to dismiss the protest because there was no probable cause or enough evidence presented to determine state election law was...

A land use amendment that would ban residential development in Leland’s commercial district will be put under further review after council members fielded citizen complaints last week. The council unanimously voted to postpone the amendment removing the use of residential units and associated accessory uses in all commercial districts and...

At a UNC System Board of Governors meeting last month, UNC System President Peter Hans introduced a plan to block anonymous social media apps on all UNC System campuses. His decision is driven by concerns about the polarization of students due to cyberbullying that he said is prevalent on these...

Dozens of fans sat in oversized brick-red chairs, as if relaxing were an option considering the money riding on the college basketball games playing on the 90-foot LED screen. On the massive central screen, Jamal Shead, a guard for No. 2-ranked Houston, rose to fire a winning three-pointer at the...

The Buncombe County Planning Board held its second listening session Monday night as it considers new restrictions on short-term rentals. More than three dozen local residents spoke during the 90-minute session, which was held on the campus of A-B Tech in Asheville. The county planning board is considering a proposal...

AdventHealth has acquired approximately 25 acres of land in Buncombe County, near Weaverville, where — pending a ruling in a court challenge by rival HCA Healthcare — it plans to build a 67-bed acute care hospital to serve Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, and Graham counties. AdventHealth already operates AdventHealth Hendersonville, the...

The end of a federal program that provides internet subsidies to low-income families could leave hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians without access to online health services. Nearly 900,000 households across the state participate in the Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal program created through a sweeping infrastructure package...

The Lake Logan dam was designated as “high hazard” a year ago, compounding the need to address lingering questions about its future in the wake of the paper mill closure in Canton. Mill owner Pactiv Evergreen also owns the dam, and what will become of it is one the most...

Content warning: This article contains reference to suicide and death. When Sree Yallapragada found out her friend and NC State classmate died unexpectedly of health complications last February, she said she was struck with an indelible pang of shock, regret and deep sadness. The death of Yallapragada’s classmate, Toni Tutt,...

Six hundred and eighty rural advocates and leaders from 79 counties gathered March 20-21 in Raleigh for the NC Rural Center’s annual conference, focusing this year on the essential building blocks of rural community economic development — physical assets, business growth, social and civic vibrancy, talent development, and authentic leadership....

Officials from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office say that a promotional shift in the office has not altered much of the investigation surrounding the Dec. 3, 2022 substation attacks. Following the retirement of Chief Deputy Richard Maness at the end of December, Eric Galloway was one of three promoted within...

Democratic state Rep. Michael Wray plans to appeal the dismissal of one of his election protests. Bruce Thompson, one of Wray’s lawyers, sent the elections director in Halifax an email Thursday notifying her that Wray planned to appeal the county board’s unanimous dismissal of his protest to the State Board...

After seven hours of recounting ballots, county Board of Elections workers confirmed Thursday Democratic Cumberland County Board of Commissioners candidate Ronald Pittman’s loss in the March 5 Dist. 2 primary. Pittman requested a recount last week when certified election results showed him behind fellow Democrat Karla Icaza by 38 votes....