Former president Donald Trump’s choice of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee reflects the ascendancy of the party’s populist economic wing — and the choice is alarming traditional conservative policymakers and elite donors who opposed the pick. Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories...

Tensions ran high at the most recent Macon County Commissioners meeting where about 300 people turned out to express their views on proposed changes to the flood damage prevention ordinance, soil erosion and sedimentation control and water supply watershed protection. Discussion about updating the current regulation started in March when...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be allowed to run for president in North Carolina, the State Board of Elections decided Tuesday in a move that could have significant implications for this year’s presidential election. The vote to approve Kennedy’s We The People Party for the November ballot was 4-1. But...

In 2022, Arizona pioneered the largest school voucher program in the history of education. Under a new law, any parent in the state, no matter how affluent, could get a taxpayer-funded voucher worth up to tens of thousands of dollars to spend on private school tuition, extracurricular programs or homeschooling...

Buried deep within a 40-page regulatory reform bill that became law last week, a new policy handed down by the Republican-led General Assembly will require tax collectors in every North Carolina county and municipality to install a sign “in a conspicuous manner” on each parcel subject to a lien for...

Rachel Jensen was excited to embark on the next phase of her training in obstetrics and gynecology — a fellowship in complex family planning in North Carolina. But when it came time for her to pack her bags and move from Baltimore, Maryland, to the Triangle last summer, Jensen found...

Toyota could strike a new Formula 1 alliance with Haas, with the two parties understood to be in talks for Haas to use Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe’s technical facility in Germany. TGR Europe’s Cologne engineering centre is home to Toyota’s World Endurance Championship team, created the hybrid engine used in...

The City Council on Monday authorized incentives for two potential economic development projects in southeast High Point that would entail a combined 174 jobs. One was for C&C Industries, a third-party manufacturer of personal care products. The other was for Triad Expeditors, a regional company planning to consolidate and relocate...

The latest addition to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill will be waiting a little longer to open its doors to patients. The North Carolina Surgical Hospital is pushing back its opening date to late August, as a recent burst pipe caused flooding and damage on the weekend of July 5....

Jonas Pate’s new Amazon series will roll cameras starting this week in the Port City. “The Runarounds” is about a group of high school graduates and musicians who decide to hit the road in attempt to make their dreams come true. According to film permits from the City of Wilmington,...

In 2019, the Space Force became the nation’s first new military branch in nearly 80 years. Now, Congress is already thinking about starting another one — a cyber force. For years, there’s been talk of creating a military branch that concentrates on the cyber domain, driven by the increasing threat...

Behind wrought iron gates just off Highway 268 in Dobson, a winding road weaves through a lush, hilly landscape dotted with vines. It looks more like a European countryside than rural North Carolina. Ethan Brown, the winemaker here on Shelton Vineyards, says that’s not an unfair comparison. “So if you...

A state environmental board member said remarks he made during a public meeting Thursday were intended to clarify how the Environmental Management Commission responds to public records requests, not subvert the process. Charlie Carter, an environmental attorney, is serving his third four-year term on the commission, which oversees N.C. Department...

The State Board of Education’s virtual meeting on Thursday included multiple discussions related to educator preparation and licensure — including the approval of a portfolio assessment for principals. The 2023 budget directed the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to create a portfolio-based assessment for principal licensure. This change was recommended...

For months now, Michael Dean Smith said, he has feared his infant daughter will be hurt or killed in a drunk-driving related accident with the mother of his child behind the wheel. Smith, 34, of Waynesville, shares joint custody of his now 15-month-old daughter with Valery Francis, who has primary...