Public funding for a private school education is open to all North Carolina families. But many of the state’s top private schools — from Providence Day in Charlotte to Ravenscroft School in Raleigh — don’t accept it. Why it matters: Families rushed to apply for state funding last month, with...

A North Carolina candidate for state superintendent is receiving national news coverage over social media posts that appear to call for violence and evoke extreme rhetoric. Republican Michele Morrow describes herself on her website as a “lifelong Christan conservative.” She has worked as a nurse, missionary and child advocate and...

New Hanover County Commissioners approved the rezoning for a new affordable housing project in Caste Hayne. The housing development will provide 128 units to individuals in the workforce. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning that will allow a new 128-unit affordable housing project in Castle Hayne....

More than $22 million in state and local grants are ticketed for SCHOTT Pharma’s new $371 million syringe plant in North Carolina. The state Department of Commerce, during Monday’s meeting of the Economic Investment Committee, said the plant in Wilson is expected to create 401 new jobs. The company’s North...

North Carolina primary elections are not over yet, with two Republican runoff elections taking place in May, but many state officials are turning their attention to November for the general elections. And some Democratic leaders are arguing this could be North Carolina’s most consequential election in recent history. State House...

When Frances Acuña received her flood insurance quote for the coming year, she got a shock: it would be increasing from $450 to $1,893 (£355 to £1,490). “I couldn’t pay it,” she says. “And so now I don’t have flood insurance. But I don’t feel alone as most of my...

There’s no doubt it was hot outdoors the day José Arturo Gónzalez Mendoza died after falling ill while harvesting sweet potatoes from a Barnes Farming field in Nash County. The heat index, which factors in humidity with the temperature, measured 96 in that part of eastern North Carolina on Sept....

Durham County’s abuse, neglect, and dependency court effectively prohibited anyone involved in child welfare cases—including parents—from discussing their cases with the media, under a new rule issued in late February. The rule change, approved by Chief District Court Judge Clayton Jones Jr., appears to be a response to our three-part...

An upcoming legal action in North Carolina will test how federal courts interpret a 2023 decision by the Supreme Court of the U.S. The ruling in Sackett v. EPA narrowed the definition of wetlands that qualify as waters of the United States. Father and son Melton E. “Val” and Skip...

With new national clean air protections in place, a UNC-Chapel Hill study suggests that future air quality measures may need to be more localized. The study, led by professor Sarav Arunachalam with UNC’s Institute for the Environment, looked at the national trends of tiny air-polluting particles known as fine particulate...

Huddled in the back of a fruit and vegetable stand in the south of Culiacán, the hitman scanned the area as he described the order he received regarding fentanyl producers operating on the outskirts of Sinaloa’s capital city. “They told us to kill anyone still producing fentanyl,” he explained. “There...

President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying on Thursday that the U.S. needs to “maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.” In a statement, Biden added: “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel...

Nearly 5,000 students received a total of approximately $3 million in aid through the short-term workforce development grant program during the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to a legislative report approved by the State Board of Community Colleges March 15th. Approximately 1,136 students have received $510,712.83 in aid during the 2023-24...

A Virginia Commonwealth University-led project cataloging dementia cases and other neurodegenerative diseases across the state is poised to be codified into law, pending Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s signature, through a bill passed by the General Assembly this year. Founded in 2021 by now-VCU professor Dr. Annie Rhodes, the Virginia Memory Project...

Two women convicted in federal court of fraud while working at the Chatham County Housing Authority continue to hold key positions at a locally and federally funded nonprofit that helps low-income residents. Central Piedmont Community Action Inc., based in Siler City, assists people in Chatham, Durham, Orange and other counties...