Multiple state agencies are looking into whether a political action committee backing former Republican President Donald Trump, and backed by the world’s richest person, has been committing civil or criminal violations in North Carolina. Elections officials have launched an investigation into the allegations, which revolve around claims that America PAC...

Sierra Nevada Corp. — the defense technology company, not the beer brewers — has opened new offices at the historic Waterworks building in Southern Pines. SNC is a global company that develops aerospace and national security technology, providing solutions to security systems across the sea, land, air, space and cyberspace....

The Canton town board town has pulled the trigger on portions of long-discussed water and sewer improvement projects, kicking them into high gear before funding is lost. The board inked its approval for two projects during special-called meeting Monday. It doesn’t mean work is ready to start, as the projects...

Typically, there have been many steps to getting contraception: Scheduling a doctor’s appointment and waiting what can often be months until the next available appointment. Arranging for time off work, transportation and even child care to make it to the appointment just to get a prescription for birth control. Then...

The developer chosen eight years ago by Mecklenburg County to build Brooklyn Village in Second Ward uptown said Wednesday that it can’t start building apartments until 2026. Some Mecklenburg commissioners, who selected the Peebles Corporation in 2016 for the project, were furious. They asked about their legal options to get...

The Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved issuing bonds on Monday worth a total of $73 million to fund the Knox Middle School replacement construction and other school projects throughout the county. The bonds will be issued as limited obligation bonds, which means that they can be approved by the...

As part of a statewide effort to expand higher education access to millions of working adults in North Carolina, Appalachian State University has partnered with Project Kitty Hawk, an ed tech nonprofit funded by the North Carolina General Assembly. Two App State Online undergraduate degree programs, supported by the project,...

The second largest school system in North Carolina has formally asked members of the General Assembly to provide additional raises for school employees in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 — following the legislature’s failure to pass an updated budget during the short session. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education sent General...

With Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, Democrats’ dreams of capturing North Carolina in November seemed to be fading. But the ascent of Kamala Harris could place the Sun Belt state back as a toss up. Why it matters: In a sign that the race here is tightening,...

It’s hard to imagine a more wholesome group of lawbreakers than the folks who are welcoming students back to Mooresville Graded Schools on Wednesday. At an open house Monday, teachers dispensed hugs and treats as K-2 students and their parents checked out Rocky River Elementary School. North Carolina’s school calendar...

A set of coastal development rules temporarily placed back in the state code will be up for public comment and possibly reinstated as permanent by year’s end. The Coastal Resources Commission, during a special meeting Tuesday, unanimously approved a rule that sets permit fees for minor and major development applications,...

Honda Motor has teamed with two other automakers in a bid to create a Japanese powerhouse that can rival Toyota, a challenge that will play out in the stock market as well as the global EV race. “Just doing the same thing is not going to give us global competitiveness,”...

Another low-cost airliner will service passengers at Wilmington International Airport. Breeze Airways will begin to operate nonstop service to four destinations, including one in Connecticut, two in Florida, and one in Rhode Island, starting next winter. Flights begin just ahead of Valentine’s Day: Hartford, CT: Thursdays and Sundays, starting Feb....

A “community passport” program with the goal of increasing tourist visits and overnight stays by spotlighting businesses that pledge to fight racism, prejudice and discrimination will roll out in September, and the organization charged with implementing the program is looking to spread the word. “I thought about this because, one,...

A massive $40 million verdict in a drunk driving case — likely the biggest such verdict ever handed down in state history — wasn’t improperly decided and can stand, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The case is over a Franklin County wreck in September, 2020, that claimed...