As Outer Banks communities face a critical shortage of housing for workers, two projects moving forward with an assist from the Outer Banks Community Foundation will help Hyde and Dare County school systems hire and retain teachers. On Ocracoke, the Hyde County Education Foundation (HCEF) has plans to renovate a...

Those looking to purchase recreational marijuana in North Carolina might not have to wait much longer. The Great Smoky Cannabis Co. in Cherokee announced on social media Aug. 1 that they will soon open adult-use recreational marijuana on Sept. 7, making it the first recreational marijuana dispensary to fully open...

An assistant district attorney pressed upon the New Hanover County Board of Education Tuesday problems she’s seeing with minors taking and sharing nude photos amongst themselves. Ashton Herring, New Hanover County assistant DA overseeing juvenile court, told the board three cases, considered child pornography, have come to light in the...

As a child, Gina Upchurch would sit in her grandfather’s lap and count pills at his pharmacy in Smithfield, North Carolina. He was beloved in the community, and people often asked his advice, she recalled. When she was in high school, Upchurch watched her grandmother undergo horrible side effects from...

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction took a first pass Wednesday at telling state lawmakers how much it would cost to fully protect students from the risks of carbon monoxide and radon gas in classrooms. The answer: $85 million, though school facilities director Nathan Maune told the state Board...

Captrust, the Raleigh-based wealth management firm, said Tuesday it has eclipsed $1 trillion in total client assets — a significant milestone for a company that started as a small investment advisory company in Raleigh in 1997. Why it matters: Captrust, along with fellow North Hills-headquartered First Citizens Bank, are increasingly...

The North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education has released their annual report on homeschooling statistics, which covers the 2023-24 school year. The report breaks down homeschooling numbers by county, by type of school — religious or independent — and by age. The statewide total registered home schools increased from 94,154...

Old-school campaigning is back in rural North Carolina, and this time it’s the Democrats leading the charge. In the 2020 election, North Carolina Democrats lost the presidential election by fewer than 75,000 votes and are looking to make up for those missed opportunities this election cycle by turning to old-fashioned...

Gov. Roy Cooper joined several state health officials and Walgreens representatives to make an announcement of a new benefit through North Carolina’s recently expanded Medicaid program. Starting on Thursday, the state will cover the daily birth control Opill — the first over-the-counter oral contraception approved by the U.S. Food and...

New video released Wednesday from a helicopter showed the moment over the weekend when dozens of people ran into the woods and jumped in their cars. Granville County Sheriff Robert Fountain said it was the moment Saturday afternoon when several agencies raided an illegal cockfighting operation in southern Granville —...

Dozens of North Carolina parents held a rally on Wednesday to urge Republican legislators to fully fund scholarships for children to attend private and religious schools after lawmakers failed to work out an agreement earlier this year to meet the program’s soaring demand. A state budget provision last year ending...

Last week, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a suit brought by Chemours. The chemical company, which manufactures GenX (HFPO-DA), a class of a per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, at its Fayetteville Works facility, challenged the health advisory established by the agency in 2022...

The transport ministry issued a correction order to Toyota Motor on Wednesday over additional reports of improper certifications. Correction orders are administrative actions taken by the government over alleged misconduct by manufacturers when the failure is considered to be systemic. “We take the issuance of the correction order by the...

The federal government has sued Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, saying the company is violating federal law by delaying Amtrak’s Crescent trains that operate between New York and New Orleans. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Norfolk Southern controls 1,140 miles of the Crescent’s 1,377-mile-long route, which includes stops in Alabama,...

Vietnam is wading into uncharted territory after losing its longest-ruling postwar leader before his anointment of a successor. Foreign dignitaries descended on Hanoi last week for the state funeral of former Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s paramount leader, who died this month at age 80 after...