Harvesting enough trees to meet federal timber targets nationally is inappropriately taking precedent over ecological considerations when the U.S. Forest Services sets goals for projects in national forests, including in North Carolina, according to a recent federal lawsuit from environmental groups. Setting timber targets for the volume of lumber extracted...

In the fall of 2001, police in New Jersey raided an Ocean County warehouse to break up an illegal dogfighting ring, acting on a tip from the advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. They seized more than $30,000 in cash and four pit bull terrier dogs, two...

New information was released Thursday about what caused a plane to crash at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report said the “aircraft attempted to land, bounced and began a missed approach and crashed.” A UNC Health physician and pilot were taken to the hospital Wednesday after...

Western North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) has been unanimously sanctioned by the bipartisan House Communications Standards Commission for violating federal law and the rules of the House of Representatives, according to a press release issued today by the Henderson County Democratic Party — the group that filed the complaint...

The Moore County Board of Education recently adopted a policy revision prohibiting attendees of closed-session meetings from taking photos or recording proceedings. Seemingly a result of board member David Hensley recording prior audio and taking photos during closed sessions, board policy 1314 now has an addition: “No Board member, administrator...

If there was one thing the crowd of 230 people in E.E. Smith’s auditorium could agree on Tuesday night, it was that Fayetteville’s beloved historically Black high school needs new facilities. Applause and cheers came from Golden Bulls and community members alike as Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly...

On a Sunday night in March, a Delta flight from Atlanta to Raleigh was late, but the delay didn’t diminish the spirits of a team of North Carolina State University students coming off a weekend victory. One student spotted the university’s chancellor, Randy Woodson, in the boarding area. After some...

Mission Hospital’s patient care profits have skyrocketed since its purchase by HCA Healthcare in 2019, largely because of cost cutting measures that have led to significantly lower staffing levels than at hospitals across the state and nation, according to public data. A 12-page working draft report out of Wake Forest...

Last week, Treasurer Dale Folwell filed a brief in support of a federal antitrust action to block Novant Health’s purchase of two North Carolina hospitals. He argued the merger would worsen care and increase tax demands on the state health plan. In January, the Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust...

A federal judge has halted the enforcement of a North Carolina law that made it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction when they had simply violated the voting law by mistake. The ruling was celebrated by groups representing poor...

At the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen’s work session Monday, Mayor Kia Anthony announced that former finance director Gay Tucker had repaid the town over $18,000. Tucker was sentenced in 2022 to four years in prison for embezzling $567,070 over a five-year period from the Town of Spring Lake. “This...

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper drew sharp contrasts with Republican lawmakers in his last budget proposal, calling on legislators to stop cutting taxes and pullback on spending programs for private schools. “They can choose desperately needed investments to educate our children and our workforce, along with tax cuts for...

The Haywood Community College is requesting several hefty funding increases from the county to cover new and expanding programs that will move the college — and county forward. HCC President Shelley White made the case for the funding increase to county commissioners last week. While the fate of the requested...

Coastal recreational and commercial fishermen will have to report certain fish harvests under a new North Carolina law that takes effect later this year. Preliminary details are scant as to how the two state agencies tasked with overseeing the reporting requirements will implement the program, one that is slated to...

The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority on Wednesday voted to award nearly $10 million in funding to a dozen local projects as part of its inaugural Legacy Investment From Tourism (LIFT) grants – but notably, the panel steered clear of funding affordable housing. The Authority considered 14 projects in the...