On Saturday, a group of around 30 students from campus coalitions began an encampment for Palestine at UNCA. The student-led coalitions at UNCA join a broader collective of protests, most notably at Columbia Universityand UCLA, where students are demonstrating in support of a cease-fire and end to conflict claiming citizen...

The state’s most influential business association is urging the Department of Environmental Quality to delay its efforts to introduce new PFAS water standards in North Carolina. The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce is the largest business advocacy organization in the state. It works closely with a coalition of affiliated divisions...

For the past decade, the lack of affordable housing has been one of the thorniest challenges in Haywood. It’s most acute for the individuals trying to find housing that fits their budget, but it also preys on the mind of the business community and elected leaders. At a recent Haywood...

Members of the UNC administration shared a letter with students and the campus community Friday evening detailing the university’s response to pro-Palestine demonstrations on campus earlier in the week. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Amy Johnson, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman, and Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity...

President Joe Biden announced $3 billion in funding nationally to replace toxic lead pipes during a speech in Wilmington on May 2. North Carolina will receive a new investment of $76 million for lead pipe replacement across the state, he announced. “There’s no safe level of lead exposure, none,” Biden...

Under a new federal rule, home health care providers in North Carolina will be required to put most of the money they receive from Medicaid toward workers’ wages. The policy, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on April 22 as part of the Biden administration’s Expanding Access...

Senator Amy Galey, who represents Alamance County in the General Assembly, announced late Wednesday afternoon that she has agreed to ‘pause’ an ongoing investigation into the Alamance-Burlington school system’s finances and policies. Galey’s decision came at the request of ABSS interim superintendent Dr. Bill Harrison, according to a statement she...

The higher education landscape has been changing for years. From transfer and retention woes to a forecasted enrollment cliff among 18-20 year-olds, colleges have made a number of operational and policy changes to remain relevant in an increasingly dynamic world. While the pandemic may have accelerated some of these changes,...

Municipal leaders were stunned Thursday after learning of a late addition to proposed state legislation that would eliminate their ability to control the planning and zoning for defined areas outside their corporate limits. Senate Bill 166, a wide-ranging bill that covers a number of statewide development-related provisions, includes a clause...

The Tomato Lady. An amateur astronomer. A doctor-turned-organic farmer. Eight Person County residents have sued their county commissioners over an “arbitrary and capricious” rezoning that will allow a large liquified natural gas facility to be built near the southeastern community of Timberlake. The project would consume roughly 485 acres, with...

Plans to widen 23rd Street will move forward following a vote of support from local leaders. Wilmington International Airport officials requested economic development funding from state transportation officials in March and have committed $1 million toward the road widening. Airport leaders say the project will improve traffic flow into the...

Officially, there is only one documented case of bird flu spilling over from cows into humans during the current U.S. outbreak. But epidemiologist Gregory Gray suspects the true number is higher, based on what he heard from veterinarians, farm owners and the workers themselves as the virus hit their herds...

A bill to require sheriffs to work with federal immigration officials passed the North Carolina Senate along party lines Thursday, as protesters looked on from the audience. House Bill 10 passed 28-16, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. Democratic sheriffs in North Carolina’s biggest urban counties have said it...

North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed legislation through their chamber Thursday to set aside roughly $500 million more for now for programs that provide taxpayer money to help K-12 students attend private schools and eliminate their waiting lists. On a party-line 28-15 vote, the majority-Republican Senate agreed to spend the money....

A group of UNC fraternity brothers photographed protecting an American flag as it was being pulled from its pole during Chapel Hill protests have drawn nationwide praise from some and an online fund-raising effort that promised an even sudsier award: A “rager” of a party worth more than $465,000. But...