Alan Wooten/The Center Square Democrats in North Carolina, convening Saturday for the annual state convention and Unity Dinner, are going to have it both ways when it comes to the escalating civil war within their political party. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is the keynote speaker and will roll in...

Matt Lamb/The Southern Pines Pilot The Pinehurst Village Council has decided to forgo signing an interlocal agreement recognizing Moore County’s zoning and development authority for the Phase 4 expansion at Pinewild Country Club. The new development comprises two Pinehurst parcels, one in the village’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and one within the...

Ely Portillo/WFAE Radio Thirteen people were arrested by federal law enforcement officers this weekend at a checkpoint near Wilson Creek on suspicion of immigration violations, according to Caldwell County Sheriff Kevin Bean. Bean said Tuesday that Caldwell County sheriff’s deputies participated in the checkpoint at Wilson Creek, near Morganton, on...

Luis F. Fuentes/CityView Nearly two years after a fire decimated Kinlaw’s Supermarket, the longtime Fayetteville staple has filed plans with the city to rebuild with a 7,500-square-foot building. Founded by Tommy Kinlaw and his brother Bobby, the meat market has continuously operated in east Fayetteville since its opening in 1979....

Laura Horne/The Charlotte Observer When Pape Ndiaye opened House of Africa in Plaza Midwood 30 years ago, the neighborhood was desolate. Few cars passed through Thomas Avenue, where House of Africa is located, Ndiaye said. Just The Penguin, Thomas Street Tavern and a post office accompanied his African art gallery...

Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog Consider the dead tree. To the living things of the forest, and to the environmentalists who love them, a dead tree is critical infrastructure. A standing one — a snag — may house beetle larvae, which are eaten by woodpeckers, who excavate the softening wood for nests,...

Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC The day that North Carolina’s State Board of Community Colleges announced the selection of Dr. Monty Sullivan as the next system president and CEO, Sullivan’s wife, Kelley, wrote on Facebook: “The community college mission is in our DNA.” In an interview with EdNC, Sullivan echoed that...

Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News Congress included an exemption in last year’s federal Medicaid work requirement law for people who are “medically frail” — a category that encompasses people with serious or complex medical conditions like cancer, Parkinson’s disease, cystic fibrosis and other illnesses that can make it difficult to maintain...

Walker Livingston/Carolina Public Press Every Wednesday afternoon in the heart of Swannanoa, volunteers hand out seasonal produce while community members flow through the produce market in an old church building that nonprofit Bounty and Soul hosts. Last week, it was summer squash, fresh tomatoes and watermelon for the summer season....

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The N.C. Department of Transportation is offering a sweeping community benefits package that could total as much as $300 million as it seeks support for the proposed Interstate 77 toll lanes project, which would run from south of uptown Charlotte to the South Carolina border. The benefits...

Henry Taylor/WCHL Chapelboro UNC announced Monday morning it has placed Michael Lombardi, general manager for the Tar Heel football program, on paid administrative leave. The change is effective immediately. As of July 27, the university has not provided the reason behind taking this action. “As is standard procedure with personnel...

Coastal Review Online An advocacy organization created to improve transportation access to Ocracoke Island and the Outer Banks is urging state lawmakers to the North Carolina Ferry Division’s deadline to begin collecting tolls on all of its ferry routes by one year. In a July 23 email to members of...

Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz Local transportation officials will hear an update this week on an unsolicited proposal for the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Delaware-based firm Delivering Bridges LLC submitted a proposal to replace the aging bridge to the N.C. Department of Transportation in February. During a meeting of the...

Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer   A bill passed overwhelmingly by the N.C. General Assembly and signed by Governor Josh Stein earlier this month legalized elk hunting in the state with a caveat. Only two permits, each for a single male elk, will be up for grabs by hunters. One will...

Sophia DePhillips/Port City Daily Ferry service to and from Bald Head Island are running on a limited schedule after shoaling at the Bald Head Island entrance channel has created unsafe conditions. Shoaling is the build-up of sand and sediment, creating shallow waters and typically occurs on the island two to...