Emergency room understaffing at Mission Hospital in Asheville is costing taxpayers by making EMS workers wait longer to offload patients, Buncombe County is claiming in a proposal filed earlier this month to join North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s lawsuit against the hospital’s owner, HCA Healthcare. The attorney general’s lawsuit,...

Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin will not run for a third term. On Tuesday, Baldwin shared an eight-minute video announcing her decision and the “personal information” behind it. “Last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” she said. “I was one of the lucky ones. Mine was caught in stage one....

North Carolina’s mandatory business closures in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic were partially unconstitutional, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. It’s the latest step in a long-running lawsuit brought by an advocacy group for bars, the North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association. The association acknowledged in its...

Another 30 acres of land in Brunswick County will be used to continue its momentum of economic development. After investing nearly $19 million to purchase hundreds of acres of land last year, Brunswick County leaders unanimously decided last month to buy even more land in the Mid-Atlantic Industrial Rail Park...

Though last week Leland Town Council conceded to revise its significant property tax-rate increase from 70% to 17%, residents gathered on the town hall campus Saturday to express discord. By Monday, the town staff had a revised budget for council at its agenda review meeting, to be officially presented Thursday....

After several months of consideration, overwhelming community feedback and ongoing unanimous frustration with North Carolina school calendar legislation, the Board of Education narrowly chose Monday to adopt a “traditional calendar” that aligns with state law for the 2025-2026 school year. The contentious topic of potentially adopting an “early start” calendar...

In the late 1980s, Amelia England’s family moved to Georgia, pulling the then-10-year-old out of the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton and into a mainstream school. England said it was the worst time of her life. “I was placed in special education just because I came from...

After a big rainstorm, it’s likely Joe Bell will walk outside his Pender County home and see his lawn dotted with tiny mushrooms. It’s a sight the Virginia native is used to – fungi thrive in moist climates, like that in North Carolina and its neighbor to the north. Even...

Maybe one North Carolina insurance provider should join the industry trend and advertise: “Hello Beach Plan policyholders! Do you need a new roof? Want to save on your property insurance? How about we help you out with as much as $8,000 toward a much stronger roof that is fortified to...

Kate Hanlon has worked for Durham Public Schools for 21 years. She’s been a teacher, administrator, and even worked in the central office. Hanlon is now a member of the school improvement team at Glenn Elementary in Northeast Durham. Over the past few years, Hanlon and her team have helped...

You’ve heard it before: North Carolina is growing, and fast. Or maybe you’ve experienced it in your own community. With that growth, there has been a significant increase and change in how people register to vote. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Population Center predicts the Tar...

There’s a new political movement in Vance County by the name of Down Home North Carolina — and the 20-some members have some big plans. Its focus is on organizing working-class people in counties across the state. Somewhat new, at least — the chapter launched in late February. Efforts to...

Federal prosecutors oppose a plan to split the bribery and fraud retrials of Greg Lindberg and John Gray. Both are scheduled to return to federal court on May 6. The government submitted its latest court filing Friday. The case involves the federal government’s charges that Lindberg bribed state Insurance Commissioner...

Sandhills Community College students wanting to move their educational careers on to Fayetteville now have a new opportunity. Fayetteville State University and SCC have agreed to a new arrangement, called the Bronco Benefit partnership, guaranteeing transfer admissions for qualified students. “It is exciting to expand the Bronco Benefit program because...

After months of consideration, delays, and some intense discussion, the Oak Island Town Council has approved a special building permit for a hotel expansion. Council voted 3-2 in favor of granting approval for hotel owner Kuntal Gandhi to construct a three-story, 20,000 square foot addition to the existing Ocean Crest...