David Wallis/WUNC News Fidel Rivera’s recently purchased two-story, white concrete house in a Merida suburb does not yet feel like a home. The walls lack much decoration, the furniture is limited and Fidel palpably pines for his family in North Carolina: “That was my everything, my family.” Last October, as...

Destinee Patterson & Kirstyn Clark/WRAL News The Cary Town Council approved the first step in creating the South Hills Municipal Service District on Thursday. The council voted to direct staff to prepare a report. Staff will then make the report available to the public before holding a public hearing. The...

Paul Woolverton/CityView The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday selected a design for a shelter and services center for homeless people that they plan to open by the end of 2027. The design sets the shape of the building and determines where different parts will be, such as courtyards,...

WRAL News Painted Tree Boutiques vendors will have another chance to sell their items after the Cary marketplace closed abruptly last month. A sale will be held Saturday and Sunday at Monarch Logistics at 8808 Running Oak Drive in Raleigh. Sunday’s shopping hours are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m....

Ana Risano/The Southern Pines Pilot Vass is growing. There’s no question about it as new homes and subdivisions pop up along the main arteries in town. Once empty roadways are now congested with commuters and construction vehicles. Open farmlands and wooded lots are becoming new homes with driveways and fenced...

Rachel Moody/WFAE Radio In Durham, Lev Marushevskyi cheers on the Triangle Math and Science Academy Tigers as they make a “kill” in a recent match. They’re playing against their rivals, The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Unicorns. Marushevskyi graduated last year and is now a student at UNC-Chapel...

Kate Santaliz/Axios Raleigh The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the probe. Why it matters: Democrats are working hard to unseat Edwards in November, and an Ethics probe could damage the...

Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio Surrounded by medical providers and a bipartisan group of lawmakers, N.C. Governor Josh Stein signed into law Thursday a bill providing long-awaited funding for the state’s Medicaid program. House Bill 696 provides North Carolina’s Medicaid with $319 million from the state’s Medicaid Contingency Reserve fund. That’s money...

WRAL News Novartis pharmaceuticals on Thursday announced plans to build a facility in Morrisville, part of the company’s $23 billion investment in U.S.-based manufacturing. The new 56,200-square-foot facility will be used for producing solid dosage tablets and capsules, including packaging. The Morrisville site will expand Novartis’ presence in North Carolina....

Abraham Kenmore/CityView As the Iran war enters its third month, the 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg has been in the news as more soldiers from the division are deployed to the Middle East. The roughly 1,500 soldiers sent from the division may have captured headlines, but these deployments...

Korie Dean/Border Belt Independent The UNC System could soon offer accelerated undergraduate programs, joining a growing number of universities around the country that allow students to earn their degrees in three years instead of the traditional four. UNC System President Peter Hans told The Assembly that he believes the initiative...

Stephanie Meador/Greater Fayetteville Business Journal This morning, April 30, the City of Fayetteville braved the rain to break ground on the new Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation sports complex. The complex is being built on McArthur Road, between I-295 and Lake Mont Court. “Today is not just a ceremony. It’s a...

Frank Daniels IV/The (Southern Pines) Pilot Aberdeen has finally received part of the $1.5 million in funds it requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair infrastructure damaged last July during flooding following Tropical Storm Chantal. Assistant Town Manager and Fire Chief Phillip Richardson said the disbursement comes by...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press State Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, drives 85 minutes to see his primary care physician in Scotts Hill, a small community on the Pender and New Hanover County border, so it’s not a question in his mind whether his alma mater of UNC-Wilmington should move forward with...

Ashley Fahey/Charlotte Ledger Chris Thomas, a leader at Charlotte commercial real estate firm Childress Klein who was involved in many community initiatives in Charlotte, passed away on April 29, after a brief battle with liver cancer. Thomas headed up Childress Klein’s retail development, marketing and leasing practice. He had been...