A more structured approach to New Hanover County and Wilmington’s joint homelessness response was presented to county commissioners Thursday after both governing bodies rejected a task force proposal last month. Jennifer Maready, the county’s chief strategy officer, and Rachel LaCoe, the City of Wilmington’s director of housing and neighborhood services,...

Dwight Wadford climbs the wooden steps of the box stand. He’s a hunting mentor with Academics Afield — a hunter education program at North Carolina State University that teaches young adults how to hunt. Kahron Guzman shoulders the rifle and clicks the safety off. He’s part of a new generation...

Residents booed and stormed out of the room Tuesday when the Board of Commissioners ignored Town Attorney Slade Rand’s recommendation to restore an accounting firm’s electronic access to town financial records so it can reconcile Elm City’s books for past-due annual audits. “If you table this for another month, you’re...

More than a dozen rules state coastal management officials say are crucial to day-to-day operations will remain on the books for now. The Coastal Resources Commission on Wednesday unanimously adopted the 16 rules as “temporary,” a move that will keep the rules in the state Administrative Code for one year...

In North Carolina, public school systems are the largest employer in nearly half of the state’s 100 counties. While school superintendents act as the chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officers (CFO) are responsible for managing school system budgets. The work of a CFO often goes unnoticed by the general...

Charlotte Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson, a prolific TikTok user, voted Wednesday in favor of forcing TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the cellphone app or be banned in the United States. His opponent in this fall’s race for North Carolina attorney general, Republican Rep. Dan Bishop, voted against the ban....

Jacksonville Police Captain Richard Kellum asked state legislators to consider adding a powerful animal sedative that’s frequently mixed with fentanyl to the state list of controlled substances. Xylazine is not approved for human use. Called “tranq,” xylazine is used to cut other street drugs, including the synthetic opioid fentanyl. “Xylazine...

Five kids are missing after escaping from Holly Hill Children’s Hospital in Raleigh. Raleigh police confirmed it responded to the facility on Michael J. Smith Lane on Tuesday to investigate the disappearance. Erika Sosa said she has been living a nightmare since she got word her 16-year-old son was one...

A former North Carolina representative who finished second in last week’s primary for essentially his old U.S. House seat announced on Wednesday that he won’t ask for a runoff and will join Donald Trump’s presidential campaign instead. Ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, who served in Congress for six years through 2020,...

While the March 5 Primary Election was relatively quiet in the west — with few races and even fewer competitive races — results from state and national contests not only solidified partisan matchups for November’s General Election but also highlighted growing dissatisfaction with major party candidates. Statewide, voter turnout was...

Local businessman and philanthropist Doug Witcher was recognized Wednesday for donating $20 million to High Point University by having the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences named after him, but he almost didn’t make it to what he called one of the most important events of his life. On Wednesday...

Troublesomely high inflation rates may have an overlooked metric at their source: soaring insurance costs. But don’t take our word for it, just listen to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Several types of insurance, including home and car insurance, have surged over the past few years, and it’s hurting the...

New Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley will resign from his other position leading the North Carolina GOP later this month. Whatley was former President Donald Trump’s handpicked choice to succeed longtime RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, and was elected last Friday at an RNC meeting. In an open letter to...

When Asheboro furniture manufacturer Klaussner Home Furnishings abruptly closed in August, it left nearly 900 workers unemployed. One of them was Cassandra Hall, who faced the daunting prospect of somehow starting over at age 57. “That was devastating,” she said. “I had been there for 20 plus years, and I...

North Carolina’s top health official hopes the state can expand Medicaid access to Wegovy — the blockbuster weight-loss drug recently approved as a treatment for cardiovascular disease by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — without breaking the bank. On Tuesday, Kody Kinsley, secretary of the N.C. Department of Health...