The $6 million budget shortfall facing the University of North Carolina Asheville is forcing a reorganization of the school, resulting in faculty layoffs, early retirements, and cuts to academic programs. UNCA’s sharp decline in enrollment — down 22.2 percent from 2018 to 2023, the steepest decline of any of the...

A former Durham city council member is suing the city of Durham, some city council members, city staff members and a developer. City Council Member Monique Holsey-Hyman filed a 59-page lawsuit on Tuesday against the city of Durham, Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton, former city council member Jillian Johnson, Planning...

The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money. California-based Rivian had planned to start building its new R2 midsize SUVs at the Georgia site east of Atlanta. State and...

After Covid-19 arrived in 2020, a lot of wealthy people fled locked-down California. Elon Musk, the world’s second-richest human, moved to Texas, griping that the Golden State had become “a little complacent, a little entitled.” Venture capitalist Keith Rabois headed to Miami, saying that “San Francisco is just so massively...

Lisa Carter described her problems sleeping. When she hears a noise at night, she said she checks on her daughter across the hall. Carter said she was afraid the floor under her daughter’s bed would fall through soft spots in the floor and into the crawl space. Her daughter, Kierra,...

As New Hanover County looks to update its comprehensive plan addressing development on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, planning board members at Thursday’s meeting took issue with a few considerations being left out. Rebekah Roth, planning director for the county, suggested to the board a handful of...

Vast swaths of the United States are at risk of running short of power as electricity-hungry data centers and clean-technology factories proliferate around the country, leaving utilities and regulators grasping for credible plans to expand the nation’s creaking power grid. In Georgia, demand for industrial power is surging to record...

Some military families say they feel caught in the middle from the repeated threats of federal government shutdowns, which could leave them without paychecks, suspend federal programs they rely upon, and shutter facilities on military bases. “It’s one thing if it happens randomly, but it seems like it’s happening more...

Polls officially closed at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 and the counting of votes began statewide in North Carolina’ primary election. More than 1.5 million North Carolinians cast their ballots in 2,600 polling sites across the state on Tuesday or voted early. North Carolina was among 15 other states and...

On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson won the GOP primary to become his party’s nominee for North Carolina governor, presumably with the help of female voters. But just four years ago, Robinson invoked a bizarre hypothetical in which he said he’d “absolutely” like to return to the days when the...

On paper, Michele Morrow didn’t look like an Election Day threat. The Republican candidate for state superintendent didn’t have a career in education, let alone experience as a public school parent in North Carolina. The homeschool mom regularly spoke out against public schools, calling them “indoctrination centers,” urging parents not...

A concrete plaque with the Fireman’s Prayer etched in black letters sits at the base of a flag pole hoisting the American flag in front of Chapel Hill’s White Cross Fire Station #1. The first paragraph reads: “When I am called to duty, God, wherever flames may rage, give me...

The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) recently announced the first full-time director for the NC Center on the Workforce for Health (the Center). Andy MacCrackken joined the team in February and will help lead the Center in their efforts to tackle North Carolina’s health care workforce challenges....

A Charlotte private school that gets North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship money but didn’t seem to have a location lists a new address in Cabarrus County. After checking seven previous addresses for Teaching Achieving Students Academy with no sign of a school, I found a small group of students working at...

Haywood County commissioners got an overview this week on the county’s efforts to expand broadband, and it was a glowing report. One of the board’s top goals for the past few years has been expanding high-speed internet access across the county. Monday’s report showed 75% of the households in the...