Christine Zhu/NC Newsline In the latest volley in a public feud between North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Duke Energy, Jackson accused the utility of providing incorrect information under oath. Kendal Bowman, North Carolina President for Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Carolinas, said during her testimony in front...

Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog Nearly two years after floodwaters from Tropical Storm Helene pulled thousands of PVC pipes into the French Broad River, creating an ongoing environmental crisis and safety hazard, the corporate owner of a riverside plastics manufacturer has emerged from a period of silence with promises to improve how...

Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News It would have been an ordinary Saturday for many families: playing board games, making crafts, taking silly pictures and eating lunch together. But for these families, it was a rare opportunity. Eight fathers and one grandfather at Sampson Correctional Institution, a medium- and minimum-custody prison in...

Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press Anthony Tyrone Brown went on trial for armed robbery in October 2014 following an incident at a dollar store in Durham several months prior. Brown always insisted he was innocent, but based on the evidence available at the time he was convicted by a jury and...

Steve Harrison & Cooper Hall/The Charlotte Ledger & WFAE Radio Despite higher gas prices, ridership on the Charlotte Area Transit System has fallen since the conflict with Iran started earlier this year. Other transit systems across the country have added riders. Despite higher gas prices, ridership on the Charlotte Area...

Monica Casey/WRAL News Another lawsuit has been filed against CJF America, Courtney Jordan, and others in Durham. WRAL Investigates has covered multiple cases of former employees who said they were never paid or were given fraudulent checks. Founder Courtney Jordan and Chief Financial Officer Nicholas Gallardo had outstanding warrants for...

Josh Sullivan/WUNC News When Jeff Havener trains for a marathon and needs to get a long run in, he’ll hop on one of Raleigh’s many greenway trails surrounding his home in North Hills and run to Umstead State Park and back. Even thought he’s a dozen miles from his front...

George Willoughby/North Brunswick News When a new development is proposed in Leland, residents often raise concerns about traffic, school capacity, water and sewer service or the strain on police and fire departments. But those concerns do not necessarily allow the town to reject a project that is permitted under existing...

Nick Bentley, Rodney Overton & Ben Bokun/WNCN A former counselor with Orange High School appeared in court Thursday afternoon after she turned herself in to authorities earlier in the day on charges of indecent liberties with a child, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office,...

Mary Alice Boliek/WRAL News Adventure Landing in Raleigh will close for good on Sunday, Aug. 16. The family entertainment center has been a fixture along Capital Boulevard for 38 years, where families have celebrated birthdays and enjoyed miniature golf, go-kart racing and arcade games. “It has truly been a privilege...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill will remain in her role atop the district following a two-month investigation into unspecified allegations, Board Chair Stephanie Sneed announced Tuesday night. “The decision follows a thorough and independent review of concerns about district operations and oversight,” Sneed said at the end...

Peter Whoriskey/KFF Health News More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the...

The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal PAM Health has announced plans to develop a 42-bed physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital in Fayetteville, N.C. PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fayetteville will be one of four new PAM Health inpatient rehabilitation hospitals currently planned in the state, complementing the services offered at PAM...

Laura Leslie/NC Newsline A new poll from Elon University shows a majority of North Carolinians are now opposed to data centers in their communities. The increasing resistance comes as data center developers push to add more facilities throughout the state, rolling out an extensive public relations campaign to bolster the...

WSOC News A law firm said Monday it is launching an investigation into the decision to strip Miss North Carolina USA of her titles just a few weeks before the 75th annual Miss USA pageant. According to a video posted by attorney Patrick Mincey, his law firm will represent Brittany...