James Farrell/WFAE Radio In a statement released Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill says she has “not been told” what specific concerns prompted the investigation that led to the CMS Board suspending her with pay this week. She also said she has not been given information about “how the process...

Chloe Adams/WLOS Small business owners seeking a share of the more than $14 million Asheville Recovers Together Small Business Grant Program are being urged to carefully review eligibility requirements before investing time into a lengthy application process. Applications for the grant program opened June 15, aiming to distribute federal money...

Hank Lee/WCNC North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced Thursday that the Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved eight grant requests totaling over $4 million for local governments across the state. This funding aims to create 396 jobs, with 300 jobs from previously announced projects. The total investment expected from both...

Annette Weston/PRE News & Ideas An investigation by the VA Office of Inspector General revealed that a flawed automated benefits system mishandled nearly all processed Dependency and Indemnity Compensation survivor claims. “VA OIG, the Office of Inspector General, included a review of 8,100 cases of these automated DIC decisions and...

WSOCTV.com North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has reached a multi-million-dollar settlement over a rent-fixing scheme. The settlement involves the company LivCor. North Carolina and eight other states sued the company, accusing it of using AI software to raise rents. As part of the settlement, LivCor will stop: Sharing sensitive...

Randall Kerr/WRAL News For years, WRAL Investigates tracked problems with North Carolina’s unemployment benefits system. Now, two new follow-up audits show the same problems still persist inside the Division of Employment Security (DES) when it comes to paying the correct amount of unemployment and paying those first-time benefits on time....

Celeste Guajardo/WUNC News A fence blocks people from entering parts of West Point on the Eno park in Durham on June 18, 2026. This area was blocked off after damage caused last July by Tropical Storm Chantal. West Point on the Eno, one of Durham’s most popular parks, will be...

Hudson Steiner/WECT Gov. Josh Stein signed two bills into law Friday, June 19, including one that authorizes capital projects for University of North Carolina (UNC) system schools. House Bill 1123 authorizes funding for capital improvement projects at five UNC institutions. The University of North Carolina at Wilmington will receive $20,357,028...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press State Rep. Gerald Pierce, D-Scotland, stands to debate Senate Bill 876, which would make local Moore County and Albemarle elections partisan, on Tuesday, June 16 in Raleigh. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press As far as Aberdeen Mayor Robert Farrell is concerned, whether he loves or...

Dee Pridgen/828newsNOW Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer says discussions about bringing a Costco store to the area are moving forward again after meeting with company representatives last week. In a social media post Thursday, Manheimer said she recently met with Costco officials to discuss plans for a proposed store in the...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education made the stunning announcement Wednesday that it is placing Superintendent Crystal Hill on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation into how the school district is run. Here to break down what it means for the district and students is WFAE’s James Farrell....

Alan Wooten/The Center Square  Six bills are awaiting decision by North Carolina first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein as of Thursday afternoon, and the legislative tracker says three more go to his desk on Friday. State law grants the governor 10 days to sign, veto or allow a proposal to become...

Christine Zhu/NC Newsline A bill that would regulate electric bicycles in North Carolina and allow local governments to limit where they can be used is moving through the state Senate. The Senate Finance Committee voted to advance House Bill 1094, a collection of changes to transportation laws, without debate on...

Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog UNC Health, the University of North Carolina’s hospital system, has applied for permission to open a 92-bed hospital near downtown Asheville. North Carolina’s state-owned nonprofit health provider, which already has a management agreement with UNCHealth Pardee in Henderson County, made the request to the North Carolina Department...

Adam Wagner/NC Newsroom Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said Thursday that he believes public financing is necessary for any Major League Baseball pitch. Here, Berger is shown talking with reporters after the Senate’s session on Aug. 17, 2023. Senate leader Phil Berger on Thursday raised the possibility that the General...