Jenna Fryer/The Associated Press Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as tax-free income for retirement. The filing...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Absentee voting has begun, primary election day is in less than six weeks, and still, some North Carolina candidates’ place on the ballot remains in limbo. In recent days, the State Board of Elections and various county election boards have considered challenges to candidates, mostly relating...

Bailey Striepling/Queen City News The historic Paula Theater building, which opened in 1948 as a movie theater and has sat vacant for decades, has been donated to Mt. Pleasant Theatre, Inc. by a group of local business leaders. The 13,000 square-foot building will be renovated into The Avett Theater, a...

Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is honoring astronaut and physicist Ronald McNair’s legacy 40 years after the alumnus was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The observance is called “40 Years of Inspiration, Innovation and Impact: Beyond the Horizon — Continuing McNair’s Mission.” Events...

Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online The Army Corps of Engineers wants more time to mull over concerns that have been brought up on the proposed project to deepen and widen portions of the Wilmington Harbor channel. The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management announced late Tuesday afternoon it had granted the...

Emily Walkenhorst and Sarah Krueger/WRAL News Three Durham Public Schools administrators have been indicted after an investigation into the handling of an incident in which a child was tied to a chair. A grand jury indicted Tounya Clayton Wright, principal at Eno Valley Elementary School; Tanya Janique Giovanni, a deputy...

Port City Daily The harbor deepening project in the Cape Fear River has been put on hold until further notice, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes stock of public and state concerns. The project has raised issues by municipalities and the public, including further exacerbating already existing PFAS...

Alex Olgin/WUNC News After a routine trip to her mailbox, Dawn Daly-Mack almost threw away an important letter that she thought was junk mail. “I opened it up and it said, ‘Your medical bill has been paid,'” says Daly-Mack, 60, who lives in Gaston, in northeastern North Carolina. “I didn’t...

Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press The Environmental Management Commission, North Carolina’s foremost authority on water quality regulations, trudged closer to adopting statewide rules on PFAS and 1,4 dioxane at its January meeting. But years of debate over these forms of pollution have stripped back the proposed regulations so far from their...

Anne Blythe/NC Health News No matter which side of the political aisle you find most comfortable, you’re probably hearing a lot these days about the high cost of health care. North Carolinians have voiced their frustration with the existing health care system in poll after poll — as in late...

Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Immigration enforcement is typically a federal responsibility, but in recent years, local sheriffs have been pushed into the spotlight when it comes to controversies around who’s detained and how cities work with federal authorities. As a result, sheriffs have increasingly been pressured to cooperate with U.S. Immigration...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News  Over the past three years, myriad crises both behind and ahead have forced Haywood County commissioners to govern in a constant state of triage. That wretched stretch has been defined by overlapping, compounding tests of governance and stamina, from the long tail of a historic storm...

Outer Banks Voice The Albemarle Commission Board of Delegates has announced that it voted on Jan. 15 to adopt a resolution formally opposing “excessive dwelling insurance rate increases” requested by the North Carolina Rate Bureau. The request was filed on Oct. 30 by the North Carolina Rate Bureau which represents...

Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot The Moore County Airport is one step closer to securing a commercial airline with the USGA officially donating $150,000 toward the $3 million incentive funding goal. The airport authority along with tourism officials have been working in earnest for the better part of a year...

Drew C. Wilson/The Wilson Times The Wilson Board of Adjustment told a sweepstakes and adult arcade operator that he would have to cease operations until he receives a new special-use permit. Demestrius Boston, owner of DNB Management Properties, LLC, of Elm City, operates a 24-hour sweepstakes facility at 6601 Ward...