WRAL News North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is planning to hold a news conference to share an update on his lawsuit against a wedding photography company accused of taking people’s and failing to deliver. Jackson plans to speak at 1 p.m. Wednesday about the suit against Holly Christina Photography...

Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC Roughly 1 in 5 children in North Carolina face hunger. But what does that statistic mean for the well-being of North Carolina’s students? Josh Wells, community school coordinator at Owen Middle School in Buncombe County Schools, sees the tangible toll that hunger can take on students...

WTVD News The so-called “Greatest Show in Sports” brought a major economic boost to the Triangle. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said last month’s Savannah Bananas games at Kenan Stadium generated more than $17 million in economic impact for the region. More than 100,000 fans turned out...

Emily Weaver/The Dunn Daily Record Harnett County Schools officials are seeking an extra $8.28 million in taxpayer funding from the county to cover two new positions and increase pay for teachers, directors and classified staff. The total request equates to $48,278,379 in the next fiscal year that starts July 1,...

Kelly Kenoyer/WHQR Radio The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement has proven far more expensive than early estimates — and delays have only driven the expected costs of construction up. In the face of those tremendous challenges, a toll bridge is starting to look inevitable, pending some unforeseen funding miracle. There...

Shea Carver/Port City Daily Two pieces of legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly are tackling which board should have final authoritative power on developments coming to Brunswick County. Earlier in the week, Sen. Bill Rabon filed Senate Bill 1079 and Rep. Charlie Miller put forth House Bill 1222. Language...

Sergio Osnaya-Prieto/Education NC Approximately 93% of North Carolina teachers believe their school is a good place to work and learn, according to preliminary data from the 2026 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey. Dr. Shaun Kellogg, senior director of the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) Office of Research & Promising...

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Will there be enough dedicated money to fully fund the “Better Bus” pledge made during last year’s campaign for the transit tax referendum? It looks doubtful. The Charlotte Area Transit System pledged a 50% increase in bus service. It also promised 18 new “microtransit” zones where people...

Taylor Knopf/NC Health News When a child is struggling with a behavioral health crisis, family members often call 911 or take the child to a hospital emergency room for help. But medical providers say that a busy, sometimes chaotic emergency department is not the best place to tackle behavioral health...

Alan Condon/Becker’s Payer Issues CarolinaEast Medical Center, a 350-bed hospital in New Bern, N.C., will drop Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, effective July 1, citing burdensome payment policies, claim denials and reimbursement delays. The hospital issued termination notices to both insurers, but negotiations with UnitedHealthcare remain...

Lauren Rhodes/WUNC News Michael Wilkerson uses a flip phone. That may not immediately strike anyone as strange until they find out that Wilkerson is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill. He got his first phone in middle school, and it wasn’t until his first year in college that he realized: “I...

Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer A full team from the Army Corps of Engineers visited Waynesville this week to gain local insight for a three-year, federally funded $5 million flood risk study. After weeks of behind-the-scenes discussions and data gathering with leaders from the county and towns, the Army Corps turned...

Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning When they voted no on a $100 million expansion of the Henderson County Courthouse in March, county commissioners Sheila Franklin and Jay Egolf expressed concern that the project — and its $10 million a year debt service — would lead to a property tax increase or cause...

Matt Lamb/The Southern Pines Pilot Senior members of the Moore County Schools Central Office recently outlined the district’s book selection and discard process for the Board of Education. The brief gave board members some perspective on the processes and procedures required to remain consistent with state law and the board’s...

Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council on Thursday passed an indefinite moratorium on data centers, following several other counties and municipalities throughout North Carolina that have made similar moves. The alarm was spurred by other data centers in the state, as well as...