Elaina Athans/WTVD Visit North Carolina says the Carolina Hurricanes’ run for the Stanley Cup could bring up to $15 million in local revenue, and the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce says there will be long-term benefits. “We are working every day using this run in the finals to really put us...

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Two key votes by the Charlotte City Council in the past month have left some residents and business leaders wondering how much influence the city’s business community still has — and whether the so-called “Charlotte Way” is fading. The Charlotte City Council voted unanimously Monday night to...

WRAL News Apex property owners will pay more in fiscal year 2026-27 for public safety staffing, fleet replacement, parks and recreation programs, technology improvements and capital projects. The budget passed on Tuesday raises the town’s property tax rate from 35.6 cents to 37.35 cents per $100 of assessed value, or...

Amber Gaudet/The Charlotte Observer A Charlotte law firm tasked with handling the “winding down” of a North Carolina business that shut down in January and left customers out of tens of thousands each is no longer representing the company. American Log Homes and Cabins, a Charlotte-area company that was the...

Shelly Garzon/WLOS Asheville recently landed on a WorldAtlas list of the best places to live in North Carolina. While the recognition highlights what makes Asheville attractive, local realtors and business owners say they’re seeing a more complex picture on the ground. Local realtor J. Michael Manley says the housing market...

Alan Wooten/The Center Square  With a work schedule absent ticketed events already carved out, any hiccups on the way to $310 million in upgrades for the home of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes would have been most unfortunate. Tuesday’s approval for the Centennial Authority, the manager of the arena, from the...

Hunter Sáenz & Hannah Goetz/WSOCTV DeCarlos Brown, the man accused of killing Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail in August 2025, was found incompetent to stand trial in federal court Tuesday. Lauren Newton, the Zarutska family attorney, said Tuesday’s decision was not unexpected, and she and Iryna’s family remain...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press When history repeats itself, it’s usually not so quickly. During the lead-up to the primary election, students at Western Carolina University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and University of North Carolina-Greensboro raised alarms about the exclusion of campus early voting sites from county plans....

Laura Leslie/NC Newsline A proposal to regulate the growing cryptocurrency ATM industry in North Carolina was fast-tracked through the state House Tuesday, but not without some concessions to the industry. Cryptocurrency kiosks are ATMs that allow a user to convert currency to blockchain cryptocurrency. They’re currently unregulated in North Carolina,...

Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News In the first successful veto override of this year’s legislative session, North Carolina lawmakers are opting the state into a new federal tax credit program. The federal program lets taxpayers get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to $1,700 for making a donation to North Carolina non-profits that...

Tammy Grubb/The Raleigh News & Observer A Chapel Hill couple and other top union officials were convicted Friday in federal court of using millions in members’ dues to pay for lavish trips, dinners and payouts. The union dues were meant to provide members and their families with retirement and health...

Carly Haynes/WRAL News Picture this: the Canes are playing at home. You’re in line to fill your novelty “beer stick” along the concourse of Lenovo Center. You hear the bass of the jumbotron followed by the crowd’s roar; it’s your sign to take your seat. On the screen, a video...

Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC School nutrition programs have long operated on thin margins, but budget pressures are intensifying. Faced with federal reimbursement rates that have not kept pace with increasing costs, compounded by state-mandated increases in wages, school nutrition leaders in North Carolina are raising alarm bells on the financial...

Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times Christ School is planning to expand, adding 12 new housing units and a new academic building, according to Buncombe County planning records. The plan will expand on-campus housing options for existing faculty. Founded in 1900, roughly 308 boys from grades 8 to 12 are enrolled at...

Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Cape Fear Valley Health is expanding access to behavioral health services with the opening of the new Community Mental Health Center – Dunn on June 22. Located at 805 Tilghman Drive, Suite A, the new clinic will provide comprehensive mental health services for children, teens, and...