Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC Radio Two U.S. citizen brothers say Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers racially profiled and assaulted them in Salisbury, N.C., as federal agents continue heightened immigration arrests across the country. On Monday, ICE officers pulled over Edwin Godinez, 29, and his stepbrother, Yair Napolés, 22, in an unmarked vehicle...

Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily A proposed 355-home single-family subdivision in Hampstead won approval from the Pender County Planning Board in a 5–2 vote on Jan. 6. Board members said they were legally bound to approve the project because it meets county zoning rules, despite public opposition centered on traffic congestion,...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Town of Hillsborough resolved one of the impacts of July’s Tropical Depression Chantal still affecting its operations before the start of 2026. Significant damage from the historic flooding of the Eno River during the storm forced the River Pump Station to use rental and temporary equipment...

The Associated Press South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and spawned cases in North Carolina and Ohio...

Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot In what seemed like an all-but-done deal — the Board of Education contracting with BWP & Associates for superintendent search services — two board members sought to put the brakes on the process earlier this week, challenging the need for consulting services at this juncture....

Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC On Wednesday, new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) were released by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS). Updated every five years, the guidelines help determine what food is served in schools and at child care centers, among other things. The...

Taylor Knopf/NC Health News Thanos first stepped into the peer cafe across from the bus station in downtown Raleigh looking for his friend — and the promise of a free coffee. What keeps him coming back months later is a community of people and group sessions that have supported his...

Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio City of Raleigh leaders were called before a state House committee Wednesday to discuss a video that claimed the city violated a federal ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The video was posted by the conservative group Accuracy in Media in October. It showed a city...

WSOC News Sycamore Brewing changed its LLC name to Club West, according to a filing with the Department of the Secretary of State. Sycamore was one of Charlotte’s most prominent local breweries had recently closed its South End taproom temporarily after co-founder Justin Brigham was arrested in December 2025 and...

Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer As 2025 property taxes came due, some Haywood County residents opened their mailboxes to find their payments returned. The mailing address for where to send property taxes changed after the bills were sent out in September. The change wasn’t the county’s doing. The county contracts with...

Kenneth Lee Jr./WFAE Radio Avelo Airlines said it will close three of its bases, including those in Raleigh and Wilmington, and expand operations at Concord. The airline said the Concord base will now have three aircraft stationed there. As part of the base consolidation, Avelo will make some schedule changes...

Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView Methane detectors placed in homes near the Cliffdale Landfill have prompted renewed questions about the safety of living near the site, after one home reported three alarm activations tied to elevated gas levels. The concerns follow an October community meeting in which residents learned that hazardous gases...

Janet Briggs/The Salisbury Post      The Kannapolis History Associates hosted the annual state of the city address featuring for the last time City Manager Mike Legg. After 22 years, Legg is stepping down as city manager and has been doing that address for the association almost every year. He started the...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Haywood County Community and Economic Development Manager Hannah White used a Jan. 5 presentation to give commissioners a detailed accounting of where broadband access stands today, how far the county has come since the depths of the digital divide were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic and...

WRAL News The Durham Police Department announced Thursday that police chief Patrice Andrews will retire this year. In a press release, the department said after a combined 25 years of service, Andrews will retire May 1, 2026 after serving as police chief for a little over five years. The release...