Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView A Fayetteville nonprofit interested in building a tiny‑home village for veterans is asking the city for help clearing bureaucratic hurdles. During a City Council work session Monday afternoon, Redeploying American Veterans President Jimmy Plater outlined the group’s vision: clusters of 400‑square‑foot homes paired with wrap‑around services designed...

Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Looking to hit the slopes this winter in Western North Carolina? For the ski industry in the mountains, 2026 is about more than just powder. It’s about proving the mountains are back. Tropical Storm Helene hit less than two months before ski season started last...

Ed Cara/Gizmoda The specter of covid-19 continues to loom large over the United States. Research out today finds that the viral illness is still sickening and killing a substantial number of Americans every year. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others examined surveillance data on covid-19...

Kip Tabb/Coastal Review Online “We have had nine 100-year storms in the last 20 years,” said Dr. Reide Corbett during a conference in Wilmington back in November. “Somebody said that math doesn’t math.” Corbett is dean of the East Carolina University Coastal Studies Institute Campus in Wanchese and he was...

Christopher Long/The Wilson Times The Wilson County Board of Elections will hold a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning to hear challenges from Wilson County sheriff candidates Brandon Barbrey and Kevin Raper against fellow candidate Bobby Knight. According to their candidate challenge forms, both Barbrey, a Democrat, and Raper, a Republican, allege...

John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog If you didn’t know better, you might think being on Asheville City Council is one fantastic, sexy job. I mean, why else would 20 people be running for three seats on that venerable board? Clearly, I jest. The job pays a whopping 19 grand a year, almost...

Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC Community college students face a variety of obstacles that may hinder their success, stemming from demands inside and outside of the classroom. Compared to students at four-year colleges, community colleges serve a larger proportion of students of color, first-generation students, low-income students, adult students, and first-...

Anne Blythe/NC Health News More than 13 years have passed since a group of prominent state retirees filed a lawsuit challenging what was then a new state law that required them to start paying for health care benefits they had received free of charge for years as part of their...

Kirstyn Clark/WRAL News Support is pouring in for a Raleigh teacher who was murdered on Saturday. From the flowers that people have placed outside of her home and the memories former students and friends shared, it is clear that Zoe Welsh led with love and kindness. “She really cared for...

Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily A campground in a Brunswick County beach town is vying for more spaces to bring in more nude travelers in 2026. Whispering Pines Nudist Resort hosts 57 recreational vehicle sites on its 35 acres but wants to add 12 more to total 69. For ease of...

Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot As the Moore County Airport Authority and local tourism officials continue efforts to bring back commercial air service, the next step to secure an airline will involve raising $3 million as an incentive to that airline. That fund would be designed to ensure that the...

The Watauga Democrat After a 30-year effort, Blue Ridge Conservancy has announced the purchase of 74 acres on Howard Knob, securing the property for hiking, rock climbing, and other public recreation, and protecting it from future development. The property adjoins Watauga County’s existing 5-acre park and the Boone United Methodist...

Addy Bink/CBS 17 News If you purchased select beef products in one of 26 states (plus the District of Columbia) during a specific timeline, you may be eligible to receive part of an $87.5 million settlement reached with the nation’s biggest beef processors. According to a website established for the...

Bradley George/WUNC Radio The rise of artificial intelligence is changing the physical environment in North Carolina and across the South. Companies are building data centers all over the region. AI-driven applications are creating demand for more conduits to carry internet traffic, like undersea cables that snake along the ocean floor....

Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer Students taking agriculture classes at Waynesville Middle will soon have a new and improved greenhouse to work in, thanks to grant funding and a lot of legwork from their teacher. The nearly 3,000-square-foot greenhouse will join one such structure already on campus, providing students with fresh...