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...

Will Atwater/NC Health News In North Carolina, debates over how to regulate emerging water contaminants are moving from the lab to the policy arena — and this week, those debates could translate into binding policy. The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, which sets statewide water quality standards, is scheduled to...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio Hundreds of teachers called out of work to hold protests across North Carolina on Wednesday in support of better teacher pay. They also called out the lack of a state budget, which has stymied potential raises for state employees like educators. More than 50 schools were slated...

Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline The NC Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the General Assembly over Governor Josh Stein in a challenge involving judicial appointments and a restructuring of the state’s Utilities Commission. Senate Bill 382 was passed at the end of the 2024 session, with the Republican majority...

Graham Lee Brewer/The Associated Press An important cultural site is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after a city council in North Carolina voted unanimously Monday to return the land. The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, was part of a Cherokee mother town hundreds...

David Beasley/The Center Square North Carolina Secreatry of Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said Tuesday that stagnant funding for her office by the Legislature threatens the progress the state is making in attracting new businesses. The workload of the office has doubled since 2017 as the number of new businesses...