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Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio At a community discussion Tuesday afternoon, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Don Phipps shared a wide range of priorities for the district, including a new goal for paying off debt. Phipps has only been on the job for about a month. But he identified quite a few challenges...

Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog Barry Bialik showed off the basic recipe for more affordable housing – small homes on small lots – last month at his cottage development on a 1.1-acre parcel in West Asheville. The eight 1,280-square-foot, partly prefabricated dwellings he is building on lots averaging less than 3,500 square...

Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News On this warm winter afternoon, a skater drops into a bowl that didn’t exist three months ago. A small crowd instinctively pauses, all watching the same run unfold. He pumps higher with each pass until a miscalculation sends the board flying and running feet scrambling to a...

Brian Burns/WUNC Radio Last month Raleigh’s Coastal Credit Union Music Park announced that in 2026 parking will no longer be free for attendees. The amphitheater, which is operated by Live Nation, stated on Facebook and Instagram that anyone who parks at the venue will need to purchase a parking pass...

Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily Water used by hundreds of thousands of residents in southeastern North Carolina could soon be affected by a decision made far upstream, as state regulators consider a request to divert millions of gallons a day from the Cape Fear River. The Town of Fuquay-Varina, a rapidly...

Jenna Fryer/The Associated Press The fallout from NASCAR’s federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States. His resignation comes after last month’s trial in which inflammatory...

Eric Miller/WRAL News As the man accused of killing a Raleigh teacher sits in jail, one past victim says more should have been done to keep the alleged murderer off the streets. 36-year-old Ryan Camacho is facing multiple charges in the killing of Zoe Welsh, a long-time science teacher at...

Will Norman/PV Tech Israeli renewable energy developer Nofar Energy will acquire an almost 1GW US utility-scale solar portfolio from bankrupt IPP Pine Gate Renewables. Under the terms of the deal, Nofar USA will purchase nine utility-scale solar projects across Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas for US$285 million, a...

Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio A 20-mile-per-hour wind blew over the fields and through the timber stands of Chowan County’s wind farm one recent winter morning. Steel behemoths, nearly 600 feet tall, rose from the thousands of acres. Each of the 45 wind turbines in Apex Clean Energy’s Timbermill wind farm sits...

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...