Kevin Hardy/NC Newsline State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states. Bipartisan groups of governors and state lawmakers held major gatherings in recent days where issues of state authority...

WSOC News & The Associated Press Luke Kuechly was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon in Canton, Ohio, after a week full of festivities. He joined Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Adam Vinatieri, and Roger Craig, who were also inducted Saturday. At 35, Kuechly became...

Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio The Guilford County Board of Commissioners has approved a resolution directing elections officials to put a quarter-cent local sales and use tax up for a vote in the November election. This would mean shoppers pay the equivalent of an extra quarter in taxes per $100 of eligible...

Desiree Mathurin/The Charlotte Observer A data center developer is continuing its expansion in Charlotte. The next step: helping Duke Energy build a multimillion-dollar substation near the airport to power the data center. Digital Realty Trust is in the process of building one of North Carolina’s largest data centers off of...

Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Cape Fear Valley Health has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from The Duke Endowment to participate in the Maternal Infant Health (MIH) Carolinas initiative, a multiyear effort focused on improving maternal and infant health outcomes across North Carolina and South Carolina, strengthening care coordination and...

Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News Steel skeletons of two-story buildings jut from the landscape strewn with building supplies, the site of a $10 billion Amazon data center touted as the largest economic development project in state history. Yet many residents vehemently oppose it. Richmond County officials secretly crafted the deal, which...

Alan Wooten/The Center Square Judicial accountability, in the form of public reprimand, censure, suspension or the removal of trial judges from office for misconduct, are in a proposal awaiting the North Carolina governor’s signature. The chief justice would be authorized to suspend without pay, pending investigations, judges from District Court...

Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pushing forward its proposal to deepen the Wilmington Harbor by an additional 5 feet and widen segments of the shipping lane up the Cape Fear River. The Corps-prepared final Wilmington Harbor 403 environmental impact statement, or EIS, sticks with...

WSOC News John Stanley Ross, the director of bands at Appalachian State University, resigned effective July 9 after a university investigation found a sustained pattern of alleged sexual misconduct, officials at the university announced on Thursday. The resignation followed a June 26 notice of intent from the university to discharge...

Nick de la Canal/WFAE Radio After losing two election directors already this year, Anson County has a new interim leader. State Board of Elections executive director Sam Hayes on Wednesday appointed Gerald Poplin, a former Stanly County elections board member, to serve as interim elections director while the state searches...

Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Just days before the first day of school, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Don Phipps announced that he will be leaving the district earlier than expected. Phipps took office on December 1, 2025, joining the district amid its recovery from a major financial crisis. His employment contract was...

Kristen Johnson/The Raleigh News & Observer  After nine years of partnership, the city of Durham has terminated its co-hosting agreement with Beyond Fences for Barktoberfest, the city’s annual canine celebration in Durham Central Park. The sudden decision leaves the nonprofit without enough time to independently run its signature fall event,...

Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News Recent rain has eased drought conditions across much of North Carolina, but experts say the effects of months of dry weather don’t disappear overnight. As lakes and groundwater levels drop, water temperatures can rise, algae can flourish and, in some cases, contaminants can become more concentrated because...

Ryan Martinolich & Keaton Eberly/WNCT & WNCN Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse has been stripped of her title just over a month after winning the crown and weeks before she was scheduled to represent the state at the national competition. Boltinhouse, a Duplin County native who was crowned Miss...

James Farrell/WFAE Radio State education officials say a new survey of North Carolina high school students shows many risky behaviors such as substance use have fallen to their lowest levels in two decades, while mental health concerns have eased from pandemic-era highs. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that the...