Chloe Collins/Gaston Gazette Gastonia-based philanthropists Don and Mary Doctor donated a $2 million property to Gaston County Schools, which will become a multi-use space, according to the district. Work is currently underway at the former Armstrong Athletic Club property, located at 3372 Robinwood Road in Gastonia, to transform the building...

Kristin Kharrat/The Daily Tar Heel Local entrepreneurs bring their ideas to Franklin Street in hopes of becoming restauranteurs. Restaurants in Chapel Hill are constantly opening and closing their doors, as setting up shop takes a specific set of structural processes. Owner of The Purple Bowl,Taylor Gilland, said he was warned...

Leena Mirchandani/The (Duke) Chronicle Incumbent Mayor Leonardo Williams and mayoral candidate Anjanee Bell took the stage Tuesday evening for their lone debate ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. Williams has been running his campaign on the slogan, “Durham is Dope,” championing issues of affordable living, culture, innovation and public...

Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline The North Carolina State Board of Education on Monday approved a contract with the accounting firm Mauldin & Jenkins LLC to review Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ financial practices, after the district reported a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall earlier this year. The contract, valued at $97,770, calls for Mauldin &...

The (Southern Pines) Pilot U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson is calling upon U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to intervene and stop the proposed removal of the High Falls Dam by its property owner. Hudson, who lives in Southern Pines and whose district includes Moore...

Will Doran/WRAL News Opponents of North Carolina’s new congressional districts filed a new legal challenge Monday — one that leans on a new interpretation of the U.S. Constitution in hopes of blocking the map from being used in future elections. The new districts already face a racial gerrymandering challenge, filed...

Alan Wooten/The Center Square Conservative, free market think tanks in North Carolina and Arizona in a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court are questioning tariffs justification under emergency authority utilized by second-term Republican President Donald Trump. Oral arguments in the consolidated cases of Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump...

Dasia Williams/CityView On a Wednesday afternoon in early October, a Cumberland County school bus stopped along Winesap Road to pick up children at the end of the school day. Instead, the driver found herself face to face with an adult. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Stephanie Karon...

Johanna F. Still/Border Belt Independent Two health care systems in the Cape Fear region submitted applications days apart, seeking the state’s permission to build new hospitals targeting an overlapping service area. Planned 7 miles apart straddling the Columbus and Brunswick County border along U.S. 74, it’s not clear whether health...

Meg Kinnard/The Associated Press Not even a year out from the last presidential election, the Democratic National Committee has begun setting up a framework for the party’s next round of presidential primary elections, which could upend the early-voting calendar yet again. The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National...

Alli Lindenberg/Education NC Wind and rain were barely noticeable at Peacehaven Farm’s harvest celebration and community center groundbreaking event on Oct. 19. There was too much excitement in the air to pay the weather any mind as families gathered to commemorate a milestone of the organization’s historic expansion. Peacehaven brings...

Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio This has been a turbulent year for North Carolina’s solar industry: The Trump administration nixed the 25d Residential Clean Energy Credit, which would have expired in 2032. Now, it expires at the end of the year. New FEOC requirements, or Foreign Entity of Concern, are leaving solar...

Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Three new “information stations” in Canton, Bethel and Beaverdam will soon join Haywood County’s network of fool-proof emergency communication outposts. The back-to-basics communication system uses physical bulletin boards to share updates and information during emergencies without the need for power, internet or cell service. During Helene,...

Will Atwater/NC Health News As the holiday season approaches, conversations about family gatherings and meals are ramping up. For many hosts, planning a festive spread involves more than choosing recipes — it means accommodating guests with food allergies, dietary restrictions or preferences like avoiding meat and dairy. But increasingly, health-conscious...

Nick Bentley/CBS 17 News After nearly a million people showed up to experience the N.C. State Fair’s festivities in 2024, the numbers have taken a slight dip, though the North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner still called 2025 a “strong year.” “It’s been a very strong year, and we are happy with...