Bipartisan support boosted NC legislation requiring public school districts to restrict cellphone use, provide social media instruction.

Forbes used dubious methodology to claim NC health care costs the highest. But individuals do bear more burden for insurance ...

Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Chantal generated severe flooding and damage to roads and property in the Piedmont and ...

NC educators try to mitigate risk of learning loss. How schools in Transylvania and Ashe counties have fared since Helene.

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran retires while facing multiple sex crimes charges. NC, tribal and federal authorities ...

Trails project underway in Western NC since 2019 has been a boost to local economy in Old Fort, but was devastated by Helene.

Universities in NC have fired employees after undercover videos by conservative group, whose actions appear legal, but ethically dubious.

Legislation would have banned most camping by unhoused people, but allowed local designated areas. Some critics said those were unworkable.

A Helene relief bill that appeared stalled in one committee of the NC Senate has been move to another, perhaps improving chances of passage.

After woeful federal and state assessments of problems with social services in NC, child welfare reforms may put teeth into state oversight.

Charlotte-based CPCC lifts campus bans on two plaintiffs, says it will comply with NC transparency laws. Both sides claim victory. Central Piedmont Community College has reached a settlement in a ...

Most NC Senate Democrats vote present rather than support anti-trans items that GOP added to once popular legislation on ...