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 ...

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

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

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.

Senators unanimous in passing $2.6 billion Helene relief package. But not all thrilled with details or sure NC House won't ...

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

A series of four videos over nearly four weeks have shown University of North Carolina System employees professing the continuation of DEI initiatives in their respective universities despite the ...

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

In late May, the latest Helene recovery package passed unanimously in the North Carolina House. But then it stalled for weeks, as NC Senate Republicans opted to use it as a bargaining chip in ongoing, ...

Lucas Thomae is a reporting intern for Carolina Public Press, focusing on coverage of government accountability and transparency issues. Lucas, who is based in Raleigh, is a graduate of the University ...