This Saturday—Sept. 27, 2025—marks one year since Hurricane Helene flooded Western North Carolina with five months of rain in just three days.
Forecasters say there's a significant risk that tropical weather will impact North Carolina, including still-recovering western North Carolina, early next week. Here's what to know.
This year, the organization gave Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress an "F," scoring 12% on their metrics for transitioning away from climate-harming energy sources, coal and natural gas.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein sat down for a conversation about education and national politics with the popular TikTok show, "Under the Desk News."
Top Trump advisor Stephen Miller raised eyebrows with this speech at the Charlie Kirk memorial this weekend. Senior Editor Billy Ball has questions.
Our weekly roundup of good news from around North Carolina includes a Hollywood moment for Charlotte, and some pivotal medical research kicking off in Wake County.
Local leaders face significant challenges and argue Washington and Raleigh could do more to help them recover from the $60 billion storm.
How first Helene and then the cleanup battered the ecosystem in western North Carolina.
Floodwaters, rats, and mold once threatened to derail a Haywood County family’s future—until Medicaid helped them find safe housing. Now advocates warn stories like theirs may disappear under Republicans’ “big beautiful bill.”
Lawmakers are not set to return until three weeks after the state is scheduled to enact cuts that could cause some of the most vulnerable residents to lose their life-saving care.
