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Roy Cooper looks to flip North Carolina Senate seat by defeating Republican Michael Whatley
Roy Cooper’s North Carolina race is one of Democrats’ best chances to flip a Republican-held seat as they try to win back control of the chamber.
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It’s no longer the top crop, but tobacco still stars at the North Carolina State Fair
Although North Carolina remains the nation’s No. 1 tobacco producer, the leaf has fallen to the state’s third most valuable cash crop, behind corn and soybeans.
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With GOP struggling, Trump makes last-ditch push in North Carolina
With Republican candidates struggling, Trump said he planned to come back to North Carolina again ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
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Scam losses topped $1 billion in North Carolina over five years
The amount of money reported as lost increased every year from 2021 through 2025. It rose from about $95 million in 2021 to just over $342 million in 2025.
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North Carolina man sentenced to 6 years in prison for fixing college basketball games
The point-shaving scheme is said to have involved nearly 30 NCAA basketball games, and included schools like DePaul University, State University of New York at Buffalo and Tulane University, among others.
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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis calls vote for Pete Hegseth the ‘biggest regret of my career’ in a new book
Retiring North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis joins a long list of Republicans ratcheting up denunciations of Trump once they had less to lose politically.
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Michael Jordan makes $10 million commitment to UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother
Six-time NBA champion and former North Carolina Tar Heels star Michael Jordan has made a $10 million commitment to the UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother, Deloris P. Jordan.
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What’s next for the $28 billion hemp THC industry fighting to save itself from a federal ban
America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products, including here in NC, faces elimination after Congress voted to close a loophole in the federal law that has allowed it to flourish.
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The federal government tapped $20M for ads glorifying Donald Trump
Two top Democratic senators said that the money for the Trump ads was supposed to go to Customs and Border Protection.
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Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at Michael Whatley rally
A registered sex offender kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate from North Carolina.
