Nearly 18 months after Helene, forestry officials and the state fire marshal warned legislators Thursday that North Carolina needs to be much better prepared to battle wildfires.
In a departure from past practices, NC election officials are openly supporting Republican candidates this year.
Conservatives in North Carolina want to deploy ELLY, a modified version of the controversial software Trump's allies used to file mass voter challenges in Georgia in 2024.
The 2026 NC primaries are about to kick off, setting up key congressional, state legislative and judicial elections in November.
The vote followed a tumultuous couple of weeks on Capitol Hill, with Democrats demanding additional restraints on immigration enforcement by ICE.
Education advocates, parents and teachers braved the cold Thursday as they urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to enforce its Leandro ruling and release about $1.7 billion for public schools, saying delays are hurting students statewide.
As the General Assembly prepares to return for a session this spring, North Carolina faith leaders and advocacy groups urged legislators to prioritize public education, affordable health care, and fair voting maps.
Federal authorities arrested an 18-year-old Mint Hill resident on New Year's Eve, alleging he planned a terrorist attack in support of ISIS.
In a dismal new report, a libertarian think tank finds that NC teacher pay and per-student public school funding ranks near the bottom of the nation.
School districts in rural places are increasingly turning to 4-day school weeks, but there's mixed data on how the change impacts students.
