Infrastructure
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Good News Friday: Attorney General Jeff Jackson won a lot this week. So did NC.
Why Jeff Jackson’s wins against Facebook and Trump’s mail-in voting rule are a win for everyone.
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Asheville protesters plan big showing as G20 meets in western NC
As world finance leaders gather for a G20 summit in Asheville, local activists will denounce the federal government’s limited response to Helene.
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Good News Friday: After latest Little League Softball World Series, it’s clear the sport runs through NC
A NC team has won the Little League Softball World Series four times in the last 11 years. Plus, a LEGO tribute to the Greensboro Four and a NC university takes on energy costs.
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Inside the secretive deal for a $10 billion Amazon data center in rural NC
Residents say they were left out of the decision-making process for a data center project in NC that includes hundreds of polluting diesel generators.
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A rural NC city delays its decision on data centers
In the rural western NC city of Kings Mountain, leaders are at odds over extending a moratorium on data centers.
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‘Huge strides’: Lake Lure marina reopens after Helene devastation
There’s still work to be done on the Lake Lure marina after Helene, but it held a soft opening ahead of the July 18 weekend.
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This massive development could change the NC beach town of Oak Island
The NC beach town of Oak Island considers a massive mainland project with 7,200 homes and 260 acres of commercial development.
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Here’s what ‘closing the chapter’ on FEMA would mean for North Carolina disasters
Officials say disaster survivors in rural North Carolina would be hit the hardest by the changes proposed by a Trump FEMA council.
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Opinion: How the NC Supreme Court’s Duke Energy ruling may enrich the chief justice
Why conflict of interest rules for the judiciary should have prevented N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby from ruling on Duke Energy’s rate hike.
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Here’s how much your electricity bill would go up under Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike
Thousands of Duke Energy customers say they’re afraid they won’t be able to pay their power bills. Here’s what comes next.
