NC House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, speaks with reporters about the budget after a legislative session on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press By the time the first ...

Jail North in Mecklenburg County, formerly a juvenile detention center, is expected to reopen in 2026 to house adults. Provided / Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office As Mecklenburg County works to ...

Broad support from NC legislators for a bill that will mandate teaching about artificial intelligence and setting ethical boundaries for AI.

National nonprofit organization Undue working with NC health officials and local groups, such as churches, to provide medical ...

Protesters attend the We Will Protect Our Vote rally on Monday, June 22, 2026, behind the state legislative building. The rally was held by a coalition of nonprofit groups to raise awareness of and ...

When Tammy Finch entered the Orange County charter school she co-founded to assess the damage from Tropical Depression Chantal, instead of seeing children in the halls, she saw a fish. The Expedition ...

The NC House votes on June 24, 2026, to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of a bill blocking diversity, equity and inclusion measures in public education. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press For ...

After four Immediate Jeopardy warnings from feds in five years, Western NC community concerned about what happens next at Mission Hospital.

About a year late, NC legislators agree on budget with a range of pay increases and tax cuts. It gets broad support but not everyone pleased.

Vance County in 1919, roughly 40 years after the county was gerrymandered out of pieces of Franklin, Granville and Warren counties in order to maintain white, Democratic power in North Carolina. Photo ...