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.

NC Division of Juvenile Justice wants Mecklenburg County sheriff to house juveniles again at Jail North, but for now that's ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The Legislative Building in Raleigh, seen in January 2025. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press As North Carolina’s primary electric public utility, the shadow of Duke Energy looms large over the ...

City offices of Rocky Mount are located in this facility. Rocky Mount is in Nash and Edgecombe counties. Provided / City of Rocky Mount Reeling from a state audit last month that highlighted financial ...

The St. Joseph's building at Mission Hospital is one of the older facilities belonging to Mission Health in Asheville. Colby Rabon / Carolina Public Press At their annual meeting on Thursday, HCA ...

A welcome sign outside of Elm City, N.C., a town of about 1,200 people in Wilson and Nash counties. Provided / Elm City A recent state audit of Elm City found almost $64,000 in outstanding checks ...

The seeds of the resistance that kicked several incumbent Democrats out of office in the primary election were sown two years ago, in a Roanoke Rapids hotel room. Temporarily stationed in Roanoke ...