Surry County commissioners unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on the development of data centers Monday night. Yadkin and Alamance counties have also set public hearings to consider similar pauses.

A U.S. soldier killed in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone was a 30-year-old father from North Carolina who had served for nearly a decade, according to a military statement Tuesday and his family.

The newly enacted state budget includes bonuses for state employees, but the money won't appear in paychecks until late September.

The Department of Homeland Security recently released information indicating that the total was 1,599. There are about 7.8 million registered voters in the state.