The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission usually starts stocking waters with trout for a program called Delayed Harvest in October. But staff say there aren’t enough this year. Officials with The Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in Marion estimate they lost about 70% of the fish since June.

Cape Fear River Watch says Chemours has allowed groundwater contamination to continue at levels well above limits required in the 2019 agreement, in part because of ultra-short chain PFAS.

The North Carolina Folk Festival drew more than 160,000 music lovers to the Gate City, a new attendance record.

Indictments allege that Sarah Santiago, 17, recorded a livestream of the attack that killed three people in May and disseminated the killers’ manifesto. Her lawyer says the prosecution has provided no evidence to back up the claims.