Publix recalled its GreenWise Organic frozen blueberries and whole mixed berries for E. coli contamination. The FDA upgraded the recall to Class I, which means there's the highest chance of serious health risk and death.

The State Board of Elections is meeting Thursday to settle partisan disputes over early voting. Election boards in 20 of North Carolina's 100 counties couldn't reach an agreement over early voting schedules.

Property owners in Beech Mountain sued the town after a six-month infrastructure project disrupted access to their homes. An appeals court has now ruled the project did not amount to a property “taking.”

The project is called the Carolina Corridor Industrial Center, and it will sit alongside Interstate 85. The current concept includes 15 development parcels ranging in size.