North Carolina's court system is taking steps to make jury duty less painful. Jurors will now receive payment for their service on a debit card as they leave the courthouse.

Michael Jordan and NASCAR chairman Jim France stood side-by-side on the steps of a federal courthouse as if they were old friends following a stunning settlement Thursday of a bruising antitrust case in which the Basketball Hall of Famer was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing the top racing series in the United States of being a monopolistic bully.

The January 2022 fire at the Winston Weaver Company fertilizer plant prompted the evacuation of about 6,500 people.

Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed Black voters to weaken their voting power.

Plaintiffs, who were repeatedly questioned by the three-judge panel on Wednesday, argue the changes dilute Black voting power in eastern North Carolina.

Parents of 22 children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder said cutting reimbursement rates for the therapies discriminates against their children.

The story of the dual courthouses traces its roots all the way back to the early 1900s, when the city of High Point was experiencing rapid growth.

The case in Winston-Salem centers on claims that recent rule changes unfairly impact young voters.

A legal challenge to North Carolina’s same-day voter laws entered its third day Wednesday in Winston-Salem, and North Carolina voter integrity groups were front and center.

North Carolina's omnibus election law, S.B. 747, passed in 2023, is being challenged in court over the same-day voter provisions. Plaintiffs argue that the law disenfranchises some college and university students.