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A North Carolina state senator who helped lead a powerful committee has resigned days after the General Assembly completed this year's primary work session.

The development was sparked in part by a $30 million federal grant but has continued to face a multimillion-dollar funding gap.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed legislation that places an official definition of antisemitism into state law. Bill critics said the measure could stifle speech of Israel's critics.

UNC System President Peter Hans has sent guidance to university chancellors as they make decisions on how to comply with a mandate from the UNC Board of Governors that targeted diversity, equity an

The North Carolina Forest Service is discouraging fireworks and outdoor burning unless the region sees significant rainfall.

After 36 years, Winston-Salem City Attorney Angela Carmon has announced her retirement.

Charlotte the stingray who made headlines for her pregnancy died, according to an announcement by the Team ECCO aquarium.

North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low- and middle-income residents by offering a financial carrot for hospitals to take unpaid bills off the books. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a plan Monday to take away patients' debt and help future patients receive deep discounts or enroll in charity programs. If federal Medicaid regulators approve it, the move would mean roughly 100 hospitals receiving enhanced federal Medicaid reimbursement funds could get even more funds. Other state and local governments have tapped into federal American Rescue Plan funds to cancel debt.

North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to "fair elections."