North Carolina's U.S. Senate race continues to heat up as Republican Michael Whatley announced his bid in Gastonia.

Summer marks the blooming season for NC’s most ferocious native plant: the Venus flytrap. But their survival depends on more than just sunshine. WFDD visited the Green Swamp Preserve to learn more.

The organization that provides accreditation for physician assistant programs has cleared the way for the university to begin teaching students in its master’s program.

Officials from the Governor's Recovery Office for Western North Carolina and N.C. Emergency Management were speaking in front of a legislative hurricane recovery committee.

Chief Baker is leaving her post after more than 28 years of service with the Graham Police Department.

In a letter to legislators published Thursday afternoon, Board of Education Chair Deanna Kaplan says the district would "need to take draconian measures to further reduce expenses," without financial assistance from the state.

North Carolina legislators have approved a stopgap spending measure to boost government spending while a broader budget impasse in the ninth-largest state continues. The plan finalized Wednesday helps the state prepare for fall classes, cover additional Medicaid expenses, and continue construction projects.

The new center aims to increase access to legal services for those in need.

The Great Wagon Road brought European colonists from Philadelphia to the southeast and helped give birth to a nation. In his new book, James Dodson chronicles the road, the people who traveled it, and those who know its history best.

Burlington, Gibsonville and Jamestown are all electing new mayors this fall.