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For people who have never voted before, the process might seem a little intimidating. WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with Caitlin Metzguer, the deputy director of the nonprofit organization You Can Vote, about the challenges first-time voters face and how they can be prepared in this election.

The site is where a housing initiative was set to be established before the city and a nonprofit chosen to run it couldn't agree on terms for a deal.

Friday’s figures from early voting in Helene’s disaster counties show higher turnout compared to the rest of the state.

Former president Donald Trump is putting considerable time into North Carolina, which last backed a Democrat for president in 2008. His hope for victory is significantly more complicated if he were to the fast-growing state that gave Trump his smallest margin of victory over Democrat Joe Biden four years ago.

North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state.

Jennifer Sloan Rachmuth was arrested in Wake County over the weekend after posting photos on X of a woman in a grocery store wearing a keffiyeh, a Middle Eastern headdress that has come to symbolize Palestinian solidarity.

The nonpartisan position is one of five on the county’s Board of Supervisors, which is tasked with preserving the district’s natural resources. At monthly meetings, they discuss issues including water quality and soil erosion.

Voters in the Piedmont and High Country share their thoughts on the role and responsibilities of the media with WFDD reporters David Ford and DJ Simmons. Topping the list are honesty, impartiality, and conveying just the facts.

Forsyth County educators rallied and marched to the polls on Saturday for the last day of early in-person voting. Many say public education is on the ballot this year.

A pathway for Republicans to keep the U.S. House or for Democrats to take control of it may partially hinge on who is victorious in North Carolina's only toss-up congressional district.