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The state's Utilities Commission will soon decide whether Duke Energy can increase residential electric rates by up to 18% over two years. It's the first big decision for the commission since it shifted to a Republican majority.

The Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on data centers on Tuesday night. The moratorium would give county staff time to study the issue and draft revisions to its land use policies to consider potential data center applications.

A state Senate committee voted Wednesday to ban kids under age 14 from using social media. The bill would also require social media users who are age 14 or 15 to get a parent's consent to create an account.

With the average price of gasoline at about $3.90 a gallon in the Piedmont Triad, some commuters are feeling the pinch.

A strongly-worded statement from Bureau of Labor Statistics workers comes a month after President Trump attacked the integrity of the jobs numbers they release monthly.

States are competing against one another — and the federal government — for medical supplies to deal with the coronavirus crisis.

Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics.

On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper made the first ever cellphone call on the streets of New York. His invention, a brick-sized device, became the first cellphone available to the general public.

A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.

Duke Energy Carolinas has requested permission from state regulators for steep rate hikes starting in 2027. Protesters gathered outside the Mecklenburg County Courthouse Wednesday night to push back against the proposal.