Election2024

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked North Carolina election officials from contacting voters whose disputed ballots in an unresolved 2024 state Supreme Court race could be eliminated from the final count.

A panel from North Carolina's intermediate-level appeals court will hear arguments this week about a still-unsettled November election for a seat on the state's Supreme Court.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the results of the presidential election and many statewide and legislative races on Tuesday, while a state court seat and a handful of other races remain in limbo amid ongoing recounts.

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.

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.

Voters throughout the Piedmont and High Country share their views on abortion in what could be a pivotal issue on Election Day.

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.

With the 2024 presidential race this close just days before November 5, it is likely that undecided voters will decide the outcome. WFDD's David Ford and DJ Simmons spoke with several of them across six counties in the Piedmont and High Country to find out why they remain on the fence.

Democrat Mo Green is a former superintendent who seeks to "celebrate the good" in public education, a field he's worked in for over a decade. Republican candidate Michele Morrow is a homeschooler who believes public schools, as they’re currently run, are "dangerous" for kids.