North Carolina

Months after Hurricane Helene, some North Carolinians still struggle to find housing

5:00am June 02, 2025

Eight months after Hurricane Helene, communities in western North Carolina still see evidence of the storm's destruction. For many, the biggest problem remains finding an affordable place to live.

National

Shooting leaves 1 dead, 11 hurt on a North Carolina street during a house party

12:02am June 02, 2025

Authorities said at least 80 shots were fired in the shooting that began at about 12:45 a.m. People reported running, ducking for cover and scrambling to their cars for safety.

North Carolina had a housing crisis before Hurricane Helene; now it's even worse

6:00am June 01, 2025

Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy flooding. That's what Hurricane Helene did to western North Carolina last year.

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Education

North Carolina's spending on private school vouchers more than doubled over last year

2:37pm May 22, 2025

by Amy Diaz

This year, the state spent over $432 million helping about 80,000 students attend private schools. That’s nearly $250 million more than it spent last year, and more than twice the number of recipients.

Allison Riggs swears in for her seat on the state Supreme Court

Politics & Government

North Carolina justice sworn in after long battle over result

12:27pm May 13, 2025

by Associated Press

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in to a new term on Tuesday after the Democrat won a months-long fight against her Republican rival’s challenges to thousands of ballots.

Crime
Courts

Mikal Madhi, who has a life sentence in North Carolina, will be executed in South Carolina

10:15am April 10, 2025

by Alexandra Meier, Abē Levine

Mikal Mahdi is scheduled to be the second man executed by firing squad in South Carolina. Mahdi also pled guilty to murder in Winston-Salem, where he was represented by Wake Forest Law professor Mark Rabil, who opposes the death penalty for Mahdi.

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National

Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions

1:08am March 03, 2025

The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.

Amazon workers vote against unionizing a North Carolina warehouse

6:00pm February 15, 2025

Workers voted against joining a grassroots union called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE.

National

'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police in North Carolina, authorities say

2:13am January 10, 2025

A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation's capital after a fake online conspiracy theory motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was shot and killed by North Carolina police.

National

North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the Democratic governor's powers

12:26am December 12, 2024

North Carolina lawmakers have enacted a law over the governor's veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and other other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections.