Regional & State News

The cuts will not reduce last year’s $46 million deficit but will help balance this year’s budget.

The 2025 legislation session resumes in Raleigh this week, though no votes are currently expected, and environmental and climate advocates are eyeing a number of key bills that could help or hinder their initiatives.

Officials decided in June to reduce hours at a number of facilities to avoid increasing taxes.

A leaking liquid propane gas tank inside of a Given Coffee Company food truck ignited causing a fire and explosion. The four people who sustained injuries are in stable condition but will require further medical attention.

Nearly 680,000 North Carolinians have gained health coverage since Medicaid expansion began in 2023. But the Republican tax and spending bill could unravel that progress and put rural hospitals at risk.

Anticipating the law, many school boards passed policies last spring that now may need to be revised to include stricter language and consequences.

Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. considers himself fortunate that the major artery blockage was detected in time. He returns to work on Monday, less than two weeks after heart surgery.

The funds will help support Legal Aid's Innovation Lab, which aims to lower barriers to legal help for individuals.

The nonprofits have shared a workspace in the same building off of Bamboo Road for almost 20 years. They also share similar missions.

The N.C. Utilities Commission directed Duke to work with wind energy developers to see if committing to a wind farm by the mid-2030s is cost effective.