Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking state lawmakers to fund an additional staffer to investigate Medicaid fraud. He says a data specialist could use artificial intelligence to identify providers abusing the system.

The North Carolina Board of Elections has approved a new process to review whether voters are citizens. The state will share voter information with the Department of Homeland Security to flag potentially ineligible voters.

During the wars in Iran and Ukraine, armies have increasingly relied on so-called "one way attack drones" — inexpensive unmanned devices that fly to their target and explode.

The N.C. DOT and Gaston County planners are widening 10 miles of I-85 — without toll lanes.

A judge has ordered the release of surveillance video that reportedly shows Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney inside Town Hall without pants. The footage, sought in a lawsuit by WBTV, must be released within five days.

State lawmakers are calling for stronger efforts to investigate fraud and abuse in North Carolina's Medicaid system. A state House committee held a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday on the topic, questioning Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai.

The twisting, turning stretch of railway known as the Old Fort Loops runs about 13 miles between Old Fort and Swannanoa. It sustained heavy damage during Helene.

Mecklenburg County voters in November approved a new one-cent sales tax for transportation.

On the local news roundup, Charlotte City Council’s safety committee focuses on transit security and debates the return of red light cameras, Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney says he won’t resign following a vote of no confidence by the town board, and the Hornets are in the final stretch of their most successful season in years.

The money will support 12 community-based organizations across the state.