Criminal indigent defense services, which the state has to provide anyway, will get funds that were going to aid civil legal aid programs.

Only a small share of North Carolina’s school systems ban cellphones completely, and most still allow students to use phones sometimes during the day. Research suggests school-issued devices are also a major distraction.

Decisions by state and local election boards in NC over early voting sites and handling of personnel issues face pushback over partisanship.

The Canadian wildfires continue burning. Now, the smoke from those blazes has drifted south, bringing down local air quality across North Carolina.

North Carolina has seen the most growth in federal student aid applications of any state in the country this year.

As the U.S. marks its 250th birthday, most stories focus on familiar figures and places like Washington, Jefferson, Boston and Yorktown. In Kings Mountain, about 45 minutes west of Charlotte, a new exhibit instead highlights an often overlooked story: the Native Americans — especially the Catawba Nation, who lived in the Charlotte area and supported the patriots in almost every major battle and skirmish in the South.

Mount Airy approved a 60-day moratorium on new data center projects on Thursday. Davidson County leaders are considering a six-month pause of their own.

Novant Health's new primary care model offers patients in-person, hybrid and virtual-first options.