Data shows the state’s rain totals over the last six months are nearly 10 inches below normal.

A quartet of Republican judges ruled Thursday along party lines to overturn the court’s precedent. At stake is a multi-billion dollar plan to provide state funds to improve public education in North Carolina.

Most of the money is for debris removal and road repair.

Most of South Carolina’s Republican candidates for governor met Wednesday night in Newberry for their first debate of the campaign, focusing heavily on affordability in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states.

State agencies, private landowners and tribes can preempt wildfires by conducting controlled burns. But these controlled burns can only happen when the forecast allows.

There’s a new benchmark to assess how well North Carolina is faring economically. The state Commerce Department launched the County Economic Vitality Index tracking unemployment, wages, median household income and educational attainment. One of the big takeaways is that suburbs may be on the rise.

A revised NCDOT plan for I-77 would save six homes from demolition, though 36 others remain in threatened. Most of S.C.'s Gubernatorial candidates met Wednesday for their first debate. Duke Energy asks permission to raise rates. The City of Charlotte plans to spend $650 million in taxpayer money to renovate Bank of America Stadium.