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.

Demolition is underway on a historic west Charlotte building that served as a gathering place for African Americans for decades beginning in the 1940s.

North Carolina’s congressional Democrats were split on the amendment, which would have ended 3.3 billion dollars in aid to Israel. U.S. Reps. Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee voted in favor of ending the aid, while Alma Adams voted no and Don Davis did not vote.

More than 80 high school students from across the country spent this week chopping, whipping, stirring and boiling at Johnson & Wales University, getting a crash course in the culinary arts as they consider future careers.

Charlotte and other local governments have 90 days to reverse course on the controversial project or risk repaying the state $64 million.