North Carolina assigns schools letter grades based on how many students pass state exams and a school’s improvement over time. But the state Board of Education has established a new task force to rethink that system.

The NC General Assembly overrode Gov. Josh Stein's veto to pass a bill removing an interim carbon reduction target.

To address a rise in the number of police interventions at Merschel Park in downtown Winston-Salem, city staff have removed furniture from the area. Meanwhile, people experiencing homelessness are asking for longer-term policies to deal with youth violence and lack of shelter options.

State Supt. Mo Green says most federal funding should keep flowing to schools, but a program that helps fund school districts near military bases and federal land could be affected.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are asking for help in finding a suspect after a deadly shooting Wednesday evening in Midtown just outside the center city. CMPD Major Stephen Fishbach said police got a call about an assault just after 8 p.m. on Metropolitan Avenue near a shopping center where a Target is located, between Charlottetowne Avenue and I-277.

North Carolina is still waiting on millions in reimbursements from the Department of Homeland Security for hurricane recovery. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy awarded $6.8 million in grants to organizations in western North Carolina supporting small-business development and housing recovery.

A new N.C. law requiring sheriffs to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement went into effect Wednesday. Duke Energy files its 2025 Carbon Plan. A 93-year-old barbecue in north Charlotte ends its run. NASCAR returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend.