With no timeline for a ruling in the first case, families affected by decades of water contamination are watching a separate court-imposed settlement deadline that could shape the future of hundreds of thousands of claims.

Despite making its benefits less attractive to members in 2026, the Health Plan saw an unexpected uptick in spending. Leaders are hopeful it is a short-term problem.

LaKesha Womack, a community organizer and ordained minister, believes her faith and her politics go hand-in-hand. She’s also the mom of a 20-year-old son concerned about his future in a harsh economy, and the daughter of aging parents worried about their Social Security benefits.

Weather proved bad for corn but good for sweet potatoes. Other crops fell somewhere in between for NC farmers, but diesel prices were a drag.

There are three constitutional amendments on the ballot for Tuesday's election.

The question is on the ballot in Bladen, Dare and Columbus counties, as well as Hoke, Sampson and Currituck. Guilford County is the only urban community with a sales tax referendum this election.

Voters across North Carolina will be faced with an array of judicial candidates on their ballots who are responsible for interpreting and applying laws enacted by lawmakers as well as compliance with the state and U.S. Constitutions.

Michael Whatley is crisscrossing North Carolina in the final days before the midterms, with help from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

North Carolina has the second-most Dollar General stores in the country, with many located in the state's rural areas.

It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week we’re looking at a claim by Governor Josh Stein about mail-in ballots. Stein wrote on social media last week, “The State Board of Elections’ last-minute changes to voting by mail are leading to thousands more absentee ballots being rejected this election — at a rejection rate twice as high as in 2022.” For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.