Early voting ends Friday in South Carolina's Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman.

CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill makes her first public appearance since being suspended. A state audit finds CATS has not spent the nearly $2 million set aside for safety improvements. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a bill to change the election process by shortening voting periods. And Queen City Nerve ceases publication.

North Carolina state law enforcement agencies are still working to implement a new state law requiring agreements with federal immigration authorities ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline.

The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization continues to wrestle with a looming $60 million payback to the state for I-77 toll lanes planning if it remains opposed to the project.

Anson County is again without a permanent elections director after interim director Gerald Poplin said a medical condition prevents him from continuing. The State Board of Elections is also considering complaints involving a member of the county elections board.

The rule protects 172,000 acres of land in the state from logging. Now, that may change.

NC House GOP can likely override veto of courts bill in November, but might not have enough votes to override elections bill veto from Stein.

The General Assembly isn't likely to consider any veto overrides until after this November's elections.

CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill is back in the driver’s seat, but we still know little about what led to her suspension. Democrats on City Council are uneasy about CMPD’s push to apply for a federal “Make America Safe Again” grant. We’ll tell you why. Plus, the latest on campaigns in western North Carolina and South Carolina.

The lawsuit seeks to force Brooklyn Village Partners to demolish the old Board of Education building. It also seeks to push the developer out of the project completely.