Local governments that don't back the controversial toll lanes could have to repay the money.

The reopening of Jail North is just weeks away after the Mecklenburg County Commission voted unanimously to approve it. Two protesters arrested during last fall's immigration crackdown go to trial in U.S. district court. North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards is formally censured by the House of Representatives. And North Carolina plays host to the G20.

North Carolina election officials say pending legal action over absentee voting won't impact the start of the mail-in voting period Friday.

The bill by North Carolina Republican Richard Hudson would give the state 20 acres of federal land to replace a Fayetteville veterans home that closed in 2024.

Republican N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr. announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection to his seat in 2028.

The national Democratic Party increasingly backs away from support for Israel. WFAE spoke with some Mecklenburg Jewish Democrats about what that means for them.

The 413-2 vote closes the ethics case against the Western North Carolina congressman. Edwards apologized to two former staffers and his wife, but continued to deny that he sexually harassed the women.

The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization is scheduled to vote on the toll lanes Sept. 23.

The newly introduced trade policy is intended to lower consumer grocery bills by 25 percent by opening U.S. borders to 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free foreign ground beef over the next 90 days. However, the sudden flood of cheap international competition has blindsided domestic agricultural communities, sparking a fierce bipartisan backlash from rural lawmakers and local cattle ranchers who warn the influx will trigger domestic market crashes and permanently devastate family-owned farms.

The censure vote drew bipartisan support and followed an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual harassment against two young female staff members.