Duke Energy Carolinas has reached a new settlement with businesses, clean energy groups and trade associations in its ongoing rate case. The utility had received an outpouring of customer criticism over its request for steep rate hikes filed last fall.

The Canadian wildfires continue burning. Now, the smoke from those blazes has drifted south, bringing down local air quality across North Carolina.

The weeks-long heat wave continues in the Southeast, and humans aren’t the only ones struggling. Here are some tips for taking care of your leafy neighbors.

What happens when a data center is built just beyond your backyard? For some Conover residents, that’s no longer a hypothetical. Catawba County leaders say the project means major economic investment, but nearby residents see dust, noise and an uncertain future.

This week’s stifling heat has our bodies working overtime to stay cool, and for many residents, the high temperatures are also straining their financial health.