With NC lawmakers set to begin a new session April 21, a cannabis council hopes to make legalizing marijuana use for adults under tight regulation part of the discussion.

House committee calls for telehealth evaluations in jails, expanded data collection and other reforms tied to North Carolina’s mental health and criminal justice systems.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking state lawmakers to fund an additional staffer to investigate Medicaid fraud. He says a data specialist could use artificial intelligence to identify providers abusing the system.

The North Carolina Board of Elections has approved a new process to review whether voters are citizens. The state will share voter information with the Department of Homeland Security to flag potentially ineligible voters.

During the wars in Iran and Ukraine, armies have increasingly relied on so-called "one way attack drones" — inexpensive unmanned devices that fly to their target and explode.

The N.C. DOT and Gaston County planners are widening 10 miles of I-85 — without toll lanes.

A judge has ordered the release of surveillance video that reportedly shows Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney inside Town Hall without pants. The footage, sought in a lawsuit by WBTV, must be released within five days.

State lawmakers are calling for stronger efforts to investigate fraud and abuse in North Carolina's Medicaid system. A state House committee held a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday on the topic, questioning Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai.

The twisting, turning stretch of railway known as the Old Fort Loops runs about 13 miles between Old Fort and Swannanoa. It sustained heavy damage during Helene.

Mecklenburg County voters in November approved a new one-cent sales tax for transportation.