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Kenny Atkinson is set to become the Hornets new head coach.

GOP lawmakers initially wanted to ban both gender transition surgery and hormone treatments in people under age 18. A new version of the bill would only ban such treatments in healthcare facilities operated or funded by the state.

It's part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year’s infrastructure law. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House senior adviser Mitch Landrieu unveiled the grant Thursday during a visit to North Carolina.

Five African teams qualified for the World Cup. They have the talent, but when will an African side win the gold trophy?

Growing mushrooms has a lot of similarities to brewing, and Daniel Dugan saw an opportunity to fill a void in the community. At this point, he is the only Shelby-based fungi operation.

Prospects that another expansion of gambling in North Carolina will be included in a state government budget look unclear after House Republicans gauged support in their caucus.

Two Republicans and three Democrats are running for North Carolina superintendent — a role overseeing the state’s public education system.

Two Republicans and three Democrats are running for North Carolina superintendent — a role overseeing the state’s public education system.

Violence against Asian Americans — including the recent shooting deaths of six Asian women in Georgia — has WFAE's Tommy Tomlinson thinking about the many ways in which we create enemies in our lives. In his On My Mind commentary, he recalls a recent phrase that helps sum it up.

Frustrated with what he said is a slow rollout in South Carolina of COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday that hospital and health workers have until Jan. 15 to get a shot or they will have to “move to the back of the line.”

Atrium Health received its first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 14. Since then, the hospital system has invited about 33,380 health care workers in Phase 1a to get the shot. But only about half have scheduled a vaccine appointment.

Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The person said former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer would then take over as Krzyzewski's successor for the 2022-23 season.

North Carolina would end offering supplemental benefits from the federal government to the state's unemployed in roughly a month under legislation finalized Wednesday by Republicans in charge of the General Assembly. But House and Senate Democrats voted almost unanimously against the compromise, signaling a possible veto by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

North Carolina announced on Monday the winners of its first COVID-19 vaccine lottery drawing. Winston-Salem resident and teacher Shelly Wyramon won the state’s first of four drawings for a $1 million cash prize, while 14-year-old Vania Martinez won a $125,000 college scholarship.

North Carolina ranks last in the country for the likelihood of having legal representation in immigration cases, according to a report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. It also ranks 10th for total pending deportation cases.

North Carolina health officials on Thursday unveiled the state's latest recipients of a $1 million cash prize and $125,000 college scholarship for getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Natalie Everett of Pineville won the $1 million before taxes, while Jessica Klima, a 16-year-old high school student and Greensboro resident, earned the $125,000 scholarship.

The Union County school board voted 7-2 Wednesday to ignore the county health department's call for mandatory masks. It's the largest North Carolina school district that will let students enter schools unmasked on Monday.

The district reported fewer positive COVID-19 cases among students this week compared to last week. This comes after the district's school board voted Monday to stop contact tracing and most quarantine rules.

Powerhouse Clemson fell to the Georgia Bulldogs at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday during the Duke’s Mayo Classic, but the bigger local news happened a few miles north when the Charlotte 49ers beat Duke University 31-28.

Join WFAE "All Things Considered" host Gwendolyn Glenn as she and Jodie Valade, co-writer of WFAE’s arts and entertainment newsletter, Tapestry, go through this weekend’s slate of events. The slate is highlighted by "Wicked" coming to Ovens Auditorium and Historic Brattonsville’s annual festival to celebrate the heritage of local African Americans.