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A new analysis of North Carolina test scores shows middle school students lost more than a year’s worth of ground in math during the pandemic.

Debate over whether North Carolina would accept Medicaid expansion provided through the Affordable Care Act lingered for the past decade, with most Republicans skeptical about the idea for most of that period.

The Texas legislature is voting Saturday on the impeachment of the state's attorney general.

Black farmers make up a small, aging part of the farming population. Some worry traditions may die with them. So there's an effort in Mississippi to cultivate the next generation of Black farmers.

An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down, as part of its final report to Congress on the renaming of military bases and assets that commemorate the Confederacy.

The first public funerals for victims of a mass shooting in Raleigh were held over the weekend. The wife of one of the victims, an off-duty police officer, recalled how she tried to save him after he was shot.

The lawsuits allege widespread sexual abuse of cheerleaders by coaches at various gyms in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Nationally, this year’s election did not result in the “red wave” predicted by pollsters. But in Western North Carolina, Republicans won big. Fewer than 10 Democrats won seats in the whole NC-11 district which encompasses about 15 counties in Western North Carolina.

Ken Paxton faces 20 charges, including obstruction of justice, conspiracy, abuse of office and bribery — mostly involving his relationship with an Austin real estate developer and campaign donor.

After months of delays, state lawmakers are releasing a budget that includes new personal income tax cuts and raises for state employees and teachers.

At noon Wednesday, a whistle rang out over the town of Canton as it has daily for decades, but the sound this day was more like a death knell for the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill.

Duke University saw nearly as many cases of the coronavirus last week as it did during the entire fall semester, according to data released Tuesday, a spike that school administrators largely blamed on fraternity rush events.

Leaders of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continue to struggle with a contract policy that raises questions about the best way to keep good, experienced teachers — especially Black teachers — in the midst of a teacher shortage.

Apple plans to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to build the company’s first East Coast campus. The move is expected to bring at least 3,000 new jobs to the state.

Three local governments near Charlotte are hoping they can use the popular video-sharing social app TikTok — and a cash prize — to help younger residents learn about housing discrimination.

All North Carolinians who are at least 16 years old will qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine April 7, state health officials and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, essential workers not yet vaccinated can get their shot starting March 31.

North Carolina's House speaker says the legislature won’t advance legislation preventing transgender girls and women from competing in school sports labeled for biologically female athletes.

The city of Charlotte's lowest-paid employees would get raises of 14.5% starting July 1, under the city manager's proposed budget delivered to the city council Monday night. The budget also includes a 3% salary increase for most other employees.

North Carolinians now have more freedom to go places and do things after the state reduced some restrictions that were put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, says it's still important to remember why those rules were there in the first place.

About three dozen North Carolina swimmers competed for a slot on the U.S. Olympic swimming team in Omaha, Nebraska, this month. A third were from Charlotte. But only one – Claire Curzan of Raleigh — will compete at the Tokyo Olympics in July.