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South Carolina will leave the federal unemployment programs providing extra money to jobless residents in light of “unprecedented” workforce shortages across the state, Gov. Henry McMaster announced on Thursday.

For the first time ever, most Medicaid patients have to choose their health plan. It’s part of North Carolina’s transition to managed care, and Charlotte’s Center for Legal Advocacy wants to make sure beneficiaries understand the changes.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced that it will provide virtual learning for students in grades 3 through 12 for the 2021-22 school year. The offering had been expected after nearly half of families who responded to a survey about Full Remote Academy said they would definitely prefer virtual learning for the next school year.

A private meeting Tuesday between leaders of Mecklenburg County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools brought no progress on a dispute over the budget and school performance.

The budget battle between Mecklenburg County commissioners and the school board moved into a private phase Monday as closed-door mediation sessions began.

Mecklenburg County leaders and local nonprofits are preparing for a possible wave of evictions in Charlotte when the federal eviction moratorium runs out this week.

North Carolina-based Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims’ families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public.

A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after one student was fatally shot at a North Carolina high school, officials said.

North Carolina environmental officials have scheduled two public hearings this week — one in person and one virtual — on Piedmont Lithium's application for a lithium mining permit in Gaston County.

Commissioners voted Wednesday night to automatically lift Mecklenburg County’s mask mandate once the average test positivity rate for COVID-19 in the county falls below 5% for seven consecutive days.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is gearing up for the spring break travel season, as demand softens in the travel market.

Did you know the U.S. has a national flag football team? Last week, 120 players competed in trials at the United States Performance Center on the campus of UNC Charlotte in an attempt to make the team.

Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio presented her 2025-26 county budget on Wednesday.

N.C. House District 109 is in the southeastern section of Gaston County. According to the N.C. Board of Elections site, it is 28% Democrat, 37% Republican and 34% unaffiliated. Incumbent Republican Donnie Loftis has served in the house for just over one term. Loftis won his last general election in 2022 by a margin of 22 percentage points.

Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton has been sidelined with a thumb injury after a car accident. Former No.1 pick Bryce Young will return to starting position

More than a dozen people addressed the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board Tuesday night asking members to bring back the practice of praying at the start of meetings. The board began offering moments of silence instead back in May.

The race for a seat on the state Supreme Court is incredibly tight. Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs has a 24-vote lead as of Saturday morning. That's out of more than 5.5 million ballots cast.

The North Carolina General Assembly voted Tuesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10, making it law, with big changes for private school vouchers and immigration enforcement.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting Monday night where they discussed the status of the county's pre-K programs.