NCPRA

In a stunning decision, a supermajority of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s board voted Wednesday night to rescind its support for the public-private partnership to build toll lanes on Interstate 77.

Greensboro’s proposed budget cuts the city tax rate, but not enough to offset higher property values. A public hearing on the measure is set for June 2.

Forsyth County teachers and nonprofit leaders packed a county commission meeting this week, urging leaders to increase funding for schools and local services in next year’s budget.

In celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary, Guilford County and the Dolley Madison Woman's Club unveiled a monument to the country's fourth First Lady, and North Carolina native, in the Guilford County Bicentennial Garden.

Duke would be required to obtain a certificate of public necessity and convenience for new nuclear facilities before retiring baseload powerplants like coal- or natural gas-fired facilities.

Forsyth Tech President Janet Spriggs is asking local government, education and business leaders to commit to doing one thing in the next 30 days to support the college's goals — namely, ensuring graduates can enter careers that pay a living wage.

Two WNC communities among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene will get new flood storage, restored wetlands and stabilized riverbanks along the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office says it will reopen Jail North, its second detention facility, as overcrowding worsens at the county’s main detention center in uptown Charlotte.

The state legislature is taking final votes Wednesday to put several constitutional amendments restricting tax rates on November's ballot. They passed the House thanks to support from two Charlotte legislators who recently left the Democratic Party.

Peter Rodriguez, an academic economist who currently serves as the dean of Rice University’s School of Business in Texas, will be Wake Forest University's next president.