First elections bill from Senate gets broad support. The second one draws a lot of pushback from Democrats over a range of provisions.

Debris from flooding covers part of the rail line after Tropical Storm Helene at the closed Canton paper mill plant in Haywood County. Provided / Town of Canton In Canton, a Western North Carolina ...

A retired guardsman who says NC National Guard repeatedly tried to silence his critical Facebook posts claims victory in ...

The State Employees Association of North Carolina office, located in Raleigh. While the association favors a cost-of-living increase for retirees, State Treasurer Brad Briner rejects doing that for ...

Helene turned some NC mountain communities into food deserts. Nonprofit efforts stepping forward with answers while stores ...

Beachgoers flock to Lake Lure on June 29, 2026. The lake was refilled earlier this year for the first time since Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024. This is its first season open to tourists ...

Durham County Board of Elections staff process absentee ballots in October 2020 at the agency's warehouse. Each blue bin holds ballots from a different precinct. The workers are removing ballots from ...

Three UNC-Greensboro police officers are on top of student Alisia Rea in this scene from a bystander's video feed of the incident on Oct. 6 in Greensboro. Provided Several bystanders filmed the ...

The McDowell County Department of Social Services office in Marion, seen in May 2025. More than three months after McDowell County placed its Department of Social Services director on leave, officials ...

East Asheville residents survey the widespread destruction of their community near the Swannanoa River on Sept. 30, 2024, days after Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina. Colby ...

Downtown Wadesboro is the home to Anson County's government offices. File / Melissa Sue Gerrits / Carolina Public Press Anson County Elections Director Neva Helms resigned Tuesday after about three ...

State audit shows Rocky Mount utility customers not double-billed. But it also points to more than $30k in lay payments from ...