State health officials said Thursday 17 more people have died from the flu in North Carolina, the fifth straight week in which more than 10 people have died from the virus. There were no pediatric deaths in the latest report...
Read MoreThe founding president of a North Carolina group that successfully lobbied legislators to authorize more charter schools and create three taxpayer-funded scholarship or grant school-choice programs for K-12 children is leaving...
Read MoreGov. Roy Cooper says upgrading North Carolina’s workforce is a big deal for his administration, so he’s laying out how he wants to make citizens ready for jobs today and prepared for future industries. Cooper laid out his “NC...
Read MoreThe North Carolina General Assembly is officially on hiatus for the next three months, as long as the courts or a veto by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper doesn’t force them back. The House and Senate adjourned Tuesday with both...
Read MoreNorth Carolina environmental regulators have ordered a chemical company to take further steps to reduce emissions of chemicals that have questionable health effects. The state Department of Environmental Quality issued a notice...
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A former NFL player who traded one field for a thousand acres of another has gifted for his alma...
Read MoreA late effort by Democrats and voting rights groups to change legislative districts before candidate filing begins in North Carolina has been rejected by state judges. A three-judge panel denied a request Monday by the...
Read MoreNorth Carolina appellate court primaries apparently won’t happen after all this year now that a federal appeals court has blocked a judge’s ruling directing they be held over the wishes of the Republican-controlled legislature....
Read MoreNorth Carolina Republicans have offered wide-ranging legislation that fixes anticipated class-size challenges in the public schools next fall, but it’s loaded with other provisions that give Democrats heartburn. A bill...
Read MoreHealth officials announced Thursday there were 34 flu deaths in North Carolina last week, the fourth straight week in which the death toll has exceeded the previous week’s total. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services...
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