1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (230+ words) The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the multibillion-dollar plan to improve North Carolina's public schools in a ruling that ended the long-running Hoke County Board of Education v. State of North Carolina lawsuit." The case " filed in 1994 and…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (591+ words) March arrived with a jolt of warmth that felt more like early summer than the start of spring. Within days, temperatures plunged again, with cold nights reminding residents that winter had not fully let go. The swings were sharp, and…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (502+ words) Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant future " it is reshaping every industry, every job, and every community right now. Last week, at the All Things Open AI Conference'in Durham, North Carolina's tech leaders, civic innovators and business professionals came…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (982+ words) Back in 2020, North Carolina was shaken with the most'powerful earthquake our state had seen in over 100 years.'The epicenter of the 5.1 magnitude earthquake was near Sparta in Alleghany County. Damage-causing earthquakes are very rare in North Carolina; however, the state…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (106+ words) The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 2.7 earthquake hit Western North Carolina Monday evening. The earthquake happened shortly after 8 p.m. about six miles southwest of Dillsboro, NC, near the Macon County'Jackson County line, officials said. WRAL viewer Tony Abbondanzio said he felt…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (424+ words) The Federal Emergency Management Agency Management Agency has reopened some funding for disaster prevention projects, but a timeline for when North Carolina could see hundreds of millions in federal dollars remains unclear, according to a North Carolina Emergency Management spokesperson....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (531+ words) Community project funding in eastern North Carolina focuses on rural development, infrastructure and community enrichment. Eastern North Carolina receives millions in federal funding WITN, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Don Davis secured over $5 million in federal funding for North Carolina's 1st District. Davis said…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (241+ words) Construction on the 34-acre site that will become a Buc-ee's gas station began in November of 2025. The Mebane location will be the first in North Carolina and will be approximately 75,000 square feet ... Construction on the 34-acre site that will become…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (307+ words) A woman from Wilmington claims she was attacked by an otter in Cary. Erin'Hogston told WECT News the attack happened on Sunday while she was watching her friends run a marathon. "I just wanted to cheer them on, I got…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1029+ words) North Carolina is home to a large Iranian community.Manyhave spoken out against the country's regime and requested help from the United States to bring freedom to the Iranian people. WRAL News spoke with Shahram Mazhari, who said Saturday's strikes…...