2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (209+ words) North Carolina is working with the federal government to expand passenger rail service, according to the head of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's rail division. Jason Orthner testified before the General Assembly's Joint Transportation Oversight Committee on April 2. He…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (308+ words) The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced this week that the Army Corps of Engineers is pausing its review for the proposed Wilmington Harbor Federal Channel Deepening Project. The DEQ Division of Coastal Management (DCM) received a note from the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (487+ words) With flu deaths spiking in North Carolina, state health officials are urging people to get their annual flu vaccines. The N. C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday that 63 additional people died from the flu in the state, bringing this…...

4+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (899+ words) Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22, 000 people. The ambulances frequently travel back and forth to Mission Hospital in Asheville, the largest and most central hospital in…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (471+ words) State and local Republicans shared allegations that one voter received text messages offering cash from three Democratic candidates in the Wilmington city council race in exchange for votes. To date, no other voters in the area have come forward with…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (294+ words) Governor Josh Stein has declared the week of October 20 College Application Week in North Carolina. Throughout this week, 45 colleges and universities across the state are waiving their application fees for students who submit a college application through College for North…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (431+ words) Updated September 28, 2025 at 8: 17 PM EDT Three people were killed and five wounded in Southport, N. C. , on Saturday night when police say a gunman attacked a bar from the water, driving his boat up alongside an open-air dock-front bar and opening fire....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (475+ words) As rip tides from Hurricane Erin create dangerous conditions along the North Carolina coast, many residents and visitors have evacuated the Outer Banks, and local officials have warned people to stay away from the beaches. Erin lost strength early Tuesday…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (701+ words) With a final vote in the U. S. House of Representatives on Thursday, a sweeping tax bill that will touch almost every sector of the economy and overhaul industries like energy and health is headed to President Donald Trump's desk for a…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1621+ words) Efforts to mandate Asian American Pacific Islander history in North Carolina schools continue to be stalled on the state level. Meanwhile, Green Hope High School in Cary plans to pilot the Asian American history elective for Wake County Public Schools…...