Recently, parents and teachers have raised concerns about facility issues at two of New Hanover County’s public high schools, including flooding at Laney and mold at Hoggard. New Hanover County Schools has made progress addressing the problems, but they face hundreds of millions in capital funding needs — which officials hope the upcoming $320.5 million school bond will help address.

A coalition of environmental and community groups joined local governments in asking the region’s federal delegation to push for a reevaluation of the federal 135-foot clearance requirements for a Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement. The required height is a major driver of costs, which has led state officials to push for a toll to fund the project.

A new report from NPR and Boston University suggests that the average number of heat-related deaths in North Carolina each year is almost 18 times what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recorded.

A proposal to temporarily halt new data center development in Forsyth County failed this week after the county attorney raised concerns about potential legal challenges.