North Carolina News
News from our fellow NPR affiliate sites around North Carolina: WFAE in Charlotte, WUNC in the triangle, WFDD in the triad, and BPR in Asheville. Plus, reports from the NC Newsroom.
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Approaching the second anniversary of Hurricane Helene, conservation organizations and land managers continue their work rebuilding outdoor spaces that fuel ecotourism in western North Carolina. They're also fortifying them against future severe weather events. -
A new report and the data center’s developer offer sharply different tax revenue estimates. -
Research Triangle Park has been a driving force in North Carolina’s growth for decades, but it started with a group of business and political leaders who saw potential to capitalize on the area’s three universities. -
Due South's Leoneda Inge sits down with union organizer Italo Medelius to discuss his 40-day fast in protest of Amazon warehouse work conditions. -
Federal Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans is expected to expire Tuesday, which would place thousands in the Charlotte area under threat of deportation. -
Together, the UNC and Duke collections encompass about 1.7 million specimens of plants, fungi and other organic material. The collection will be the third-largest university herbarium in the U.S. and the largest in the Southeast. -
Local governments that don't back the controversial toll lanes could have to repay the money. -
The Local Government Commission is placing Greensboro on its list of entities to monitor financially after the city’s fund balance fell short. At an emergency council meeting, officials debated possible cuts. -
New state data shows several Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools made major academic gains. Officials say community support amid the past year's financial crisis made the progress possible. -
North Carolina election officials say pending legal action over absentee voting won't impact the start of the mail-in voting period Friday. -
North Carolina Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson said the post-Helene restoration project is the most complex in state history. -
The bill by North Carolina Republican Richard Hudson would give the state 20 acres of federal land to replace a Fayetteville veterans home that closed in 2024.
