North Carolina News

Amid growing pushback over data centers and rising utility bills, consumer advocates are urging state regulators to create new rates for large electricity users.

This winter, many households were hit with high heating bills after consecutive winter storms. With more than 135,000 residents still over a month behind on payments, there may be some minor relief on their next gas bill.

Stokes County's planning board will hear public comment Tuesday on proposed zoning changes related to data centers. The hearing comes days after residents raised concerns about a planned facility near Walnut Cove.

A new exhibit has steamed its way into Charlotte. The exhibit aims to give community members insight into the most famous maritime disaster in history.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will allocate the funding to 39 local EMS agencies through the NC Rural Health Transformation Program.

Superintendent Rob Jackson made the announcement at the close of a celebratory end-of-school-year board meeting, bringing full circle a career that began in Buncombe County Schools in 1992.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will become the first HBCU to offer a standalone Ph.D. in bioengineering.

The Mecklenburg County Detention Center has launched a Spanish-language program aimed at helping Latino inmates address substance abuse, trauma and family relationships while they’re incarcerated.

The two days of festivities included live music, a costume contest and a parade featuring dozens of creative, maritime-themed floats.

North Carolina's Department of Transportation has only a fraction of the funding it needs to cover road construction and maintenance. Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson told WUNC News his agency has to prioritize $144 billion in requests from local leaders, including everything from new turn lanes to new interstate highways.

On Saturday, Canes fans filled the Lenovo Center to watch the team play in the Stanley Cup Final.

Forsyth County commissioners have approved a new budget that includes a property tax increase and additional funding for local schools. But the district will still receive far less than it requested.