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Pres. Biden and former president Trump will debate Thursday. They have sharply different policy agendas.

The Biden campaign says it sees a chance to win North Carolina in November. In the primary campaign, Democratic voters say new restrictions on abortion are motivating them to get to the polls.

The percentage of Black voters casting ballots in North Carolina has fallen in recent years, as it has across the country. Getting Black voters to turn out is critical for any Democrat to win a statewide race here. Local and national groups are trying to convince them to vote. Ahead of today’s Super Tuesday primary, we asked locals along West Boulevard about whether those efforts are resonating there.

The Colorado Supreme Court has decided that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to hold office again because he encouraged the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Flooding during and after big storms is always a problem in North Carolina's coastal areas. But it's also a growing headache on clear days when high tides creep up over waterfronts, flow in through storm drains and flood streets. Experts say high-tide flooding worsens with climate change and sea-level rise, causing more frequent flooding in coastal communities. Climate reporter David Boraks has more in the final installment of WHQR's series "Rising Waters."

An effort to order manufacturers of “forever chemicals” to help North Carolina public water systems pay for upgrades to remove contaminants that a company discharged has been renewed in the General Assembly. The House Environment Committee voted Tuesday for the measure pushed by Republican lawmakers from the Wilmington area. That's where longtime upstream discharges of a kind of substance called PFAS into the Cape Fear River have contributed to public utilities spending large amounts to filter them out. Scientific evidence on the heath risks posed to humans by PFAS have accumulated in recent years. The bill certainly could affect The Chemours Co., which runs a plant that had discharged PFAS for decades. A similar bill was debated in 2022.

In the wake of a shooting at a downtown Wilmington nightclub this weekend, City Councilmember Luke Waddell is calling on city staff to compile crime data on establishments he feels are a "catalyst" for violent incidents.

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North Korea's official news agency says nearly 190,000 people are being isolated for treatment across the country.

We look at Vice President Harris's first interview since she started her presidential campaign, and what's at stake in her first debate with former president Donald Trump.