In a break with previous administration, new NC Treasurer Brad Briner says higher premiums, not legislative fixes, needed for ...

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NC farms face bitter harvest after drought and storms. Many farmers thankful 2024 is ending. Mountain farmers need donations, not loans.

Susan Hogarth poses with a selfie of her and her completed ballot on Nov. 2. Ballot selfies are forbidden by state law, but Hogarth has an ongoing challenge to that law in the courts. Provided ...

Editor’s note: During the holidays, Carolina Public Press will be reposting some of our highlight stories from 2024. Today’s story looks at long efforts to restore and revitalize Princeville, in ...

Editor’s note: During the holidays, Carolina Public Press will be reposting some of our highlight stories from 2024. Today’s story looks at conservations efforts for hellbenders, a salamander species ...

The State Board of Elections heard a second round of election protests — those originally considered by county boards of elections but referred or appealed to the board for a final decision. Again, ...

State oversight of nursing homes received a scathing performance audit, released on Wednesday. The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) released its audit of the Department of Health and Human Services’ ...

The destroyed former headquarters and warehouse of MANNA Foodbank after Tropic Storm Helene caused massive flooding at the facility, located near the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County. Provided In ...

Nearly four years after it began, an investigation into the financial reporting of Mark Robinson campaign in 2020 has been completed, leading to fines and a settlement. In a closed session earlier ...

As long as there are elections, there will be lawsuits — and in many cases, election protests. This is true particularly in North Carolina, a swing state where “margins matter,” Western Carolina ...