So far, only a small percentage of troops from North Carolina have been involved in the Middle East fighting.

At its peak, the facility can provide 100 MW of power for up to two hours. Duke Energy says these batteries will help increase reliability for customers.

N.C. State closed Poe Hall in 2023, after building inspectors found high levels of chemicals known as PCBs.

North Carolina's strong workforce and business climate are contributing to the state's economic success.

North Carolina lawmakers haven't passed a full budget bill since 2023, and Gov. Josh Stein says tight funding and stagnant salaries are pushing state government to the breaking point. He proposed a $1.4 billion stopgap budget plan Monday to address some of those issues.

State Sen. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, announced Monday that he'll resign from the Senate later this month. The Democrat is leaving the legislature to take a new job as executive director of the North Carolina Justice Center, a left-leaning advocacy group.

It is still unclear whether Markwayne Mullin will continue Kristi Noem’s policies. He still needs to be confirmed by the Senate before taking over DHS.

North Carolina Democrats have had success in winning elections for governor. It's a different story in Senate races. A former governor is out to change that when Roy Cooper takes on Republican Michael Whatley in November. Whatley was Donald Trump's national Republican Party chairman. Republicans want to frame Cooper as too far left for a state that Trump won three times. That tactic will test Cooper's bond with voters established across four decades of winning campaigns. Cooper wants to turn that narrative on its head. He says Whatley is a tool of "well-connected friends in Washington" who can't effectively represent the state.

At the annual "State of Cary" address Thursday evening, Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht addressed the recent scandal involving the former town manager and responded to concerns about immigration enforcement agents leasing an office on Regency Parkway.