As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles. The waves buried the eggs deep in sand or washed them out to sea. On Topsail Island more than half the 43 loggerhead turtle nests were lost this week. The storm also likely wiped out eight of the 10 remaining nests on Emerald Isle. Loggerheads are threatened in the U.S. due to bycatch from fishing. But conservation groups can do little to keep nests safe during a hurricane given North Carolina’s strict laws about keeping the sea turtle hatching process natural.

The cuts will not reduce last year’s $46 million deficit but will help balance this year’s budget.

The Kirby Derby has been running since 2002 and has become a Raleigh tradition. See all the elaborate costumes and cars from the event this past weekend.

The leader of North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles says his agency is rapidly filling open positions to address long wait times at DMV offices.

Nearly 680,000 North Carolinians have gained health coverage since Medicaid expansion began in 2023. But the Republican tax and spending bill could unravel that progress and put rural hospitals at risk.

Anticipating the law, many school boards passed policies last spring that now may need to be revised to include stricter language and consequences.

The N.C. Utilities Commission directed Duke to work with wind energy developers to see if committing to a wind farm by the mid-2030s is cost effective.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education voted earlier in the week to eliminate hundreds of positions amid a $46 million budget crisis.

The state’s largest health system says federal pressure influenced its decision. Families and advocates say the move is devastating for transgender kids.