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The chair of North Carolina’s Board of Education, Eric Davis, criticized the recent Border Patrol surge in North Carolina as disruptive to schools.

Hundreds of volunteers across central North Carolina are part the Haw River Watch Program. Since December 1994, the program has collected information that helps inform basin planning.

New data shows immigration enforcement in North Carolina has surged since President Trump took office, with arrests tripling statewide.

The deadline to apply for Renew NC recovery assistance is December 31.

A top NASCAR executive, Scott Prime, returns to the stand Wednesday in an antitrust case accusing NASCAR of monopolistic practices. The lawsuit, filed by 23XI Racing, owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, claims NASCAR's charter agreements are unfair.

All existing K&W Cafeteria locations closed effective December 1, 2025. In a statement, the organization thanked the community for its support over the years.

Likely changes come on the heels of significant premium increases in 2026, changes Briner said were necessary to stave off "a financial crisis" for the health plan.

Contest to replace retiring US Sen. Thom Tillis in NC is predicted to draw more money than any Senate race in history.

After the fatal shooting of a professor at UNC in 2023, a group of Chinese international students said they struggled to find culturally competent mental health resources. So they organized to provide support for their community and other minorities on campus.

Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin broke down in tears minutes into his testimony as the first witness called in a federal antitrust trial against NASCAR, which opened Monday. Hamlin’s 23XI Racing, which he co-owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports are suing NASCAR over allegations the Florida-based France family owns and operates the stock car racing series as a monopolistic bully that leaves its teams no option but to comply with rules and financing they don’t agree with.

WUNC music reporter Brian Burns chats with Ryan Davis of Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band ahead of their show at the Cat's Cradle Back Room.

A U.S. citizen detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection will face only one of the felonies he was originally charged with after a judge threw out the more severe of the two.