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The Defense Civilian Training Corps serves as a "talent factory" for the Department of Defense.

Decarlos Brown Jr., the man charged with stabbing Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail, suffered from schizophrenic delusions and poor mental health since his release from prison in 2020, according to his family. The case shows how the state struggles to contain and treat mentally-ill people who may pose a risk to the public.

North Carolina is home to more than 150,000 farmworkers — but only one in five have health care.

Both campaigns have attacked the other for presumed failures in hurricane recovery. Whatley pointed to Cooper's work on Florence and Matthew, Cooper to Whatley's role in Helene recovery.

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents. The totals released Monday exceed initial expectations for the effort announced last year.

The new map would shift voters' districts to give Republicans the advantage in 11 U.S. House seats.

In North Carolina’s Outer Banks, ocean overwash spread across Highway 12 at a motel near Buxton, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office posted online Sunday. Officials urged travelers to be cautious and put property owners on alert as high tide approached.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities nationwide have seen a recent increase in violent incidents during homecoming celebrations. In response, several North Carolina HBCUs are implementing new safety measures.

The 33-member Freedom Caucus in the state House notched some major policy victories this year, defeating a proposal from Senate leaders to ban shrimp trawling while getting a gun-rights bill to the governor’s desk.

A storm without a name and unusual king tides were causing some flooding on the Carolina coast as tropical storms churned in the Atlantic and along Mexico’s Pacific coast. About a dozen streets were already flooded in Charleston, South Carolina, where a high tide of 8.5 feet was forecast Friday morning.

A proposal at the state legislature would enable employees to save automatically through payroll deductions, helping close the state’s retirement savings gap.

Duke Energy has released its projections for future energy demands. But energy policy experts disagree on what those projections mean for North Carolina’s grid infrastructure.