North Carolina is the only state on the East Coast that allows shrimp trawling in sounds and estuaries.

Legislation to expand fireworks sales in North Carolina fizzled out in a state House committee Tuesday, potentially dooming the latest effort to allow bigger explosives here.

Two years ago, state lawmakers allocated $500 million to a group that helps academic researchers turn their work into business start-ups. But as the organization issues its first grants, the legislature could soon take back the money.

A panel of North Carolina trial judges dismissed Democratic Gov. Josh Stein's case against GOP legislative leaders over the issue of who gets to appoint and remove the State Highway Patrol commander.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociologist Karen Guzzo talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about the pronatalism movement and how it could shape federal policy.

North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans in 2023 that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court. A trial begins Monday in two federal lawsuits filed by voters and advocacy groups that accuse mapmakers of illegally eroding Black voting power while enacting lines that aided GOP electoral prospects.

Demonstrators gathered in parks and plazas across the U.S. to protest against President Donald Trump. The "No Kings" rallies were organized in nearly 2,000 locations nationwide, including in Raleigh along Capitol Boulevard and downtown.

Since Republican Dave Boliek won last year’s election for state auditor, the position has been getting more powerful. He’s now responsible for appointing and overseeing the State Board of Elections, and lawmakers want to put him in charge of a sweeping government efficiency review.

Stein signed legislation dealing with North Carolina state retirement investments, law enforcement retirements, and social worker regulations.

With protests expanding east from Los Angeles, President Trump touches down in Fayetteville – mere days before his military parade. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii digs into the week's North Carolina news with a panel of reporters.