Rep. Nasif Majeed, a Mecklenburg County Democrat, cast the deciding vote to override Stein's veto. The bill originally started as an effort to help people get pornographic material removed, but the Senate added a number of policies regulating trans people.

Cary has purchased a multimillion-dollar electric pumper firetruck as part of its Sustainability and Climate Action Strategy goals.

More than half a dozen Army bases' names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders. Those same bases are reverting back to their original names, this time with different namesakes who share Confederate surnames. Critics of the latest name changes argue it undermines efforts to move away from Confederate associations. The issue has long split people who favor preserving an aspect of southern heritage and those who want slavery-supporting rebels stripped of valor. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to restore the names is his latest move to align with Trump's purging of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The two-term governor, a Democrat, has long been expected to seek the seat being vacated by Sen. Thom Tillis.

The former governor's remarks were Cooper's first time speaking publicly since news of his Senate campaign broke and come just days before he's expected to formally announce.

The only remaining wild red wolves live in a five-county region in northeastern North Carolina. They are threatened by poaching and, increasingly, by vehicle strikes.

The Trump Administration ended the BRIC program even as the nation is experiencing increasingly frequent and wetter storms. The state says $200 million in grants were affected in North Carolina.

Numbers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement made public by the Deportation Data Project offer insights into the Trump administration's crackdown.

Benjamin Cole was released from prison in June with the help of Duke Law School's Wrongful Convictions Clinic after serving 27 years for a murder he maintains he did not commit.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal caused flooding across Central North Carolina, causing rivers like the Eno and Haw to reach record flood levels.