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A federal lawsuit filed this week challenging the new districts for the North Carolina State Senate is likely just the first of what could be multiple cases, according to experts.

North Carolina has seen a rise in flu cases in recent weeks in combination with rising RSV cases and continued COVID-19 activity.

Across the state, all of or parts of 96 counties were classified as abnormally dry or worse.

North Carolina will formally expand Medicaid coverage to more than half a million low-income people.

A lawsuit filed Monday in North Carolina alleges newly adopted district boundaries for the state Senate divide a cluster of predominantly Black counties in the northeast corner of the state in a way that unfairly dilutes the voting power of Black residents. Two Black voters drawn into a majority-white district are asking a federal judge to block state officials from conducting future elections under a new map they argue unlawfully deprives them the opportunity to elect their preferred candidate...

Rain is now in the forecast, but the wildfires in the mountains are still burning, some of them thousands of acres in size.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – For those who need help heating their home this winter, people can sign up for assistance through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program. It will begin accepting applications from older adults and people with disabilities on Dec. 1. The program provides a one-time […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of Memphis men’s soccer team’s historic 2023 season came to an end on Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C., falling to the No. 7-ranked and third-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels, 2-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. “At the end of the day I’m extremely proud of what this […]

N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said the increase in donations statewide comes despite inflation, and that alone shows the goodness of North Carolinians.

The Department of Justice has received more than 80 complaints against Flowers Flooring for their allegedly unlawful practices, Stein said.