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A Statesville pastor’s family took center stage at President Trump’s Aug. 24 White House back-to-school event, sharing how NC’s Opportunity Scholarship helped their five children — two adopted from foster care — attend Cornerstone Christian Academy.
UNC System leaders have told US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon that most of the reforms in her national “call to action” on higher education are already policy in North Carolina.
Apple growers in western North Carolina are navigating an unusually fast harvest season as heat, humidity and rainfall accelerate fruit maturity and complicate decisions about when to pick.
CaptiveAire has incurred $15 million in tariff costs since April 2, “Liberation Day,” when President Trump announced a universal 10% tariff on all imported goods.
Bolthouse, stripped of her Miss NC USA title, is suing pageant officials, alleging they falsely branded her a bigot and damaged her reputation.
One year after the murder of Iryna Zarutska aboard Charlotte’s light rail system, the program looks back at the case and its lasting impact on public safety, criminal justice policy, and transit security in North Carolina. Meanwhile, Governor Josh Stein says DMV wait times have fallen 90% since summer 2025, while new school rankings show […]
One year after Iryna Zarutska’s killing shocked the nation, her case has sparked sweeping NC reforms while the accused killer awaits trial.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has scaled back the amount of money a former Wells Fargo Securities executive can collect for his firing in 2022.
A law firm is asking North Carolina’s second-highest court for a temporary stay in a suit brought by a state senator last year on behalf of two wrongfully convicted men.
Average wait times at the DMV have decreased significantly since the summer of 2025 from nearly 3 hours to an average of 22 minutes.
A new AEI survey finds charter schools are losing students to universal education savings accounts, with nearly half of Arizona charter leaders reporting departures and most expecting more.
Stein praises teacher pay raises, experts say paying teachers on a salary schedule cheats everyone.