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CMS Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill returned to the public spotlight Tuesday, as students prepare to begin another school year. But questions about her recent suspension quickly became a central focus of the back-to-school press gathering. Hill, who recently returned to her position following nearly eight weeks of paid leave and an investigation into administrative and […]
The federal government countered legal arguments from former FBI Director James Comey in more than 100 pages of new filings Tuesday in a North Carolina federal court.
A new Defending Education report found that students from Wake Forest’s Heritage High School spent 12 days in China last summer through a Chinese government-funded exchange program that federal lawmakers call a CCP influence operation.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has issued three decisions favoring Beech Mountain in disputes with property owners over a 2024 town infrastructure project. Appellate judges overturned a trial judge’s rulings favoring the property owners.
A former Guilford County judge is asking North Carolina’s highest court to determine whether the State Bar can discipline him for actions he took while on the bench.
Women who applied to UNC System schools were admitted at higher rates than men at 10 of 15 campuses in 2024, according to a new analysis of federal education data. The gap was widest at NC State, where 46% of female applicants were admitted compared with 38% of men.
A state commission appointed by Gov. Josh Stein and Republican legislative leaders spent nearly two hours of its July 27 meeting in Zoom breakout rooms that were left off its public livestream. The director of a statewide open-government group says the format likely violated North Carolina’s Open Meetings Law.
State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, recently tapped by Republicans to replace US Rep Chuck Edwards on the ballot, was endorsed by President Donald Trump.
A Superior Court judge will not force former Gov. Roy Cooper to offer sworn testimony in a lawsuit brought by North Carolina bar owners. The bar owners challenge Cooper’s executive orders that forced bars to remain closed during the COVID pandemic.
The last time a WBT reporter rode the light rail, security was scarce. No one checked tickets, and a man with an open bottle of alcohol got on the train without paying. Asked why he said he was on the train, he said he was “going to donate plasma to get some money.” After the […]
A Wake County judge has ruled that North Carolina has failed to meet its obligation to maintain fisheries as required by the state constitution. The decision could impact the future of commercial fishing in the state.
Bar owners suing over North Carolina government’s shutdown of their businesses during the COVID pandemic want to hear from former Gov. Roy Cooper. They explained in a court filing Friday why Cooper’s sworn testimony is “crucial” to their case.