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Developers of the North Hills Innovation District plan to expand the project on 28 acres that includes The Pointe at Midtown, known as "Los Navaho" by its Latino tenant majority.

July was the hottest month on record in the United States. Here's how summer heat is changing the Carolinas and our bodies.

Edwards dropped his reelection bid last week after a House Ethics Committee report detailed his alleged sexual harassment of two female staffers.

Just a few miles from the tallest concrete dam east of the Mississippi River, there's a paved road that ends at a mysterious tunnel. This unfinished roadway, deep inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is known as the Road to Nowhere.

Paperhand Puppet Project's new show "The Wild Wisdom of the World" will run on weekends from Aug. 7 through Sept. 27 at the Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill.

In April, one state regulator hit pause on Duke Energy’s 2026 solar procurement process, halting the bidding for new solar farms. Clean energy groups made their case Monday for why this action was unlawful.

Two Watauga high schoolers are building little free libraries to replace those lost after Hurricane Helene. They're inviting local kids to help in hopes of sparking a love of reading.

Duke Energy earned $2.6 billion in the first half of the year, up almost 12% from a year ago. Tuesday’s earnings call comes weeks after Duke Energy Carolinas partially backed off its rate-hike request and slashed its return-on-equity demand.

Manufactured water bodies don’t maintain their health very well, at least not without help. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and a team of volunteers are planting aquatic vegetation to improve the quality of reservoirs across the state.

Several major projects remain underway in the western part of the state, including the reconstruction of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge.

Amazon has started construction on a massive data center in Richmond County, across the street from Duke Energy’s natural gas-fired power plant.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley campaigned in Gastonia Thursday, and in 25 minutes of prepared remarks, he mentioned President Trump only twice.

After roughly three decades of research, the newly opened Tobacco Trust Fund Christmas Tree Seed Center of Excellence in Ashe County will clean, process and distribute improved Fraser Fir seeds. According to Center Director Tracy Taylor, it was important to produce trees that grow faster, have the shape growers want, and hold their needles for longer.

A provision in the budget requires all public school districts to create committees to review book challenges brought by parents, teachers, or local residents.

The new law would force state law enforcement agencies to "cooperate to the fullest extent of the law" with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

More homeowners and municipalities in North Carolina are hiring goats to control invasive species growth.

A proposed ban on homeless camping across the state is working its way through the North Carolina legislature at a rapid pace. It’s part of a broader strategy across the US, driven by the Cicero Institute.

Due South host Leoneda Inge takes a look at the soccer club scene on HBCU campuses.

Duke Energy president Harry Sideris previously discussed the company’s collaboration with local governments to attract data centers to its service territories in both Carolinas.

The U.S. military wants troops on the front lines to be able to make their own food — literally. It's trying to develop ways to use microbes to create meals, using a process that would look more at home in a laboratory than in a kitchen.

UNC-Chapel Hill has been lagging behind peer universities for years in how much it pays faculty. Some professors are warning that the large pay gaps are impacting recruitment and retention.

The German Men’s National Soccer Team chose Winston-Salem as its home base for this year’s FIFA World Cup. The four-time World Cup champions set up headquarters at Graylyn Estate and training facilities on the Wake Forest University campus.

Amid growing pushback over data centers and rising utility bills, consumer advocates are urging state regulators to create new rates for large electricity users.

Democrats across the country are optimistic that November’s election could be a wave year for their party. In North Carolina, experts say it’s possible a big shift could create a Democratic majority in at least one chamber of the legislature for the first time in 16 years.

Only have an afternoon in Raleigh? Social Media Producer Josh Sullivan and Digital News Intern Lauren Rhodes compiled a list of the City of Oaks' greatest hits.

School districts nationwide are facing decisions about closing schools as the birth rate continues to drop. More on how it's playing out in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.

As she enters her last month as faculty chair, Beth Moracco sat down with WUNC News reporter Brianna Atkinson to reflect on how the state of higher education has shifted in the past decades.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently predicted a below-average season with 8-14 named storms. Of those, NOAA forecasts that only 3-6 will become hurricanes.

On Due South, Leoneda Inge spoke with North Carolina State Senator Natalie Murdock, about the history of voting rights, Black representation, and the future of activism.

More than 140 households are being displaced from the Chatham Estates mobile home park in Cary, an oasis of affordable housing for working-class families.

Hundreds of people gathered in Charlotte on Thursday for a ceremony unveiling a new historical marker honoring the Good Samaritan Hospital, the first public hospital in North Carolina to treat African Americans during segregation.

North Carolina is holding dozens of events this year to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — but the state’s Museum of History won’t be hosting them at its downtown Raleigh building, which remains closed for a four-year renovation project. At a price tag of more than $200 million, the rebuild is one of state government’s most expensive construction projects.

Attendees packed the main chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. Most spoke out against new data center development in the city.

Republican lawmakers gave a preview of a new teacher pay plan that would significantly raise the floor for starting teacher pay, but teachers say they also worry about the ceiling.

Six months after the city of Charlotte set aside $100,000 to help households financially impacted by Border Patrol’s November crackdown, the city says none of that money was used.

Transportation officials are hoping the project — one of the most expensive in state history — will lead the crucial highway to a more resilient future.

On their latest self-titled record, the North Carolina-based trio Setting are exploring the unknown.

The N.C. Environmental Management Commission underwent a political shift in 2023. In 2024, regulators proposed a monitoring and minimization approach after a lobbyist group asked them to do so.

The regulations being considered right now are called the PFAS and 1,4 Dioxane Monitoring and Minimization Plans, respectively. Supporters say they're confident this voluntary approach will result in reductions.

Some veterans who served during earlier Middle East confrontations say they hope the current war doesn't turn into another yearslong entanglement.

A group of high school and college students want state lawmakers to crack down on the loosely regulated sales of vaping products.

North Carolina education officials say they may put an asterisk next to this year’s high school graduation rate if it decreases due to immigration enforcement.

A Cuban man who had been living in Charlotte died last week while in federal immigration custody at a detention center in Georgia.

A sharp rise in immigration enforcement arrests across North Carolina has left many families scrambling financially and turning to online fundraisers to try to bring loved ones home.

Duke Energy has requested permission from state regulators to raise rates in June to cover fuel and power costs.