North Carolina

Drive southwest on the Durham Freeway and you will pass through where a neighborhood used to be. There is no marker to tell you this. Most drivers never blink. That gap between the road and what it displaced is what brought six young preservationists to Durham this summer. On October 20, the National Trust for Historic Preservation published findings from the sixth cohort of its HOPE Crew Digital Documentation Fellows — a program whose participants spent several months researching, rendering, re

The chain recently sent a letter to nearby property owners notifying them of plans to purchase 34 acres of land. Buc-ee’s has reportedly made the first steps towards opening its second location in North Carolina, planned for Rocky Mount, N.C., in Nash County. The travel center, according to a...

Four North Carolina counties are facing extreme drought conditions, prompting state and local leaders to ask residents to conserve water by using it for critical needs only.  Residents in Caswell, […]

Hundreds of Mecklenburg County mail-in ballots were rejected in the first week of early voting because voters didn't properly seal an inner envelope inside another envelope. Mecklenburg County Elections Director Michael Dickerson told WFAE that as of Wednesday, 259 ballots had been rejected for that reason. Of those, just 60 voters had successfully cast replacement ballots or voted early in person.

North Carolina’s 41 cent a gallon gas tax is suspended through Nov. 30, in an effort to lower the cost for consumers at the pump. N.C. Fuel Check was announced as part of an effort to make sure gas station operators are charging appropriately following the suspension of the tax. Attorney General Jeff Jackson wants to use the tool to make sure savings are passed along to the consumer, The News & Observer previously reported. More than 450 people have filed complaints through the N.C. Fuel Check P

EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Kratom is the latest drug that has health officials in Edgecombe County on high alert. The drug, also known as “gas station heroin”, has become more prevalent across the country and in the state, according to North Carolina Poison Control. For this reason, Edgecombe County’s Health Director, Michelle Etheridge, is […]

A sandwich shop, an intimate pasta bar and one of Raleigh’s buzziest restaurants. Three Triangle restaurants earned their way into the Michelin Guide Wednesday night, joining the ranks of the world’s most distinctive places to eat. They each earned “Bib Gourmand” honors: Ajja from Cheetie Kumar and Paul Siler; Ideal’s Sandwich & Grocery from Ian Bracken and Paul Chirico; and the Carrboro pasta spot Tesoro . The award is for high quality restaurants that inspectors believe represent exceptional v

At least 300 young people flooded a Huntersville church this past weekend for a chaotic ‘street takeover‘ – firing guns, breaking windows, and leaving drugs and trash all over. The incident happened Oct. 18 at Faith City Charlotte. Bishop Amere May said surveillance video captured hundreds of...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have completed a genomic survey of North Carolina black bears, identifying significant differences in genetic health between mountain and coastal populations. The findings provide wildlife management and law enforcement with new tools to monitor population resilience and track illegal poaching

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — This year, for the first time at the North Carolina State Fair, vendors are paying more to sell and, in some cases, passing the extra cost on to fairgoers. Some said the higher prices mean tougher choices about what to eat, what to ride and how much to spend. “I was […]