North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Renowned for no big rigs among 100-plus fuel pumps, its food, clean bathrooms and its creator’s name-inspired mascot, Buc-ee’s and a second location in North Carolina are fast approaching on the horizon. An informational meeting for the neighborhood is Thursday in Rocky Mount, rezoning in the Gold Rock area off Interstate 95 is expected to be addressed in early November, and Rocky Mount Mayor Pro Tempore Jabaris Walker has confirmed company interest. Buc-ee’s first location

Every fall, like clockwork, Spirit Halloween stores sprout up across the country, taking over the empty shells of former stores like Joann or Big Lots . For the first time in North Carolina, the company behind Spirit will add a new offering: Spirit Christmas . Why it matters: Spirit Christmas will open its doors in Mebane starting in November. It will be the only location in North Carolina, and one of only 44 nationwide. Zoom in: Spirit Christmas will open in what is currently a Spirit Halloween

A Hendersonville airman lost over Italy during World War II is finally coming home. The remains of Staff Sgt. Charles Ray Smith are scheduled to arrive at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport shortly after 6 p.m. Friday, more than eight decades after he vanished during a bombing mission, setting up a military funeral and burial expected days later.

CONETOE, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, along with other lawmakers and candidates from across the state, is in Edgecombe County to talk about the recent suspension of the gas tax. Stein signed the bill to suspend the state’s 41 cents per gallon tax on gas through November on Oct. 9. It came […]

A TikTok video showing the wooden blocks underneath a ride at the North Carolina State Fair left some viewers swearing they’d never ride a fair ride again. But those blocks aren’t new. And they’re pretty common when you know where to look. Some amusement rides have built-in leveling jacks, while others need wood blocks to create a “level, stable foundation,” according to John Waugh, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Labor. “During inspections, NCDOL inspectors evaluate each rid

A powerful, slow-moving autumn nor'easter continues to batter the North Carolina coast, cutting off island communities, forcing mass evacuations, and threatening areas from the Outer Banks down to the Crystal Coast. The stationary offshore storm is driving punishing 45 to 55 mile-per-hour wind gusts and throwing massive breaking waves directly...

Standing in Smith Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River, a bald cypress has weathered nearly nine centuries of change. The tree is at least 871 years old, making it the oldest documented tree in the Wilmington area, and it may even be older. But the ancient tree and...

ANGIER, N.C. – Rev. Justin Shane Heath spent his final evening preaching about Lazarus, heaven and the promise of eternal life in an Angier revival service Saturday. The 67-year-old Mount Olive pastor and former Wayne County deputy was killed in a collision on his way home from that service hours later.

An investigation into a Durham-based cocaine and fentanyl trafficking operation began in September 2024, and arrests followed in May 2025. Kevin Johnson was later sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. Among those sentenced was Kevin Johnson, described by the News & Observer as a central figure in the operation...

TRINITY, N.C. (WGHP) — Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem has purchased and forgiven millions of dollars in medical debt and celebrated its latest “debt burning” during its service on Sunday. Trinity Moravian Church started the Debt Jubilee Project in 2022. Since then, the church has worked with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to abolish $27,619,203 […]