N.C.
North Carolina Court Interpreters Halt New Assignments After State Budget Leaves Out Pay-Raise Money
Certified interpreters began a statewide work stoppage Friday after the $34 billion state budget omitted the roughly $951,000 in recurring funds they sought, with a Superior Court trial boycott set for Monday.
North Carolina Agriculture Officials Confirm First Yellow-Legged Hornet Detection, in Union County
NCDA&CS says it found the invasive hornet near Matthews and has set more than 200 traps to locate the nest, as beekeepers and some entomologists differ over how aggressive the response should be.
NC Blue Ribbon Commission Begins Drafting Teacher Pay Recommendations, With a Vote Set for September 28
A bipartisan state panel started writing formal proposals on teacher compensation and recruitment three weeks after lawmakers enacted a budget with 8% average teacher raises.
North Carolina Names First Chief Judge of New Complex Family Financial Court
Chief Justice Paul Newby appointed Smithfield family lawyer Marcia H. Armstrong to lead a specialized court program created in the 2026 state budget, effective September 1.
Raleigh Will End Stage 1 Water Limits Aug. 3; Durham Keeps Stage 2 Rules and Quarry Pumping
Heavy July rain lifted Raleigh's Falls Lake supply to 84% full, but Durham's two reservoirs have not recovered enough for the city to loosen its stricter rules.
Robeson County, N.C., Ranks Last in State Health Measures as Lumbee Tribe Waits on Indian Health Service Plan
Seven months after federal recognition, the Lumbee Tribe still has no Indian Health Service facility nearby, and the funding path for one is unsettled.
Man, 71, Killed by Falling Tree in North Raleigh; Duke Energy Reports More Than 40,000 Wake County Customers Needing Restoration
A severe thunderstorm on the night of July 28 killed one Wake County resident and cut power across the Triangle, as Duke Energy's grid spending and a pending rate case sit before state regulators.
Goodyear and United Steelworkers Reach Agreement to Close Fayetteville Tire Plant by End of 2027
A July 16, 2026 agreement locks in the shutdown of a 55-year-old North Carolina plant and about 1,750 jobs, with sides disputing how much U.S. trade policy caused it.
N.C. Senate Committee Advances Two Election Bills: Longer Ballot-Cure Window, Shorter Primary Early Voting
One bill extending the deadline to fix mail-ballot errors moved without opposition; a separate bill cutting primary early voting from 17 days to 10 passed on a party-line vote.
North Carolina Announces $34.2 Million in Federal EDA Grants for Seven Western N.C. Recovery Projects
The awards come from a one-time congressional disaster fund and land amid an ongoing fight over how fast — and how much — federal money is reaching a region with roughly $60 billion in Helene damage.
North Carolina Joins 24-State Lawsuit Challenging New Election and Immigration Conditions on FEMA Homeland Security Grants
Attorney General Jeff Jackson signed onto a suit filed July 23 in Rhode Island federal court arguing DHS and FEMA cannot tie counterterrorism and disaster-preparedness money to changes in state election systems; DHS says the conditions protect election security.
NCDOT Offers Up to $300 Million in Community Benefits to Revive I-77 South Toll Lane Project
State transportation officials have proposed greenways, a highway cap and two community-owned grocery stores on Charlotte's west side, as a regional board faces an October deadline to reverse its rejection of the $4.3 billion express lanes plan.