N.C.
Public Comment Closes on Air Permits for Amazon's Richmond County Data Center and Duke Energy's Temporary Generators
North Carolina regulators stopped taking public input on July 31 for draft air-quality permits covering 588 backup diesel engines at Amazon's $10 billion campus and 57 temporary Duke Energy engines on the same site.
CMPD Officer Charged With Illegally Accessing Government Computer in Flock Camera Case
North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation says Officer Seth Elliott looked up an undercover officer's license plate and passed it to a drug investigation target; the case has fed a wider fight over license plate camera oversight.
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.