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• 3 NC Attorney General Says Duke Energy Misstated Residential Rate Increase Under Oath; Duke Calls It a Mix-Up
• 2 NC Reports 2,031 Opioid Overdoses in Emergency Rooms Through June 2026, Down 27% From Same Period in 2025; Fayetteville Police Report Local Increase
• 4 NC Budget Corrections Bill Ratified Aug. 6 Adds No Wake County Prosecutors; Office Funded for 45 of the 69.7 Positions a State Workload Study Lists
• 3 Moore County Deputies Charge Pinebluff Man With Three Counts of Murder and First-Degree Burglary
• 2 Elon University Poll Finds Cooper at 53% and Whatley at 42% Among Likely North Carolina Voters
• 3 North Carolina Commits $40 Million Over Four Years to Greensboro PGA Tour Event; Tour Names It a 2028 Championship Series Stop
• 2 33 of North Carolina's 115 School Districts Set 2026-27 Start Dates Before the Legal Aug. 24 Opening
• 4 N.C. Gov. Stein Signs Regulatory Reform Act Requiring Cities Over 50,000 to Allow Accessory Dwelling Units
• 3 N.C. House Puts Off Vote on Senate-Passed Hemp THC Bill Until at Least November
• 3 North Carolina Board of Education Approves Salary Schedules Carrying the Budget's 8% Average Teacher Raise
• 2 Three Dead, One Wounded in Caswell County, N.C., Shooting; Sheriff Says All Four Were Family, Names Pending
• 5 NC Senate Passes Budget Follow-Up Bill Adding Sports and Film Money, Shifting Some Appointment Powers
• 2 Storms Bring Flash Flooding to Wake County, Damage a Cary Home, and Snarl RDU Flights
• 2 Raleigh Lifts Stage 1 Water Restrictions as Falls Lake Reaches 84% of Water Supply Pool
• 2 NC Rep. Erin Paré Says She May File a Sex-Based Dress Code Bill for School Employees