North Carolina’s public university system board voted Thursday to repeal a nearly five-year-old diversity, equity and inclusion policy, meaning its 17 schools will likely join other major universities in cutting diversity programs and jobs.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Wednesday he wants additional staff for his office to combat fentanyl trafficking and to solve longstanding sexual assault crimes.
That growth from Mooresville to Statesville, is the biggest reason for the county's 7% growth in three years. County Commissioner, Bert Connolly, would like to see that growth cut in half.
An effort that formally started four years ago to automatically get rid of many more North Carolina criminal court records would be eliminated if legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday gets enacted.
The direction of the Republican National Committee is clear from the last name of its new second-in-command: Trump.
A potentially historic governor’s race that pits North Carolina’s centrist tendencies against the rise of populist conservatism in the era of Donald Trump.
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law.
A major North Carolina political donor and his associate have been convicted a second time of attempting to bribe the state’s insurance commissioner to secure preferential regulatory treatment for his insurance business.
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.
The White House has blocked the release of audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents.
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons. The bill would raise penalties for someone who wears a mask while committing a crime.
More youths accused of serious crimes in North Carolina would be automatically tried in adult court in legislation that advanced through the state Senate on Wednesday.
Recently lowered revenue projections for North Carolina state government are making some state legislators think more carefully about how to pay to cover the new high demand for K-12 private school scholarships.
The Indian Trail Town Council met Tuesday night to discuss how members should be using their social media accounts.
The State Board of Elections took important steps to ensure that no one could determine how any individual voted in the May 14 second primary using data on the State Board’s website.
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed a bill that would enhance penalties for people wearing a mask during a crime or intentionally blocking traffic during protests.
A Republican primary runoff for a North Carolina congressional district on Tuesday could demonstrate yet again the strong influence former President Donald Trump has on GOP politics across the country.
North Carolina taxpayers could see some extra money in their pockets, as lawmakers are discussing a rebate plan.
The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is dealing with delay issues, issuing driver’s licenses and IDs.
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