The Latest Breaking News from North Carolina

Nobody was injured, and officials say the animal is fine, but the campground is closed for two weeks

Jacob Fuerst and his wife make $200,000, but childcare, energy and rental fees are too high. "It just feels unfair that I held up my end of the bargain."

As of Oct. 29, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed 18 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those 18 bills, legislators passed one during the week…

Davis was drafted fifth overall by Phoenix in 1977 and became the NBA rookie of the year after averaging 24.2 points a game. He played 11 of his 16 pro seasons with the Suns, who retired his No. 6.

Newly created ESAs provide families with more options for education expenses, but critics raise concerns.

A new North Carolina map leaves three seats held by Democrats rated Likely Republican and one a Toss-up, Nathan L. Gonzales writes.

Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in North Carolina between Oct. 23-29. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week. 

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has been closed temporarily after the National Park Service received reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear

Among the elections Ballotpedia is covering in 2023, 73 are between 148 candidates who share last names with one or more of their opponents. Pennsylvania had the most such races (27), followed by Wisconsin (19). North Carolina and Wisconsin each had races where three candidates share the same last name.

Five states have created new education savings account (ESA) programs in 2023—the most in a single year since Arizona enacted the country’s first in 2011. In the last four years, the pace of states enacting new programs has increased—two states enacted programs in 2019, while four did so in 2021.  

This would be Toyota's third investment expansion announcement for the North Carolina battery plant.