The shift comes after a North Carolina state law stripped the City of Jacksonville of its jurisdiction over these specific areas, forcing the county to step in. Affected neighborhoods include parcels along Highway 24 and US 17.

Commissioners enacted the freeze to study regional impacts, specifically focusing on heavy electricity consumption and noise pollution generated by facility cooling systems.

Local officials and law enforcement brought the measure forward to manage large, unsupervised weekend youth gatherings that have previously led to disorderly conduct. Greenville Police Chief K.Z. Thomas said that recent late-night altercations made the safety ordinance necessary.

State compliance records show an inspector attempted to visit the facility on September 16 and September 17 but found it closed and entirely unstaffed both days. From outside the building, the inspector observed a very thin dog named Bubbles housed in an enclosure filled with excessive feces.

As November's midterm elections draw near, immigrant advocacy organizations in North Carolina will activate voter hotlines in multiple languages and deploy poll monitors to help voters and watch for unusual activity.

The facility has been entirely closed since a June inmate takeover and hostage situation left the building with extensive damage. Because neither Bertie nor Martin County has local holding cells available, law enforcement staff are forced to drive across North Carolina searching for open beds to house new detainees.

The "No Betting on Your Own Race Act" proposes a minimum $10,000 civil penalty for any candidate, spouse, or campaign committee that buys or sells prediction contracts on their race. Fines could skyrocket to three times the financial gain of the trades.

North Carolina's gas tax is 41 cents per gallon. It is used to fund highway construction and maintenance.

The Trump administration is repealing federal protections that would expose about 144,000 acres of protected forests to logging and development in North Carolina. Tuesday is the last day for public comment.

North Carolina's first LGBTQ+ Highway historical marker will be unveiled in Durham to commemorate 'Our Day Out,' the first ever gay rights march in the state.

A Cornelius man used artificial intelligence to create songs and fake streaming accounts to play those songs in a scheme that netted him millions. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

After warnings, testimony and a new report from the State Auditor’s Office on Ronda’s cash flow crisis, the Local Government Commission will now oversee the town's finances.

Lawyers for Christa Pike, the woman who survived an execution in Tennessee, were in court Wednesday as she regained consciousness.

Opal Lee, considered the grandmother of Juneteenth, turned 100 years old. She attended a ceremony at the site of the planned Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth featuring former first lady Michelle Obama.

NPR's exclusive reporting shows that the FBI teams that hunt foreign spies are severely understaffed, down as much as 50 percent in some offices.

Lionel Messi played his last game for Argentina's national team on Tuesday. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer reflects on his career and legacy with CBS Sports commentator Nico Cantor.

A K-pop idol and leader of BTS turns museum curator with a new exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with epidemiologist Rupa Basu about a new survey of 1,000 health professionals, which found that extreme heat is posing a growing threat to pregnant people and newborns.

Common Sense Media tested ChatGPT for Teens and found that it still is not safe for young people.

Hundreds move back to the Kibbutz communities and southern Israeli cities that border Gaza. Many say they want to repopulate and help rebuild the region devastated by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack.