The Change.org petition claims many households are seeing dramatic increases—some as high as $200 a month—despite no change in their energy habits. Supporters are demanding that state regulators review Duke’s billing system and issue refunds if errors are found.

North Carolina utilities pass 100% of their fuel costs on to customers. But the industry has changed in recent decades, and utilities now exert more control over when and how they buy fuel — or whether they need it at all.

North Carolina's Forest Service is having a hard time retaining firefighters, even as incidents of wildfires climb across the state. Helene damaged more than 800,000 acres of forest.

As a recount (and possible election legal challenges) loom in the close primary between Senate leader Phil Berger and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, Page is raising concerns over whether the process can be handled fairly.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission has scheduled three public hearings starting next month to address the monitoring and reduction of 1,4-dioxane. The chemical, often used in industrial solvents, is classified by the EPA as a likely human carcinogen.

For many people, there’s nothing more personal than their name, and when it's said wrong or doesn’t fit someone’s identity, they can feel deeply disturbed. A 32-foot mobile unit is travelling the country, aiming to help LGBTQ+ community members navigate a more challenging legal landscape when it comes to issues such as name and gender marker changes. The 'Caravan of Hope' recently visited Charlotte on its national tour and aims to bring ‘hope’ to residents at a challenging time.

The lawsuit, filed by Matthew Ammel’s ex-wife, seeks over $75,000 in damages from Kyrsten Sinema under the state’s rare “alienation of affection” law.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is bringing advanced transportation technology to Greensboro with a new facility designed to improve safety and traffic operations.

In South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. Why do people make such different choices? A mix of politics, distrust and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart.

Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenting with "recipes."

Investigators in the U.S. search for motives in three recent instances of targeted attacks, and whether they are related to the war in Iran.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele discuss Iran's World Cup participation and college basketball as it heads into March Madness.

A group of New Jersey friends love to dance so much that when they got sick of the club scene they started a monthly dance party called, "All My Friends."

Lawmakers want an explanation for the Feb. 28 missile attack on a Tehran girls' school. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded.

The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran two weeks ago. Most recently, six U.S. personnel died in a plane crash in Iraq, Iran vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, and more Marines are headed to the region.

NPR's Scott Simon asks former Israeli deputy national security adviser Chuck Freilich, now at Columbia University, about Israeli domestic politics and their effect on the Iran war.

New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins tells NPR's Scott Simon about Marco Rubio's role as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to a president shaking the world order.