According to the data, low-income families in Pitt County spend an average of nearly 14 percent of their annual income just on electricity bills. That is more than double the 6.5 percent threshold that experts consider affordable.

State lawmakers released a $34 billion budget bill Tuesday morning that comes a full year behind schedule. The House and Senate plan to vote on the spending plan later this week, aiming to get the bill to Gov. Josh Stein's desk by late Thursday.

North Carolina has some of the fastest-rising healthcare costs in the country. Now, Treasurer Brad Briner, who oversees the State Health Plan, and DHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai will try to fix them.

Buncombe County is on alert for sizzling temperatures, part of a warming trend in the region.

The state Department of Environmental Quality has posted swim advisories for the public beach access points at Sunset Drive and Sixteenth Street. Test results show that bacteria levels at both locations currently exceed safe state water quality standards.

The legal team representing the bars argues that forcing their businesses to shut down while allowing other establishments to stay open was unfair and illegal. The state has previously defended the emergency closures as necessary measures to protect public health during the height of the crisis.

The state House voted Tuesday to remove sales taxes from diapers and feminine products.

President Trump’s campaign against wind energy in North Carolina advanced this week. Three months after French-owned TotalEnergies relinquished its lease off the Carolina Coast, Duke Energy reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Interior to end the utility’s offshore wind lease off the coast of Wilmington.

The project previously faced years of delays after North Topsail Beach withdrew from the partnership, forcing Surf City to secure independent federal approvals.

The prisoners are now in state custody, with most men at Bertie Correctional Institution and women at a state facility in Raleigh.

The changes come during an extreme heat wave that’s expected to impact over 200 million people across the East and Midwest this holiday weekend.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about how this term's Supreme Court decisions are reflected in President Trump's approach to his signature issues and executive power.

As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, Americans reflect on the state of the nation in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

A major heat wave is affecting much of the eastern half of the United States this week, bringing dangerous conditions to multiple World Cup matches.

President Trump has trumpeted his victories and sought workarounds for his losses.

Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away.

SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship, Melat Kiros poised to become the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress after Colorado primary, some World Cup matches will contend with major U.S. heat wave.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that states can bar trans girls and women from participating in school sports teams. But states that choose to may also allow trans athletes to participate.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with acclaimed television showrunner and writer Mara Brock Akil about her debut novel, "The Revelation of Dionne Daphne."

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Chris Mosier, the first openly transgender man to represent the U.S. in international competition, about the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender athletes.