NCPRA

Under current state law, data centers that invest at least $75 million do not have to pay sales and use tax on equipment or electricity. The General Assembly would need to adopt any changes.

Two of this year's competitors are program graduates who came back. Now the whole team is headed to nationals.

Suspected Southport shooter Nigel Max Edge was found to be incapable of standing trial in Brunswick County Superior Court on Tuesday, following a two-month wait to allow for re-evaluations of his mental capacity. A judge ordered him to undergo therapy in an attempt to restore that capacity. Because of that, the state's decision on whether to pursue the death penalty has been put on hold.

Western North Carolina’s most populous county lost residents last year after more than two decades of steady growth.

The announcement comes a day before newly-confirmed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is scheduled to visit the area.

As part of their big comeback, black bears are returning to central North Carolina, where they’ve been missing for decades.

The draft would change how student activity fees fund college campus initiatives.

The program already lacks enough funding to help all eligible applicants. Money for temporary housing is causing further delays.

The program, which recently received a grant from the Governor's office, aims to redirect people with substance abuse issues away from the criminal justice system and toward rehabilitation and recovery.

Those long, dry periods are taking a toll on N.C. soil health.