Local search for North Carolina

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (421+ words) Activist groups working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm have filed a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state guidance for election officials handling mail-in ballots. The State Board of Elections approved the latest version of the guidance in…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (307+ words) SALEM — The city and the Salem Public Art Commission are inviting the community to attend the dedication of a new public art installation near the Salem Ferry Terminal as part of the Salem 400+ quadricentennial celebrations. Small Craft Advisory until…...

42+ min ago   (222+ words) Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas was reportedly arrested following a traffic stop near Malibu, California, early Monday morning. Local news outlet KNBC reports that jail records show Thomas, 45, was booked by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on suspicion of felony…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (427+ words) Before Sept. 23, an unassuming patch of grass in a Wilmington cemetery bore no more public importance than any other nearby grassy plot. But underneath lay undiscovered history for more than 200 years. The other five were British soldiers, wounded at the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (201+ words) Helene hit a region that already faced challenges. Over three decades, North Carolina lost more than 40% of its manufacturing jobs, and the 28 counties in the plan likewise faced significant losses of their industrial labor force. Decker led development of the…...

1+ hour ago   (611+ words) A judge heard arguments Wednesday but did not rule from the bench in a case on President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from White House grounds. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly — whom Trump nominated in 2017 and who ordered a…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (323+ words) Nearly $23 million in interest-free cashflow loans is being distributed to communities across western North Carolina that were devastated by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner announced Wednesday. The application period opened in August. More than $100 million…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (401+ words) By Fiona Bright Holton Salem has plenty of witches. On Oct. 17, the city wants to see how many of them — and anyone else willing to don a witch hat — can gather in one place. The event will be part community…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (275+ words) The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor. Here’s a quick look at USAID, the impacts of its dissolution and what foreign…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (402+ words) Authorities are urging people to avoid an herbal extract found during their investigations into the deaths of two students — one on and one off campus — at the University of Mississippi following a rowdy weekend centered on a major football rivalry....