It’s a scorching mid-August afternoon on the RTI International campus as construction workers put the finishing touches on the nonprofit’s newest facility. The RTI Pilot Xcelerator is tucked away in ...

Lake Lure residents recall the far-out happenings at a lakefront compound featured in an HBO docuseries about a doomsday cult.

After Richard Burr voted against Trump at his second impeachment trial, state party chair Whatley retaliated. Then Trump rewarded him—twice.

In the mid-1990s, a one-column ad in magazines like The New Yorker beckoned readers to northern Chatham County. It consisted of a simple pen-and-ink rendering of a Belted Galloway cow known for its ...

A settlement has been reached in the three-year litigation against Tyler Technologies over eCourts system, which has faced complaints across North Carolina. Tyler Technologies, the company behind ...

UNC Health's plan to make nurses bid against each other for extra shifts was abandoned after a social media firestorm.

State legislative candidate Shelly Headen has called for President Trump’s supporters to “experience sexual assault” and for ...

UNITED STATES - JULY 28: Former Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., attends a Congressional tribute ceremony for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

The number of students at UNC Asheville fell 8% this fall, as the public liberal arts university struggles to stem years of enrollment woes that prompted major cuts to its budget and academic programs ...