Some graduates of Durham Technical Community College could soon be able to transfer roughly five miles across town to Duke University as part of a new joint program. The program would allow students ...

His portrait occupies a prominent place on the wall. The suit is gray, the tie red with diagonal stripes. He returns a viewer’s gaze with a direct, beneficent look and a hint of a grin. The fingers of ...

The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld two separate cases centered on the question of whether odor can be considered probable cause for a search. The cases—State v. Rowdy and State v. Dobson—have ...

Tribal leaders said a casino could bring well-paying jobs to southeastern N.C., but critics worried about speed and ...

Our history is a year-round commitment for these North Carolinians. Here's what they fear could be lost as we approach America's 250th.

Clarence Henderson speaks at a Trump campaign event in High Point, N.C., in September 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz) Tucked inside the General Assembly’s last full budget, in 2023, was a little-noticed ...

State Rep. John Sauls has participated in just four days of voting over the past year, but showed up for veto overrides last ...

Jerry Bledsoe, a titan among North Carolina writers, leaves a legacy that includes both beloved books and persistent grudges. What do we make of a complicated figure after his death? When Jerry ...

In October 2024, Person County announced that Microsoft had purchased 1,350 acres in Woodsdale Township. A vast expanse of fields, forest, and creeks located near the border of North Carolina and ...

An attorney wants a do-over in a recent state Supreme Court ruling on whether the smell of alleged marijuana justifies a ...

Ralph Baric—the renowned public-health researcher whose work on coronaviruses helped make COVID-19 vaccines possible, but brought scrutiny in the process—will retire from UNC-Chapel Hill in June.

The announcement UNC-Chapel Hill Vice Chancellor for Development Michael Andreasen delivered to a room of university deans in December 2024 blindsided many of them. Starting the following year, top ...