As a politician, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt is vastly different than the thundering presence of predecessor Mark Robinson — and she embraces that. “I'm here to be the opposite of someone who is polarizing,” ...

Dallas Woodhouse resigned from NC auditor's office as more of his pressure on county election boards over early voting plans came to light.

Raises for teachers and cops prompted Gov. Stein to accept the state budget despite objections to numerous other tax and ...

NC was cut out of negotiations and payments as EPA quietly sued and settled with Chemours, whose Bladen Co. plant is linked to PFAS pollution.

Criminal indigent defense services, which the state has to provide anyway, will get funds that were going to aid civil legal ...

The Harmony Homeschool Academy is a microschool that operates out of this building in Cary. Kate Denning / Carolina Public Press Microschools might not boast jaw-dropping statistics so far — but ...

The Legislative Building in Raleigh. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press North Carolina lawmakers did not intentionally discriminate against minority voters in the 2023 drawing of the state’s ...

Editor’s note: During the holidays, Carolina Public Press will be reposting some of our most memorable stories from 2025. Today’s story looks at the hard lessons learned about dams and flooding during ...

A man works with computers on Feb. 27, 2026, in the Learning Commons room at North Carolina State University's D.H. Hill Library in Raleigh. Kate Denning / Carolina Public Press An artificial ...

Protesters attend the We Will Protect Our Vote rally on Monday, June 22, 2026, behind the state legislative building. The rally was held by a coalition of nonprofit groups to raise awareness of and ...

The turtle-shaped Lumbee Tribal Housing Complex in Pembroke. Lucas Thomae / Carolina Public Press The Lumbee Tribe, or “People of the Dark Water,” as they’re sometimes called in reference to the murky ...

A defamation lawsuit against District Attorney Jeff Cruden was recently filed in Pasquotank County Superior Court. The Pasquotank County Courthouse in Elizabeth City is seen here on March 8, 2026.