Decades ago, native Outer Bankers considered the ocean front, or "back of the beach" as they called it, to be a wasteland interspersed by shipwrecks and net houses. Getting your Trinity Audio player ...

The budget funds many of the governor's priorities, but it strips his power to make appointments to several state boards.

In late May, Granville County teachers and administrators met around a U-shaped table to review the results of an experiment that had pushed the small district north of Raleigh outside the mainstream ...

The North Carolina Community College System's office in downtown Raleigh. (Erin Gretzinger for The Assembly) North Carolina community colleges hope to benefit from a major expansion of federal ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signs state budget into law during a July 7, 2026, ceremony in Raleigh (Bryan Anderson for The Assembly).

When professors want to dispute cuts, they turn to Howard Bunsis. Is he just telling them what they want to hear?

Stories That Matter. Stories Shaping North Carolina. Join thousands of North Carolinians in-the-know about their state. Sign up, the newsletter’s free. Every weekday. Roberts’ mother, famed NPR ...

Who is Howard Bunsis and what's up with his analyses of college finances? Plus, how Workforce Pell will work in NC and the life of young Lee Roberts.

Aycock Brown, small of stature but gigantic of heart, almost single-handedly brought N.C.’s barrier islands to the outside world.

Most North Carolina organizations that provide free legal assistance to low-income people on issues like housing evictions, labor complaints, disaster aid, senior health, and domestic violence and ...