A North Carolina native is hitting the stage this month for a good cause. Singer-songwriter Ben Folds is set to perform this ...

Trisha Stafford-Odom left NC Central University in 2023. Read the details of her lawsuit and settlement with the university.

Juvenile petitions are pending against a student who brought a loaded firearm to East Wake High, the Wake County Sheriff’s ...

In a move that could impact HBCU athletic recruiting, the NAACP is calling on Black athletes, recruits, families and fans to ...

Republican lawmakers are fast-tracking a constitutional amendment that would let voters choose to cap NC’s income tax rate.

Apartment List reports that national rents rose 0.5% in April, marking a third consecutive monthly increase as summer moving ...

We are dealt an impossible deck of cards here,” Mayor Leo Williams said after City Manager Bo Ferguson’s budget presentation.

North Carolina Republicans on Monday filed a bill to reduce the state’s early voting period from 17 days to 10. If passed this session, the bill, Senate Bill 1084, woul ...

Faith Wardwell joined The News & Observer as a new breaking news reporter this year. She previously reported on Politico’s breaking news team covering national politics. Wardwell will focus on public ...

Sherman Leathers, the “High Sheriff of Chess,” popularized lunchtime matches on Fayetteville Street for nearly 20 years ...

Michelle Fryman, 54, of Oxford, is accused of misappropriating $6,552 of Farmers’ Market funds, according to a town news release. The felony offense occurred sometime between Feb. 2, 2024, and Dec. 16 ...

Current reports on rising college costs, advising students to explore financial aid, scholarships, and make strategic choices ...