Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was slammed by Hurricane Helene last fall. Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina Asheville and Western Carolina University are all showing enrollment increases compared to last

Months after Hurricane Helene disrupted the academic year for thousands of students and their families, spring enrollment is up at the UNC System’s three mountain universities.

Emergency funding from the N.C. General Assembly allowed the universities to fix damaged infrastructure, boost financial aid, and cover spring tuition for all students at UNC Asheville.

Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.

Ben Johnson, a North Carolina native from just outside of Asheville, agreed to a deal to become the next head coach of the Chicago Bears, reports say.

Locals are showing their concerns through a petition and a Facebook group about UNC Asheville's intentions with a forest the university owns.

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UNC-Chapel Hill will make space for hundreds more students than usual in this fall’s first-year class, Chancellor Lee Roberts announced Wednesday — the first step in a plan to eventually increase the university’s enrollment by 5,000 students over the next decade.

The GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election where two recounts show Democratic Justice Allison Riggs holding on to her seat by 734 votes.

Nearly everyone backs the science of reading. Why did it take eight years to update the UNC System's literacy curriculum?

While betting companies pay an 18% tax rate to be distributed to public university athletic departments, the affected athletic directors were skeptical. Much to their surprise, the tax revenue provided more than $1.

Mayor Frank Scott Jr. has nominated a current North Carolina county official to replace longtime Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore, who died in October 2023.