Asheville has welcomed tourism back after Hurricane Helene. But in Biltmore Village, recovery is still months away.

No other governor has seen his role so often reduced to trying to thwart his legislative adversaries. But that’s not Cooper’s only legacy.

Cone Health hasn’t focused aggressively on growth, but that could change with a spinoff of Kaiser Permanente taking over.

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For 12 years, a Raleigh man has been making Black Santas a holiday tradition.

August in the mountains of Alleghany County conjures thoughts of cool breezes, an escape from summer. But this Friday afternoon is hot and sticky. Pickup trucks fill the parking lot and line the ...

As the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill entered the admissions season in October 2023, a member of the school’s Board of Trustees asked its chair to advise the group on how to recommend ...

In the November election, the youth vote was poised to be one of the most crucial blocks in the state. But voting rights advocates worried students would struggle with the state’s new voter ID laws, ...

When Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson greeted his fellow members of the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies over Google Meet last week, his screen name raised some eyebrows—and a few giggles. There at the bottom ...