COMMENTARY: North Carolina is ranked dead last in school funding. My daughter with autism is paying the price.

By Kristina Peck (North Carolina Newsline) Published: April 16, 2026 There is a version of N.C. Pre-K enrollment that takes twenty minutes. You fill out a form, submit a birth certificate, and your child starts school in the fall. That version does not exist for families like mine. My

Why UNC-Wilmington wants to launch a medical school

The medical school would offer a traditional four-year medical degree and a three-year accelerated track. It wouldn’t be a teaching hospital structure, a deviation from other medical schools in the state, but it would build upon the university’s existing portfolio of health care education.

NC Governor Stein signs $319M Medicaid funding plan

Bill that would eliminate Calvin Duncan's court clerk position in New Orleans heads to Louisiana governor

BRIEFS: Charlotte transit agency to hold meeting in Rock Hill about the end of bus route

NC DEQ to hold public hearing on proposed Craven County permit modification

Emergency housing vouchers are ending early, leaving cities and renters scrambling

By Robbie Sequeira (Stateline) Published: April 27, 2026 A New York City mom and domestic violence survivor felt a flashback of fear when she received a notice in March that the emergency housing voucher she and her son have relied on since 2023 will run out soon. “It felt like

Transco Pipeline Project Faces Legal Challenge

The company received a federal permit to install a natural gas pipeline using an “open-cut” method that can harm rivers and streams in Virginia and North Carolina. Environmental groups want the permit overturned.

First frieght train rolls into Asheville since Helene in 2024

NC lawmakers give initial OK to Medicaid bailout bill; VA voters back redistricting; 298 days: Iranian asylum seeker released after judge rules ICE violated his rights; Georgia’s ACA enrollment plunges, raising concerns for rural hospitals

Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says

According to the study's findings, North and South Carolina are two of the states that failed to report data center incentives.

North Carolina tackles toxic firefighting foam — and what it left behind

by Will Atwater, North Carolina Health News April 8, 2026 By Will Atwater Within months of becoming chief of Double Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue in November 2025, Jimmy Brown received sobering news: His station’s well water was contaminated with PFAS at levels that exceeded federal limits. The station

Fairfax Co. Police say Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, then himself Thursday morning

Under bill passed by state Senate, New Orleans’ elected court clerk might not be able to take office

Extreme drought expands in North Carolina

The N.C. Forest Service’s ban on all open burning remains in effect until further notice. 

When the Crowd Gets Quiet: The Hidden Pressure of College Athletics

By Natalie Dempsey (Queens University News Service) Publication Date: March 19, 2026 On game nights at Queens University of Charlotte, Curry Arena is alive. Students jump to their feet, music pumps through the gym and every made 3-pointer is met with a cheer. That energy was even higher earlier this