The News & Observer spoke with Sullivan on Thursday to learn more about his vision for North Carolina’s community colleges.

Nuclear energy and natural gas projects could soon be approved and built faster than before under an expedited federal ...

Town employees used their “p-cards” or procurement cards to make roughly $900,000 in food and drink purchases, or 3.5% of ...

After a College Cup final run, N.C. State is gearing up to win it all. It just added a talent who used to play with the World Cup winners.

Plastics company StarPet leaked cancer-causing chemicals into an Asheboro creek. State officials warn it could reach the Cape ...

Local crews responded to cars stuck in the floodwaters and trees down as a line of severe storms rolled through Thursday.

McClarin, 25, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the December 2024 shooting death of Cory McNeill.

A historic Black-owned bank in Durham plans to take a new name as it merges with another majority minority-run financial ...

Remember when reading about science was fun? Luke Bowles, the N&O’s summer science writer, takes you behind the scenes and ...

Retailtainment for kids turns shopping into play at locations like CAMP, American Girl, Legoland Discovery Center and IKEA.

Thursday, July 23, 2026, 5 a.m. ET Article last updated: Thursday, July 23, 2026, 5 p.m. ET System type: Tropical storm ...

The slow moving storms, which could dump 6 inches of rain throughout the day, have arrived in the Triangle Thursday morning.