The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld two separate cases centered on the question of whether odor can be considered probable cause for a search. The cases—State v. Rowdy and State v. Dobson—have ...

This story is co-published with Outer Banks Insider. In brown shrimp season, the fish house has its own rhythm. On a bright July day, a boat slowly churned toward the ditch near a fish house in Swan ...

We broke down the 10 North Carolina races that are expected to be competitive, consequential, or interesting—or all three.

With the November election approaching, the Republican candidate for state Supreme Court Sarah Stevens hasn't run TV ads or raised much money.

With the help of AI, the Republican Party's camera-shy state Supreme Court candidate shows up in a new way online.

The Assembly broke down its top 10 races to watch here. But for the real political nerds who are paying close attention down-ballot, here are 16 more races—for a total of 26—to watch in 2026. There ...

On January 29, 2022, Tyrell Brace shot into a Charlotte home and killed Elante Thompson, a computer science student with a young daughter. Republicans have argued that Thompson would still be alive ...

Lee County Republican Charles Taylor is listed as the owner of a property that hosts video gambling and was not disclosed on ethics forms.

A committee of Western North Carolina Republicans on Monday night tapped state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to replace U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards on the ballot in the 11th District. Balkcom enters one of the ...

After spending most of the previous 100 years in the minority, North Carolina Republicans swept the 2010 elections and seized control of the General Assembly. They’ve largely dictated the state’s ...

In January 2025, Kevin Saunders wasn’t too worried that the Trump administration was coming for his Human Immunodeficiency Virus research at Duke University. The administration had stalled National ...