Forty years after David Lynch’s iconic film, the people who helped make it say Wilmington was the strangest character of all.

Jael Goode has always enjoyed offering hospitality to those around her—even if that’s not what she called it. The Virginia native grew up helping her father, a pastor, foster a welcoming environment ...

Three North Carolina legal aid nonprofits are suing top Republican lawmakers, claiming a recent budget maneuver that cut off millions in funding is a “flagrant” constitutional violation. When the ...

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

Sonia A. Rao is a freelance journalist from Morrisville, N.C. She was previously a fellow on the national desk of The New York Times and is a 2024 graduate of The University of North Carolina at ...

Ahead of the midterm election, we broke down the must-watch races this year. Here are the rest of our top 26 for ‘26.

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