Sean Michael Lee, a highly decorated North Carolina military veteran, died earlier this month. Lee served for more than 20 years as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division.

Vice President J.D. Vance was at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro Monday to rally support for U.S. Senate Candidate Michael Whatley, who is locked in a tight race with former Governor Roy Cooper.

The move deals a heavy blow to North Carolina, where an estimated 3.5 million people—about one in three—drink water contaminated with these "forever chemicals."

Traditional military construction usually takes years to clear federal red tape, but this project is moving forward in just months, thanks to a new congressional loophole that lets the Navy swap out failing housing using standard Operations and Maintenance funds.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board is set to vote Tuesday on removing the board chair, amid a criminal investigation into “financial irregularities” and an ongoing leadership dispute over board contracting practices.

Two volunteer firefighters with the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department sustained injuries while battling the fast-moving flames and were airlifted to a hospital in Chapel Hill.

The State Laboratory for Public Health will now test for Infantile Krabbe Disease and Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase Deficiency.

On a 5-2 vote, the board approved changes to WakeMed's articles of incorporation and a transfer agreement. The Federal Trade Commission will have to approve the deal before it becomes final.

The local effort was held in celebration of International Coastal Cleanup Day, a global initiative dedicated to removing debris and plastic pollution from shorelines.

While the driver escaped uninjured, critics online questioned why he didn't attempt to unload and save the expensive construction equipment.

The estimated $584 million project in Richmond County would have been the sixth combustion turbine at Duke's Smith complex, joining a pair of combined cycle gas units there.

While most people don’t drive a diesel-powered car or operate heavy machinery, rising diesel prices have a ripple effect for everyday North Carolinians.

For decades, drivers were required to keep a registration card they could show when pulled over by a police officer. The stickers showed the month and year when that registration would expire.

Iran and Ukraine take center stage at the UN as diplomats push to contain two wars threatening global stability.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice about the relevance of the United Nations in 2026.

Seth MacFarlane is best known for creating Family Guy and American Dad. He's also an accomplished singer. Now, he's out with a new record of Muppets songs.

As Xi Jinping heads to the White House, polls show Americans feeling their best days are behind them. But what does America look like from China?

We get the latest in the court battle between major news outlets and the Trump administration that revoked their access to the White House.

The Nvidia CEO is a relentless AI optimist with the president's ear. Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine, tells NPR's Juana Summers how their relationship could shape the future of AI.

Cape Fear River Watch says Chemours has allowed groundwater contamination to continue at levels well above limits required in the 2019 agreement, in part because of ultra-short chain PFAS.

State Auditor Dave Boliek made an unannounced visit to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools headquarters on Wednesday amid ongoing turmoil at the district, after the board took a 5-4 vote to fire Superintendent Crystal Hill the night before.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Andrew Weissmann, a legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, about the Trump administration's rationale for banning three news outlets from the White House.

Born a year before Israel's creation, Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour spent his life painting the faces and landscapes of Israeli occupation. He died in August aged 79, and was buried in the occupied West Bank.