Month: February 2017

RALEIGH — A three-judge panel in N.C. temporarily has blocked lawmakers from holding confirmation hearings for nominees to Governor Roy Cooper’s cabinet, a ruling Republican lawmakers slammed as a “blatant overstep” of authority.At Cooper’s request, […]

RALEIGH — Investing in early childhood has become a focus for many communities across North Carolina. Organizations based on faith or community service, partnerships serving children, corporate industries and even the local chamber of commerce […]

RALEIGH — It’s been roughly two years since Google announced its 1,000-megabits-per-second internet service would come to North Carolina, with both Charlotte and the Triangle — Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Morrisville and Garner — […]

RALEIGH — Last week, hundreds of protesters at the University of California at Berkeley smashed windows, set fires and clashed with police, forcing a conservative speaker to cancel his appearance at the liberal-leaning institution.Two hours […]

RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has joined 15 states in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries that are considered terrorist beds. Stein filed […]

RALEIGH — Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Michael Regan announced key appointments to his leadership team on Monday.Regan named retired Col. John A. Nicholson as the agency’s chief deputy secretary. Nicholson […]

RALEIGH — This week near Linwood, N.C., Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ two mile-long trains passed each other.One, carrying the performers for the “Circus XTREME” show, headed toward Greensboro, while the other “Out […]