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Former statehouse member Brockman faces 4 new charges

April 17, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Former General Assembly Democratic Rep. Cecil Brockman was hit with four new charges of statutory sex offense with a child at his April 6 court appearance. During that hearing, Brockman requested a public […]

Local Government Commission approves $135M for Holly Springs

March 28, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At its March meeting, the North Carolina Local Government Commission approved a request for $135 million in revenue bonds for the fast-growing town of Holly Springs in Wake County. The town has nearly […]

Berger trails Page as primary delivers NCGA upsets

March 13, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina March 3 primary delivered upsets in several state legislative races, with the most consequential in Senate District 26 — the race between Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) and Rockingham County […]

MATTHEWS: The thrill of watching … primary night results?

March 12, 2026 Stacey Matthews

I’ve written before about the thrill of general election campaign seasons, watching how things play out between party nominees as they battle for the hearts and minds of the voters they want to represent. For […]

Finalists named for 2026 NC Principal of the Year

March 6, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The finalists for the 2026 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year have been unveiled by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Finalists from each of the state’s eight regions, plus one from a […]

College Democrats, students sue over polling place removals

February 12, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The College Democrats of North Carolina are leading a lawsuit over the State Board of Elections removal of on-campus early voting sites at three of the state’s college campuses. The complaint, filed for […]

Sunday voting, early voting sites pared

January 22, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During its meeting last week, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to end Sunday early voting in some counties as well as early in-person voting sites at a handful of colleges and universities. […]

Attrition at General Assembly in 2025

January 2, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — There were multiple members of the General Assembly who either resigned or announced their retirement in 2025. In January, Rep. Joe John (D-Wake) died at 85 after announcing his resignation days earlier, citing […]

Local Government Commission makes $1.1B in financing approvals

December 22, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved financing totaling more than $1.1 billion at its December meeting. Key approvals focused on retirement communities and health care, including $395 million in conduit revenue bonds […]

What it was, was football: Week 12

November 21, 2025 Shawn Krest

In the last full schedule weekend for the three college football divisions, North Carolina teams went seven games below .500. Two teams—who just happen to be the top two ranked teams in the state—made the […]