North Carolina’s coal plants may keep burning for years longer than anyone expected. A bill advancing through the state legislature would prohibit Duke Energy from retiring a single baseload power plant until the company secures state approval to build a nuclear replacement for every megawatt taken offline.

You voted, and the North Carolina Zoo listened! The results from the sand cat kitten naming poll are in. According to the North Carolina Zoo, more than 21,000 votes were cast in the poll, but in the end,

The State of North Carolina has sued Vietnamese EV maker VinFast for its alleged failure to meet ​its commitments to build an electric vehicle and battery factory in ‌the state, Attorney General Jeff Jackson said in a statement.

The NWS Wakefield VA issued a report at 4:56 p.m. on Saturday for thunderstorms and heavy rain until 5:45 p.m. The alert is for Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Chowan and Perquimans counties.

North Carolina’s black bear population has made a comeback, and people are more likely to come across the bears than in years prior. Jenna Malzahn, a black bear biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission,

See live results from the 2026 North Carolina Senate primary election as Republican and Democratic votes are counted by candidate and county.

Joshua Dobson and Jaxon Dollar headline top class of 2027 recruits ahead of North Carolina high school football season.

Virginia Tech and North Carolina have not faced off against one another in the ACC Tournament since the 2022 season — the same year that the Hokies made the Super Regional. That year, Tech, then ranked No. 2 by D1Baseball per the program's game notes ...