2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1010+ words) The 10-month saga of the Interstate 77 toll lanes is coming to a conclusion. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization will vote – again – on Sept. 23 on whether or not to back the controversial project, which would add two toll lanes in…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (409+ words) “2025 marked the first year on record that air pollution stayed within healthy limits every day,” the report said, adding that the county averaged around five unhealthy air quality days each year. But the report also pointed to some areas for…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1601+ words) • N.C.'s Healthy Opportunities Pilot resumes after a yearlong pause with $25 million — far short of the $80 million requested. • Food-related services are likely to return first; transportation-related help like car repairs won't come back in its old form under the new…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (267+ words) Davidson commissioners discussed Tuesday whether to change their vote and back the controversial Interstate 77 toll lanes again. The town could be penalized $1.5 million if it doesn’t. Commissioners don’t like the I-77 toll lanes that already run through their town. In…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (461+ words) Matthews Mayor John Higdon said the city of Charlotte should offer to pay financial penalties for small towns that stick with their vote to stop the controversial Interstate 77 toll lanes. Higdon’s statement comes as the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1668+ words) Friday, county election boards began sending out absentee ballots to voters across the state. North Carolina will be the first state in the nation to begin mail-in voting in the 2026 general election. Here’s everything you need to know about absentee…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (19+ words) WFAE The NC elections rules that aren’t quite rules yet...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (308+ words) Ahead of the midterm elections, North Carolina’s early voting locations and hours have been set. Last Thursday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections issued final rulings in the counties where voting plans were contested. In most cases, the board…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1451+ words) Winton, North Carolina, looks like many small towns in the eastern part of the state. Main Street is just a few businesses, some churches, a town hall and a post office. Already small, the town has shrunken even more over…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1715+ words) North Carolina Democrats are dead-set on winning one particular race this election cycle. Party leaders say the result will likely determine the future of Congress, and have poured over $473,000 into the contest. Organizers, grassroots volunteers and other Democratic candidates are…...