Two former NC Department of Health and Human Services secretaries: Before any vote proceeds, officials should demand clear ...

North Carolina state employees from multiple agencies will work on the new NC Education Campus. What’s in the works.

WakeMed would adopt Atrium Health’s income thresholds for subsidized care. Both health systems now provide free care to people who make 300% of the federal poverty level; WakeMed would also provide ...

In the drive-through lane at Walgreen’s, one plucky Canada goose has built her nest just inches from the tires of passing ...

The News & Observer is tracking major developments across North Carolina today, from a Senate vote on property taxes to a ...

More than 200 picketers urged the Wake County school board to ask commissioners for more than a $25 million increase in ...

Even with unanimous support from the City Council, there is a surprisingly legal reality behind Durham’s new data center ban.

They “want to gain more market power so that they can charge more,” said Treasurer Brad Briner in an interview with The N&O.

A bill could reduce the required training hours necessary for natural hair care certification, including hair braiding.

The key sponsor is Republican Senate leader Phil Berger, who wants to pause local governments’ property tax revaluations now so the General Assembly can spend more time working on other proposals to ...

Cary police charged a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old with breaking into Triangle Area Trading Cards on Tuesday. What ...

Wake County residents could see higher property tax bills to fund education and public safety under a proposed budget plan ...