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ELECTIONNATIONAL POLITICSSTATE POLITICSUNDER THE DOMEROB CHRISTENSEN
Crime

People wrongly arrested due to software errors could get $2,800 in NC settlement

People wrongly arrested due to software errors could get $2,800 in NC settlement
A proposed $1.5 million settlement could pay $2,800 to people wrongly arrested because of errors in eCourts, the state’s court software.
Updated October 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
What do NC's US Senate candidates have to say about the Iran war?
State Politics

What do NC's US Senate candidates have to say about the Iran war?

Updated October 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
8 days until Election Day: Wake turnout, AI drag queens and voting rules
Elections

8 days until Election Day: Wake turnout, AI drag queens and voting rules

Updated October 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Vance to visit North Carolina at least once more before Election Day. See where
Politics & Government

Vance to visit North Carolina at least once more before Election Day. See where

October 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Cooper, Whatley react as Trump raises questions about Camp Lejeune settlements
Under the Dome

Cooper, Whatley react as Trump raises questions about Camp Lejeune settlements

Updated October 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
President Donald Trump to host a midterm election rally in Rock Hill this week
Elections

President Donald Trump to host a midterm election rally in Rock Hill this week

Updated October 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Wake County leads NC in votes. See our map of where those ballots are being cast
Elections

Wake County leads NC in votes. See our map of where those ballots are being cast

October 25, 2026 at 5:25 AM
NC Gov. Josh Stein boosts fellow Democrats campaigning ahead of Election Day
Under the Dome

NC Gov. Josh Stein boosts fellow Democrats campaigning ahead of Election Day

October 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Phones? Buttons? Guns? What you may and may not bring to cast your vote in NC
Elections

Phones? Buttons? Guns? What you may and may not bring to cast your vote in NC

Updated October 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
After Endangered Species Act changes, NC’s unique animals may be at risk
Politics & Government

After Endangered Species Act changes, NC’s unique animals may be at risk

Updated October 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Cary picks new town manager from inside. Now he has to reform the office he helped run
Wake County

Cary picks new town manager from inside. Now he has to reform the office he helped run

Updated October 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Fact check: GOP candidate runs AI-generated ad of opponent dancing with drag queens
Elections

Fact check: GOP candidate runs AI-generated ad of opponent dancing with drag queens

October 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Forget affordability. Which candidate has the cheaper merch — Cooper or Whatley?
Local

Forget affordability. Which candidate has the cheaper merch — Cooper or Whatley?

Updated October 23, 2026 at 5:47 PM
New reports show how much Whatley trails Cooper in NC Senate fundraising
Under the Dome

New reports show how much Whatley trails Cooper in NC Senate fundraising

Updated October 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
NC’s Michael Whatley pauses TV ads for Senate election as campaign rethinks strategy
Elections

NC’s Michael Whatley pauses TV ads for Senate election as campaign rethinks strategy

Updated October 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Road project took a Raleigh neighborhood’s only traffic light. Gridlock ensued.
Politics & Government

Road project took a Raleigh neighborhood’s only traffic light. Gridlock ensued.

October 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
NC seeks federal help with NC 12 after storms twice sever Outer Banks lifeline
Politics & Government

NC seeks federal help with NC 12 after storms twice sever Outer Banks lifeline

Updated October 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill signs deal with Trump administration. Here's what that will mean
Education

UNC-Chapel Hill signs deal with Trump administration. Here's what that will mean

October 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Fact check: Do ‘radical Democrats’ AOC, Elizabeth Warren support NC’s Don Davis?
Elections

Fact check: Do ‘radical Democrats’ AOC, Elizabeth Warren support NC’s Don Davis?

Updated October 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Durham Housing Authority leaders defend ‘troubled’ agency in tense City Hall meeting
Durham County

Durham Housing Authority leaders defend ‘troubled’ agency in tense City Hall meeting

October 23, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Bedbugs found at Oberlin library, unconfirmed reports at other Wake County libraries
Wake County

Bedbugs found at Oberlin library, unconfirmed reports at other Wake County libraries

Updated October 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Masks, police, discipline. What UNC’s deal with Trump means for campus protests
Education

Masks, police, discipline. What UNC’s deal with Trump means for campus protests

Updated October 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
11 days until Election Day. Here's everything you need to know.
Elections

11 days until Election Day. Here's everything you need to know.

October 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Democrats cast most early voting ballots + What a new NC poll says
Under the Dome

Democrats cast most early voting ballots + What a new NC poll says

October 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Early voting is starting in NC. What you need to know to cast your 2026 ballot
Elections

Early voting is starting in NC. What you need to know to cast your 2026 ballot

Updated October 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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