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Proposed census rules could change how many North Carolinians are counted
Updated October 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Politics & Government
Fact check: Did Roy Cooper ‘get himself’ a pay raise while serving as NC governor?
Updated October 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Chatham County
Chatham County, developer signed NDA to talk affordable housing on hog lagoon site
Updated October 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Elections
Candidates in key Wake elections divided over marijuana and hemp regulations
Updated October 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Politics & Government
NC’s first ICE detention center brings jobs, protests and uneasy questions
Updated October 7, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Elections
Fact check: Where candidates in tight Wake-Granville Senate race stand on marijuana
Updated October 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
National
A billionaire playbook? How Carnegie Mellon fits in the plan to reinvent Miami
Updated October 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Durham County
Two homicides, 700 calls: Why Durham cleared another homeless encampment
Updated September 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Wake County
Glenwood South complaints are more than ‘pearl clutching,’ Raleigh neighbors say
Updated September 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
National
Forensics expert clarifies what deleted ‘things’ were on Nolan Wells’ phone
Updated September 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Food & Drink
Noodles cooling next to open door: Latest Triangle restaurant to get ‘B’ grade
September 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
National
Missouri Republicans have had a ‘bad year.’ Can they win on abortion?
Updated September 29, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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