These investments help communities tackle the challenges that hold back growth and opportunity,” Lee Lilley, secretary of the ...

An 1854 map of North Carolina, 12 years after Catawba County and Lincoln County split. Two counties in North Carolina's Piedmont region redrew their border this year to match the one originally ...

The North Carolina Department of Commerce ranks counties annually from most to least economically distressed. Some WNC ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tax Day gets a bad rap, but why? When you know nearly 75% of all taxpayers who file get a refund, what's to complain about? The average refund is $3,300. That's a chunk of change.

Eleven NC counties ranked in top 200 nationally for highest STD rates in 2025. Cumberland, Durham and Mecklenburg counties lead NC in per capita STD cases. STD cases climbed nationally from 1.8M in ...

Davie County moves to the least economically distressed 20 counties in North Carolina. Here's a look at where other Triad counties moved or stayed put.

According to a 2024 report by the USDA, there are 27 million turkeys across the state. North Carolina is home to a little more than 11 million people, creating a 16 million difference between the two.

Rural hospitals could be putting pregnant women and babies at risk by slashing labor and delivery services across North Carolina. Natasha Fuller delivered her two children at Charles A. Cannon ...

Mecklenburg and Stanly counties were cited among the worst in the state for how quickly they send federal food aid to people after those people applied. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH ...