The Democratic Senate candidate is campaigning on his rural upbringing, but his recipe for success is less remarkable than you might think.

More high schools are providing students with a faster path to a college degree, and more community colleges are trying to figure out how to best prepare students for the workforce. What is the role ...

A new Wake County program is testing an apprenticeship model to help instructional assistants get the training they need to lead a classroom.

The first few days were a blur for Kerry Giles. Hurricane Helene had rampaged up the coast of Florida before roaring into Western North Carolina in late September 2024, dropping as much as 30 inches ...

Monty Sullivan, the new president of the N.C. Community College System, thinks the schools can get more North Carolinians into jobs.

Renew NC is meant to help homeowners who fall in the gap. But many have faced delays and confusion about their application status.

After spending most of the previous 100 years in the minority, North Carolina Republicans swept the 2010 elections and seized control of the General Assembly. They’ve largely dictated the state’s ...

Join 34,000+ readers who gain important insights into N.C. with our essential statewide newsletter, delivered to your inbox every weekday. Become part of our community of informed readers today. Sign ...

Lake Lure residents recall the far-out happenings at a lakefront compound featured in an HBO docuseries about a doomsday cult.