8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (121+ words) RALEIGH — A lottery player from Rockingham won a $1.4 million digital instant jackpot on Wednesday night while playing the Bison Bonanza game for 50 cents, N.C. Eduction Lottery officials said. The odds of winning the top jackpot in Bison Bonanza are 1 in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (105+ words) CHARLOTTE — A new bill in the North Carolina Statehouse hopes to lower your energy bills. House Bill 1192, known as the Energy and Housing Affordability Act, calls for utilities, including Duke Energy, to share the cost of the fuels, such as…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (84+ words) More details were released on the state of students and schools in North Carolina. The final school report card for last year provides analysis on testing, careers, finances, discipline, and more. 33%... North Carolina school report card reveals performance, growth trends…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (164+ words) According to the Gaston Gazette, if the state fails to lower its error rate, it could face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines under a new federal law, potentially leading to the end of SNAP in North Carolina. North…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (555+ words) Mother's Day topped every other holiday for gift orders in 2025. Flowers, gourmet dinners, sweet treats — here's what customers sent and cooked for the special moms in their lives. Moms do it all. The early mornings, packed lunches, endless logistics, and…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (144+ words) NORTH CAROLINA — School districts across North Carolina are confronting major budget pressures that could lead to school closures, job cuts, and reductions in services. Rising construction and operating costs, uncertainty over whether the state will pass a budget for the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (138+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning as multiple people fired at each other, authorities said. The shooting happened around 10 a.m. at Leinbach Park, which is near Jefferson…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (192+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill on Thursday that secures $319 million in Medicaid funding for North Carolina, ABC affiliate WTVD reported. The legislation, House Bill 696, aims to cover rising health care costs and increased enrollment in the state’s Medicaid…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (119+ words) RALEIGH — Despite major flooding in The Triangle from Tropical Storm Chantal, 2025 was the driest year for North Carolina since 2007, according to the N.C. State Climate Office. In its annual climate year in review, the climate office said minor and moderate…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (109+ words) RALEIGH — North Carolina’s new congressional map faces its second legal challenge. Republicans redrew the state’s only competitive district last week to give themselves an extra seat in the U.S. Congress to help President Donald Trump keep GOP control in…...