August in the mountains of Alleghany County conjures thoughts of cool breezes, an escape from summer. But this Friday afternoon is hot and sticky. Pickup trucks fill the parking lot and line the ...

Asheville has welcomed tourism back after Hurricane Helene. But in Biltmore Village, recovery is still months away.

Mark Robinson’s use of the handle “minisoldr” on online platforms drew a lot of attention during this year’s election. He’s ...

Here are our staff's favorite stories published throughout 2024, which we are putting outside our paywall as a special gift ...

Cone Health hasn’t focused aggressively on growth, but that could change with a spinoff of Kaiser Permanente taking over.

A new book offers the ultimate insider's view of Duke's success on the court, but is just as noteworthy for what it leaves ...

The Assembly team is taking some much-needed time off over the holidays. While we won’t be publishing anything new for the next two weeks, we’ll use this space to revisit some of our best work this ...

For 12 years, a Raleigh man has been making Black Santas a holiday tradition.

If there’s one person whose actions tipped off investigators into former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black’s corruption, it just might be Bobby E. Huckabee III. In 2000, the president and CEO of Southland ...

Jerry Millwood and a group of friends were hunting on a ridge in the South Mountains when they heard a knock on a tree. The group stopped and took a knee, smelling the telltale stench of their ...

No other governor has seen his role so often reduced to trying to thwart his legislative adversaries. But that’s not Cooper’s only legacy.