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

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

While provisional ballots can help decide elections in North Carolina, many ballots—especially students’—often get tossed.

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

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

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.

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At least six trustees prodded university employees for information on specific applicants or the admissions process, text messages showed.

A desire for inclusivity spurred a North Carolina man to make Black Santas a holiday tradition. Santas Just Like Me is in its 12th season.

North Carolina Democrats ousted a political giant from Senate leadership ranks Monday night, electing a rising star in the ...

Ike Belk, a scion of the prominent Charlotte department store family, captained the tennis team at Clemson University and hoped to play professionally. After graduating in 2009, Belk accompanied a ...