Election coverage, campaigns, and results
The project appears to be moving forward again, with council members Malcolm Graham and Joi Mayo flipping their votes to now support tolls.
Greg Biffle’s impact is evident across Western NC, where he flew rescue missions. People he helped and worked alongside now honor the mantra: "be like Biff."
Officials say Damon Seei was delivering mail in Eagle Mountain, Utah, when he threw the ballots and other mail into a dumpster in a church parking lot.
Less than 24 hours after the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted to advance plans to consolidate WakeMed and Atrium Health, North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner says he is “profoundly concerned” that the deal is proceeding. Briner dismissed claims by merger supporters that Atrium’s latest offer was an improvement. “Nothing has fundamentally changed from the […]
Union County Sheriff's Office says it is investigating a call regarding the high school. No details have been released.
The commissioners voted on the Articles of Incorporation and the Transfer Agreement, but not before protestors disrupted the voting process numerous times and were escorted out of the room. The post Wake commissioners vote 5-2 for Atrium-WakeMed merger appeared first on Carolina Journal.
The "All Night Long" singer has been hospitalized several times during his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire.
Rockingham County and county commissioner Kevin Berger are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Sheriff Sam Page. The post Rockingham Co., Kevin Berger seek dismissal of Page’s federal suit appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Deputies say a 36-year-old Eden man faces charges of fleeing arrest in a high-speed chase.
Vance stumps for Whatley in Greensboro, hitting Cooper on voter ID, crime and 2023 vetoes of parents’ rights, girls’ sports and youth gender care. The post Vance hammers Cooper’s record at Greensboro Whatley rally appeared first on Carolina Journal.
The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 late Monday to approve a controversial merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health. The vote came after a five-hour public hearing during which deputies cleared protesters from the chambers as commissioners were preparing to vote on the transfer agreement. Atrium has pledged $2 billion in hospital improvements. WakeMed […]
The Wake County district attorney dismissed charges Monday against three of four lobbyists charged this spring in connection with 2024 bourbon tours in Kentucky involving state legislators. The post Charges now dismissed against three lobbyists tied to bourbon trip appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Fifteen products remain in the statewide manufacturing contest, with public voting open through Friday before winners are named Oct. 1. The post Voting opens for Chamber’s ‘Coolest Thing Made in NC’ finalists appeared first on Carolina Journal.
After packing away sockeye salmon this summer, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting started Tuesday for Fat Bear Week.
CMS board members are calling for Stephanie Sneed’s removal as chair, citing leadership concerns as questions remain about payments to a law firm.
A representative for Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, told NBC News that the reports are "exaggerated."
Charlotte City Council voted Monday night to change its position, again, on the controversial I-77 South toll lanes project.
After four months of public deliberation and some additional concessions from the state’s largest hospital system, commissioners voted 5-2 for changes that will allow the deal to go through.
Cabarrus County commissioners are set to vote Monday on delaying the next countywide property revaluation from 2028 to 2029.
Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on Sunday at age 27, a family representative said.