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AI-generated illustrative scene of adults waiting near unmarked voting booths in a community room; not a photograph of an actual polling place.

Politics

Early Voting Surpasses Last Midterm’s Total Before Election Day

More than 51 million Americans voted before Election Day by Saturday, exceeding the 2022 midterm total. The figures show strong participation, but differences in voting methods and state reporting limit partisan conclusions.

Illustrative early-voting scene with voters checking in and using private ballot stations inside a civic center.

Politics

Early Voting Surges Across Senate Battlegrounds, but Forecasts Remain Uncertain

Oct 22, 2026

Editorial illustration of high-purity quartz beside a mineral-processing facility in western North Carolina.

Business

North Carolina Quartz Investment Announcement Leaves Key Project Terms Open

Oct 21, 2026

AI-generated illustration of a blank envelope and pen on a wooden table; not an actual ballot or election document.

Politics

North Carolina Mail-Ballot Requests Are Due at 5 p.m. Tuesday

Oct 20, 2026

AI-generated illustrative view of an empty university lecture room, not a photograph of UNC–Chapel Hill.

Education

UNC Settlement Preserves Federal Funding Eligibility With New Oversight

Oct 20, 2026

AI-generated illustration of empty, unmarked voting privacy booths in a generic North Carolina community room; not an actual polling site or turnout photograph.

Politics

North Carolina early voting runs ahead of 2022 as same-day registration continues

Oct 19, 2026

AI-generated editorial illustration of a generic railway corridor and road overpass in a wooded North Carolina setting; not a photograph of S-Line construction.

Policy

North Carolina’s S-Line rail project advances with $550 million funding obligation

Oct 18, 2026

AI-generated editorial scene of a utility technician inspecting communications cables near a generic airport terminal and control tower.

Travel

Cut Fiber Line Triggers Hours of RDU Flight Delays

Oct 13, 2026

Illustrative view of a school administration meeting table with budget folders and school buses beyond a window.

Policy

North Carolina Board Reviews Charlotte-Mecklenburg Financial Allegations

Oct 3, 2026

Political campaign media planners review advertising budgets and television market maps.

Politics

GOP Pauses North Carolina Ads, Adds Millions in Kansas

Oct 3, 2026

Illustrative rural health clinic building in North Carolina countryside at early morning.

Policy

North Carolina Opens $20 Million Rural Health Technology Fund

Oct 3, 2026

A generic coal- and natural-gas power generation complex beside transmission lines and a river

US

21 States Sue to Restore U.S. Power-Plant Carbon Limits

Oct 2, 2026

Illustrative evening view of an adult chaperone and a small group of teenagers approaching a generic amusement-park entrance.

Travel

Carowinds Chaperone Pages List 5-Guest and 10-Guest Limits

Sep 30, 2026

Empty hospital quality-improvement meeting room with an infant bassinet, charts and stethoscope

Healthcare

North Carolina Restores $901,400 Perinatal Program

Sep 26, 2026

Illustrative empty civic hearing room with a secure ballot box, blank ballots and a judge's gavel.

Politics

2-1 North Carolina Ruling Keeps Election Appointments With Auditor

Sep 25, 2026

Adult learners watch an instructor demonstrate equipment in a community college skilled-trades laboratory.

Education

North Carolina’s First Workforce Pell Approvals Put Six Programs to the Test

Sep 25, 2026

Infrastructure repair work along a small commercial street in the western North Carolina mountains.

Policy

North Carolina Awards $5 Million for Mountain Business Infrastructure

Sep 25, 2026

Gloved food-safety worker examining sealed raw meat packages in a refrigerated distribution warehouse

US

Nationwide Recall Pulls 167,639 Pounds of Uninspected Meat

Sep 25, 2026

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