Josh Stein, Governor
Government

First Ladies visit driver’s license restoration clinic at correctional center

First Lady Anna Stein welcomed Oklahoma’s Sarah Stitt and North Dakota’s Kjersti Armstrong at a driver’s license restoration clinic for incarcerated women in Black Mountain. The event highlighted partnerships between legal organizations aiming to support successful reentry into society.

Lee Lilley, Secretary of Commerce
Business

North Carolina Department of Commerce to honor 42 Main Street Champions in New Bern

D. Reid Wilson Secretary
Non-profit

North Carolina commission schedules public hearings on proposed PFAS wastewater rules

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and University of Pennsylvania male swimmer Will "Lia" Thomas
Sports

North Carolina listed as one of 29 states prohibiting boys from girls’ high school sports

More News

Joe Lombardo Governor
Government

North Carolina collected 11.4% less in taxes on corporations in general license taxes in 2024 than in previous year

Out of the $39.1 billion in total tax revenue collected by North Carolina in 2024, $881.6 million came from corporations in general license taxes, representing a decrease from the previous year, when the total was $994.8 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Pat Popolizio Head Coach
Business

NC State wrestling prepares for ACC Championship in Blacksburg

NC State’s wrestling team is set to compete in the 2026 ACC Championship, which will take place at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Sunday, March 8.
Machelle Sanders, Secretary of Commerce at North Carolina Department of Commerce
Non-profit

North Carolina issues over five million occupational and business licenses in fiscal year

North Carolina issued more than 5.6 million occupational, business, and recreational licenses during the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to data from the North Carolina Business and Occupational License Database (NC BOLD).
Steve Cortes, Founder, League of American Workers
Crime & Courts

Steve Cortes on Zarutska’s killer reportedly freed: ‘Could this bombshell change the U.S. Senate race?’

A report connecting the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte to a COVID-era prison release settlement is drawing national attention.
D. Reid Wilson Secretary
Non-profit

North Carolina opens applications for beach access improvement grants

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) has announced that about $1.5 million is expected to be available for local governments in the 2026-27 fiscal year.

Ted Budd, U.S. Senator from North Carolina
Government

Budd and Cantwell propose Radar Next Program Act for modernizing U.S. weather detection

U.S. Senators Ted Budd and Maria Cantwell have introduced new legislation aimed at modernizing the country’s weather radar infrastructure.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and University of Pennsylvania male swimmer Will "Lia" Thomas
Sports

Analysis: North Carolina among 29 states that ban boys from playing girls’ high school sports

An analysis by Old North News shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” North Carolina is one of 29 states following the order that bans biological males from playing on female sports teams.
Pat Popolizio Head Coach
Business

Macchiavello, Payne, Villar named January Heart of the Pack award winners at NC State

Andrew Macchiavello, Aidan Payne, and Elaisa Villar have been recognized as the January 2026 recipients of the Heart of the Pack award by the NC State Department of Athletics.