Government

U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, participated as a guest speaker at The Washington Post Live event titled “Building America: Powering…

There were 5,609 VA home purchases in North Carolina in the fourth quarter of the VA’s fiscal year 2025, totaling $2 billion in loans, according to figures provided by the…

More than $165.9 million in federal funding has been approved for North Carolina to support public assistance grant projects, including reimbursements for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and disaster…

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools provided updates on its draft response plan after a comprehensive review and announced educational events and scheduling changes via social media posts dated February 25–26, 2026.

Out of the $39.1 billion in total tax revenue collected by North Carolina in 2024, $1.6 billion came from corporation net income taxes, representing a decrease from the previous year,…

A Charlotte man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the armed robbery of a Wells Fargo bank.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools marked Public Schools Week with social media updates about student engagement initiatives and facility improvements in late February.

U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-Ill.-15) have introduced the Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act, a bill intended to prohibit illegal immigrants employed as armed law…

At the 40th annual Emerging Issues Forum held at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, Governor Josh Stein discussed North Carolina’s recent efforts and future plans to improve water infrastructure…

North Carolina ranked fifth in the nation in the total value of VA home loans issued during the fourth quarter of 2025, with veterans receiving $2.9 billion across 8,220 loans,…

Kevin Johnson, a 43-year-old resident of Durham, North Carolina, was sentenced on February 23, 2026, to over 17 years in federal prison for felony drug offenses involving cocaine and fentanyl.

A federal jury has found Eugene Montale Jenkins, 36, guilty of possessing with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl.

A federal grand jury in Greenville, North Carolina has indicted Roberto Almeida-Santos, a 56-year-old Mexican national, on charges of perjury and immigration fraud.

A former U.S. mail carrier in Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to prison for her role in a bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen mail.

An individual from Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.

Governor Josh Stein has directed that all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on February 19 through sunset on February 28 in…

With an average VA home loan value of $349,712, North Carolina ranked 32nd in the nation in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the…

North Carolina collected $1.2 billion in insurance premiums sales taxes in 2024, an increase of 4.8% from the previous year.

A Durham man, David Ryan Winters, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for cyberstalking gay men in the Raleigh-Durham area.

Governor Josh Stein issued a statement following his participation in the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting at the White House.

Two leaders of the MS-13 gang were sentenced in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their roles in violent criminal activities connected to the organization.

U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) has joined Senate colleagues Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate February 2026 as Career…

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has announced that the state’s Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 12 grant requests for local governments, totaling nearly $5.9 million.

Governor Josh Stein announced that more than $472 million will be allocated to 145 drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across 66 counties in North Carolina.