The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 8,220 home loans in North Carolina, totaling $2.9 billion, during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
A Texas resident, Rusty Joseph Whittaker, 44, of Austin, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for traveling to North Carolina to engage in sexual activity with a minor.
Two home repairmen from Charlotte, North Carolina, have been sentenced to prison for failing to report over $1.5 million in income earned by overcharging elderly clients for home and car…
A former Charlotte-based accountant, Mandy Deann Urban, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzling over $1.1 million from her employer, according to a statement from Russ Ferguson, U.S.…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced multiple events supporting kindergarten enrollment, healthcare career exploration, and inclusion programming in February 2026 Twitter posts.
The North Carolina Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission has announced that it is reviewing the case of Ronald E. Jenkins for possible parole under the Mutual Agreement Parole Program…
Brian Shane Haigler, a 43-year-old resident of Mint Hill, North Carolina, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and two years of supervised release for engaging in a series of…
Governor Josh Stein announced the launch of Careers Electric, a new national workforce initiative by the Siemens Foundation that will begin in North Carolina.
Chaiya Maley-Jackson, a 26-year-old resident of Concord, North Carolina, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for selling fake Social Security cards.
A Charlotte resident has been sentenced to over 32 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies that took place in early 2023, according to an announcement by…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools released multiple updates on February 16 regarding an event focused on teens and technology usage as well as information about their upcoming budget plan.
Of the $39.1 billion in taxes collected by North Carolina in 2024, 4%, or $1.6 billion, came from corporation net income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey…
The VA issued 1,166 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in North Carolina during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to 2,105 loans the previous quarter, according to figures…
U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and John Curtis (R-Utah) have introduced the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at…
U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) have reintroduced the Lifelong Learning Act, a bipartisan bill designed to give states and Local Workforce Development Boards…
This weekend, Governor Josh Stein and First Lady Anna Stein are visiting several ski resorts in North Carolina to highlight the region’s winter sports industry.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools shared information about upcoming family events and recognized mid-year graduates in tweets posted on February 13, 2026.
A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has advanced out of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee with strong support.
Governor Josh Stein has appointed John W. Gajda, P.E., to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
The average VA home loan amount in North Carolina during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $349,712, virtually unchanged from the previous quarter, according to the Veterans…
Rodney Jamine Moore, Jr., 60, of High Point, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for possessing a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony.
U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, have reintroduced the Employer-Directed Skills Act.
U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) have introduced the Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing (TRUST) Act, aiming to reform federal…
A federal judge in Wilmington, North Carolina, has sentenced Jeffrey Bryant Champion, 37, to 29 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools used its Twitter account in February 2026 to invite community participation in developing its next academic calendar and announced a new creative careers mentorship program.
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