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8+ hour, 58+ min ago  (208+ words) The suspect in a hostage situation shot himself and was in life-threatening condition as of Sunday, June 28, according to a Wilmington Police Department news release. In response to a possible armed hostage situation, police responded to the 500 block of Camway…...

7+ hour, 57+ min ago  (36+ words) The City of Greensboro says the current water supply meets demand. It is encouraging residents to conserve water. The City of Greensboro says the current water supply meets demand. It is encouraging residents to conserve water....

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (906+ words) Listen to this story (10 minutes) Lawyers for an Outer Banks business owner have urged North Carolina's second-highest court to publish its recent decision in a case involving local business restrictions. Publication would give the decision greater weight as a precedent…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (560+ words) The North Carolina House Finance Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would allow businesses to help fund benefit accounts for independent contractors without reclassifying them as employees. House Bill 1083, the Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act, passed the committee without opposition on…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (774+ words) Parents in North Carolina and across the US have a new way of helping provide for their child's financial future. The Trump 530 A Accounts, a custodial-style traditional IRA, which are set to launch on July 4, came about under the One…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1081+ words) North Carolina lawmakers released a long-awaited state budget Tuesday, setting up votes this week on a $34. 4 billion spending plan that pairs broad pay raises and continued income-tax cuts with new investments in Hurricane Helene recovery, Medicaid oversight, education, and public…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (324+ words) Renew NC is North Carolina's long-term disaster recovery program, committed to rebuilding impacted communities to make them more resilient against future storms, according to the press release. The program is administered by the NCDOC DCR and is funded by a…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1296+ words) Listen to this story (10 minutes) A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a $2 million settlement resolving University of North Carolina tennis player Reese Brantmeier's class-action prize money lawsuit against the NCAA. Final approval could take place early in 2027. "In…...

11+ min ago  (196+ words) Indian Land and Lancaster County rank among the fastest-growing corners of the Charlotte region, and that population surge is a key part of MUSC's pitch for the project. Local reporting notes the county's population has climbed about 12. 7 percent since 2020, a…...

11+ min ago  (247+ words) South Park's long-promised overhaul of Symphony Park is slipping past its original schedule and getting more expensive, even before the first shovel hits the ground. South Park Community Partners and other backers insist the slowdown is temporary, but it lands…...