Randy Bridges calls himself a lifelong educator and has held multiple interim leadership positions since retiring in 2013. But he doesn't view himself as a placeholder.

Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in North Carolina and pouring money into Kansas, a striking shift that shows how the party’s plan to keep its majority has turned into an increasingly defensive fight ahead of November's midterms.

A proposal to temporarily halt new data center development in Forsyth County failed this week after the county attorney raised concerns about potential legal challenges.

Second Harvest is trying a new approach to food drives in three Piedmont counties: residents leave donations on their porches, and volunteers take care of the rest.

The $100 million project covered 75 miles of the historic parkway.

The forum will be held at the Reynolds High School auditorium on Oct. 1, at 6 p.m.

Chip Thomas spent decades working as a physician on the Navajo Nation while building a career as a public artist. Now, the Wake Forest graduate has been named a MacArthur Fellow.

As the plane went into a spin and began to plunge, a passenger and crew members got into the cockpit, subdued the pilot and diverted the flight to land in Saudi Arabia, Israel's leader says.

North Carolina voters will decide whether state lawmakers set limits on how much local governments can increase property taxes. Counties use that revenue to pay for services like education.

The grocery store is set to open on October 7 after years of delays. It's located at Freeman Mill Square in a neighborhood where a significant number of residents are more than a mile from the nearest supermarket.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education selected Randy Bridges to serve as the interim superintendent from Oct. 1 through the end of the school year.

23 years after the United States military invaded Iraq, sparking an insurgency and a civil war, the U.S. has withdrawn its forces, as the country still tries to combat Iranian influence.

Nearly a third of Stokes County residents surveyed now rank land use and zoning among the county’s most important issues.

Republicans once saw Georgia and North Carolina as promising pieces of their strategy to keep control of the Senate. But hopes of winning the two states have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections.

Junior Achievement of the Triad plans to bring "Finance Park Mobile" to 56 schools across Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties.

Rising costs are top of mind for older voters heading into the November midterms. A new AARP poll breaks down their other priorities.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley is criticizing polling that shows him far behind former Gov. Roy Cooper.

New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The alleged victim recently filed a lawsuit against seven members of Chi Phi fraternity.

Under North Carolina law, everyone running for office has to disclose any felony convictions. But what about felony charges where the case hasn't been decided yet?

Officials are distributing $22.7 million in interest-free Cashflow Loans to eight governments across Watauga, Rutherford, Haywood, Madison and Polk counties.

The storm caused nearly $60 billion in damages across Western North Carolina and killed more than 100 people. A new survey shows how it is still hurting survivors across the region.

The Haywood County town of Canton is working to forge a path that honors its history while also navigating the new challenges brought on by Hurricane Helene.

Residents made at least 15 calls to the Water Resources Department on Thursday about a change in taste. Director Mike Borchers says recently maintenance on water infrastructure impacted pressure levels and caused the release of sediments, which he says is harmless.

Ronald Jason Lucero, a Republican candidate for an at-large seat, was arrested in July and charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.

The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund has awarded Foster-Tyson Park $235,175. It was identified as an ideal site for the Jefferson Northern Peaks State Trail Trailhead.

This weekend in Boone, a program featuring local poets, writers, and performers will recognize and pay tribute to the resilience of High Country residents.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission usually starts stocking waters with trout for a program called Delayed Harvest in October. But staff say there aren’t enough this year. Officials with The Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in Marion estimate they lost about 70% of the fish since June.

The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.

Bookmarks annual Festival of Books and Authors kicks off Friday in Winston-Salem. Executive Director Jamie Rogers Southern says there’s something for everyone, whether you consider yourself a reader or not.

The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.

Authorities in Florida have arrested N.C. State’s former director of sports medicine, who was accused of sexually abusing former Wolfpack male athletes under the guise of treatment, which previously led to more than 30 athletes outlining allegations in civil lawsuits.

Superintendent Whitney Oakley has served in the role since 2022. Under her leadership, the district achieved its highest-ever graduation rate last year.

The Memphis-based manufacturing company is establishing a new operation in Mocksville.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after they were banned from covering White House events by President Trump.

Cape Fear River Watch says Chemours has allowed groundwater contamination to continue at levels well above limits required in the 2019 agreement, in part because of ultra-short-chain PFAS.

Lawyers representing the White House and the three media outlets banned from the property sparred over the constitutional rights of journalists at a hearing in federal court Wednesday.

Indictments allege that Sarah Santiago, 17, recorded a livestream of the attack that killed three people in May and disseminated the killers’ manifesto. Her lawyer says the prosecution has provided no evidence to back up the claims.

Alamance County put new trash contracts on hold while commissioners explore whether residents should have more choice over who picks up their garbage.

Greensboro Parks and Recreation and The Contemporary Foundation are collaborating on a new project to improve Fisher Park after plans were shelved due to lack of funding.

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are asking a federal judge to hold the president in check for what they say is a violation of their Constitutional rights simply because he doesn't like how they cover him.

Bridges will begin Oct. 1 and serve through the end of the school year.

The State Laboratory for Public Health will now test for Infantile Krabbe Disease and Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase Deficiency.

The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a deadly attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to defend his client.

Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?

On a 5-2 vote, the board approved changes to WakeMed's articles of incorporation and a transfer agreement. The Federal Trade Commission will have to approve the deal before it becomes final.

Vice President J.D. Vance was at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro Monday to rally support for U.S. Senate Candidate Michael Whatley, who is locked in a tight race with former Governor Roy Cooper.

Townships in North Carolina began during the Reconstruction Period to organize and oversee huge tracts of land. WFDD listener Carolyn Rhode wanted to know how they're used today.

For decades, drivers were required to keep a registration card they could show when pulled over by a police officer. The stickers showed the month and year when that registration would expire.

United Nations head António Guterres returns to New York for his final U.N. General Assembly as diplomacy falters over wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the global body faces deep divisions.

President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality.