North Carolina customers get another bill break as Piedmont trims rates for the fifth time in 2026, just as winter heating season kicks off.

Charlotte-area Novant Health employees worried their paychecks wouldn't land after a tech glitch tied to a new payroll vendor.

Johnson C. Smith and Queens University students say rising costs and representation drove them to the polls this fall.

Three Democratic newcomers swept the Cabarrus County Commission as voters also rejected $400 million in school bonds.

Johnny Hutchins cast the lone no vote, citing his own experience working with lithium.

The Charlotte-area Democrat cruised to reelection as North Carolina's 12th District shifted sharply toward her party.

The new seven-year award lets App State's GEAR UP program reach about 14,000 middle and high schoolers across the region.

Monifa Drayton topped incumbent Vilma Leake in March, then led early District 2 returns Tuesday night.

Raki McGregor defends his $26,000-a-month CMS work as his wife awaits Dec. 1 cancer surgery amid district scrutiny.

Commissioners want to study energy, water and siting rules before any more data centers break ground in Mooresville.

Cooper made a cost-lowering pitch in Concord, while a Kannapolis teacher had backed him at a separate September event.

South Academy of International Languages families feared a 4:15 p.m. dismissal would mean rush-hour bus rides. CMS says it's taking more time.

A four-member committee led by Anna London met Tuesday, with no hiring timeline set yet for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.