Gov. Roy Cooper sat down with City & State Editor Ethan E. Horton to discuss his priorities on gun violence and young voter mobilization before the 2024 elections. And his go-to Cook Out tray.

N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenburg) held a press conference this morning at the N.C. GOP Headquarters in Raleigh with state Republican leaders to announce her official defection from the Democr...

The plaintiffs in a federal suit — Rodney D. Pierce and Moses Matthews, who are both Black voters in the newly drawn District 2 — argue that senate districts in the northeastern part of North...

On June 24, the United States Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of national precedent, leaving abortion laws up to individual states. North Carolina is one of the only Southern states where...

The Daily Tar Heel has covered a wide array of issues and produced dozens of stories on the 2023 municipal elections. We've compiled these stories into one place, so you can go to the polls informed...

"I've been teaching for 20 years, and this was a first," Guy B. Phillips Middle School teacher Kelly Fox said. "It made me nervous. But if there was a school system that I was going to be in with...

The new maps released today include two options for the congressional districts — with one giving an 11-3 advantage to Republicans and the other giving a 10-4 advantage.

Knightdale native assumes summer managing editor title at nationally prized newspaper

"These are the songs I used to sing, the songs that take me back to a taking-out-all-of-the-bad-stuff reality I wish I lived. Enjoy, or don’t. That’s your problem, not mine."

The mailer did not include a clear disclosure for who paid for the print media, as is required by state law. These disclosures are required to include the phrase "Paid for by," followed by the name...

"A solo road trip isn’t just about the road or the trip, it’s about the solo. It’s about getting quality alone time to think and to scream-sing and to take detours down small backroads. It’s about...

Chapel Hill Town Council voted, 6-3, to pass a text amendment to its land use management ordinance that allows more multi-family housing to be built in what were previously single-family zoned lots....

"I wanted to do things differently — and the biggest change I wanted to make was to focus primarily on the issues driving the campaigns, rather than the campaigns themselves. And, if I'm honest with...

After years of legal back-and-forth, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the idea that acts of state legislatures — including redistricting — are not subject to judicial review by courts. But, because...

On Friday, the N.C. Supreme Court decided in a 5-2 order along party lines that it would stop the transfer of money by a lower court toward public education in the state. The new Republican majority...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday morning 6-3 that state legislatures do not have sole authority over redistricting, as was argued by North Carolina Republican legislative leaders.

Ferguson was influential in the early days of fast casual dining, founding OnlyBurger as a food truck and launching the biscuit phenomenon Rise.

Republicans have reclaimed a majority of the N.C. Supreme Court with the election of Judge Richard Dietz to Seat 3 and Trey Allen to Seat 5. Both seats were previously held by Democrats, allowing...

During her 2021 bid for reelection, Pam Hemminger raised a total of $30,709. Mayoral candidate Adam Searing has already raised $33,371, including $23,027 in the 35-day period accounted for in recent...