The N.C. primary elections were originally scheduled for March 8 but were postponed to May 17 because of gerrymandering lawsuits.
Read More »Republican leaders in the N.C. General Assembly have faced allegations of partisan gerrymandering and criticism of the new “race-blind” map drawing process following the Nov. 4 passage of new federal and state legislative maps.
Read More »It was the second school shooting in North Carolina that week, but the first that was fatal. And on Friday — less than a day before the rally — a 2-year-old was also shot and killed in a home in Winston-Salem.
Read More »With the appointment of Anna Richards to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, six of the seven commissioners are now women, and three are women of color.
Read More »Two committees — one from each chamber of the General Assembly — handle redistricting in North Carolina. Redistricting is typically done every 10 years after the results of the decennial census are released. The U.S. Census Bureau released population data from the 2020 census on Aug. 12.
Read More »For the past week, Elizabeth City has been filled with protests in response to Pasquotank County sheriff's deputies killing Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man.
Read More »A group of around 300 people gathered at a vigil at Moore Square in downtown Raleigh on Sunday to commemorate Daunte Wright, as well as several victims of police brutality in Raleigh and two transgender women who were murdered in Charlotte earlier this month.
Read More »A COVID--19 vaccine could be coming to North Carolina by mid-December. Here's what you need to know.
Read More »After 40 years of business, Carrboro party store Balloons and Tunes has closed permanently. Co-owner Sharon Collins said they decided it would be best to close the store because of the pressure of COVID-19 and the uncertainty of what lies ahead.
Read More »Elizabeth Tilson, North Carolina's state health director and chief medical officer, said North Carolina likely won't have enough COVID-19 doses available for widespread distribution until later in 2021.
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