Here’s how many projects the state says are still under construction.

BREAKING: In a 4-3 ruling, North Carolina's Supreme Court has overturned its 2022 ruling in the Leandro lawsuit, a long-standing school funding case that began in 1994. #ncpol

Local officials held an event to talk about preventing child abuse. But when @jeff-a-chamer.bsky.social asked about a horrible child abuse case from just months ago, and the public records in the case that they're withholding, they didn't have much to say:

‘Where’s my dad?’ girls ask after ICE arrests man outside Charlotte health office | By @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

“You’re looking at the same polls I am,” Tillis said. “You’d have to be blind not to see some of the headwinds that Republicans have going into November.” Read more from @daniellebattaglia.bsky.social in her deep dive on Sen. Thom Tillis unleashed #ncpol www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...

New: Who will succeed Berger as Senate leader? Who’s interested and what they’ll face #ncpol #ncga www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

So far, only a small percentage of troops from North Carolina have been involved in the Middle East fighting. www.wunc.org/military/202...

for @nclocal.bsky.social I mapped where ICE is currently operating in North Carolina and where they're looking to expand, relying on great reporting from @theassemblync.bsky.social, @ncnewsline.com, @charlotteobserver.com, @wfae.bsky.social, @wired.com, etc to track it nclocal.org/2026/03/10/w...

The DA in Minneapolis is investigating Bovino and others.

In an interview with AP, Renee Good's family remembers how she loved sparkles and laughter and any excuse for a celebration. She was “slow to anger, quick to love, quick to care,” said her father, Tim Ganger. “That’s the essence of who she was.” bit.ly/4l0DViP

North Carolina elections officials used to avoid participating in partisan campaigns. No more: Republicans who run the elections process are out stumping for party peers, including state auditor David Boliek, who now appoints elections board members. ncnewsline.com/2026/02/25/n...

Luis Duque was driving his parter, Oscar, to work Wednesday when ICE agents stopped them and took Oscar.

Missing evidence, including a dog bowl, has thrown a wrench in the case of two Charlotte protesters accused of assaulting DHS officers.

At a Feb. 16 press conference, Sheriff Garry McFadden said he would put together a budget request to reopen Jail North. Two days later, he told the county manager privately that he had "no intentions of submitting a budget request," according to emails I obtained.

Former patients and their loved ones say North Carolina doctor with a string of malpractice settlements should face more accountability.

“Its rural setting offers a secure operational environment with minimal community disruption while ensuring proximity to key transportation networks and regional support services,” GEO Group told ICE in a pitch later published by the ACLU.

Border Patrol’s Bovino could come back to Charlotte - this time on witness stand www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

CMPD said officers followed policy before light rail stabbing. They didn’t. | By @juliacoin.bsky.social (Gift link) www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.

BREAKING: Journalist Don Lemon is arrested after a protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.

Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.

Killings in Minneapolis ‘absolutely deplorable,’ Charlotte’s congresswoman says | By @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...

Some people wait days and sleep outside Charlotte’s DHS office to make their appointments: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

U.S. Senate candidate and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called for “immediate reforms” before any additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol operations following the deaths of two Minneapolis activists during altercations with federal agents.

Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced

The raid on the home of @washingtonpost.com’s @hannahnatanson.bsky.social is a reminder journalists need to be vigilant. We can’t stop government overreach — but we can help you secure yourself digitally. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social share tips that can make a real difference for journalists.

‘Turn off your video’: ICE agents tell NC men to quit recording traffic stop | By @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Hunt grew up on a dairy farm in the tiny Rock Ridge community outside Wilson, and biographer and longtime aide Gary Pearce says that experience got him interested in politics at an early age. www.wunc.org/2025-12-18/j...

To many, the staff at Carolina Migrant Network are heroes. Their alerts warned people where Border Patrol was during Operation Charlotte’s Web. But the small team said they don’t feel heroic. They just tried their hardest: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y

After people they knew were arrested, they did what they could to help their community, they said.

His attorney said the FBI would not allow him to meet with his client before federal officials questioned him, which would violate the Constitution.

Storm-driven damage on the Outer Banks—or any coastal town in North Carolina—is nothing new. But the Buxton situation—and, more accurately, the Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands situation—is different. islandfreepress.org/blog/why-thi...

Charlotte's and Mecklenburg County's new police chief has a lot on her plate. One thing we'll be watching: Will she actually take questions from reporters?

NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

In North Carolina, there are eight counties with no local news outlet. Every single one is in ENC.

Pulitzer-winning natsec reporter James Risen calls the Pentagon press corps' eviction "an opportunity to be more adversarial. You've got to write tough stories to convince people to take you seriously." Read Ivan L. Nagy. www.cjr.org/news/the-pen...

The following by Joy Crist at @IslandFreePress is the story of how decades of debate, environmental battles, and local priorities led to the shorter bridge — and why the decision still defines the Outer Banks today. #obx #ncwx #yestv islandfreepress.org/blog/the-roa...

Description of Ocracoke — and some lore — published in Sports Illustrated in 1958

Professor Dwayne Dixon confirmed that he was reinstated to his position on Friday morning.

A mother in Hickory wanted body camera footage of police shooting and killing her son released to the public. But a judge said no yesterday.

One was long and piercing. Another was brassy and trailing. One scream was pure unadulterated shriek. Dogs barked afterward. It was primal. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

NEW WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened. This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Also relevant #ncpol www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

Now is an excellent time to support your local newspaper.

An oceanfront home in Buxton collapsed onto the beach Tuesday, and its loss may be a harbinger of a destructive fall and winter to come along the North Carolina Outer Banks.

Feds give CATS 15 days to detail safety fixes after Charlotte light rail killing