UNC could be attractive to both the Big Ten and the SEC in the future. It's not because of football success ... or Bill Belichick.

NC Governor Josh Stein pledges $204 million to enhance water systems in 27 counties, benefiting 48 projects for better drinking water and wastewater management.

How many $1 billion-plus projects is the state recruiting? What has Trump meant for clean energy jobs? The state’s top business recruiter tells The News & Observer.

Peat bogs have huge potential to store planet-warming carbon. The ones in North Carolina just need some help to get healthy again.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, WHERE ANOTHER CASE OF PERTUSSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH, HAS BEEN REPORTED. THAT’S UP FROM FIVE CASES REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK. NOW, SIX REPORTED CASES. WE’RE TOLD THE PEOPLE INFECTED ARE UNDER 19 YEARS OLD.

A man in Yancey County, North Carolina, has been arrested for allegedly killing his father, according to deputies. Early Tuesday morning, deputies with the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident in the Ferguson Hill area.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has stated that $165 million in federal education funding remains frozen, causing chaos for public schools across the state, and he believes the courts will rule in the states' favor.

Detectives in Buncombe County, North Carolina, are seeking information after a cow was stolen. On Thursday, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office said Polly, a 5-year-old Dexter Cross heifer with dwarfism, was stolen from the Green Valley Road area of Leicester around July 2.