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North Carolina's Democratic governor is suing Republican lawmakers over a new law that strips him of his authority to appoint state elections board members. Gov. Roy Cooper filed his lawsuit on Tuesday, the same day voter advocacy groups submitted what marks the third federal lawsuit against another measure that critics say would discourage young people from voting.

Two former members of Congress, the state’s top health official during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sculptor, a poet and a sports franchise executive are this year’s recipients of North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, officials announced Monday.

The former Glenwood United Methodist Church will now serve as the new home for Greensboro's Housing and Neighborhood Development department.

New state population figures find growth in some rural regions of northwest North Carolina outpacing the state average.

At the heart of the festival are the worm-racing contests. The winning worm has the honor of serving as kind of a local fall version of Groundhog Day’s Punxsutawney Phil, predicting the severity of the upcoming winter. 

U.S. 6th District Congresswoman Kathy Manning says she’s expecting a flurry of bills to be filed in support of Israel as soon as a new speaker is chosen.

For the last month, first grade students at Speas Global Elementary School have been studying Latin and Central American countries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. On Thursday, they marched through the field outside of their school, waving flags, wearing customary clothing, and chanting the names of the places they’ve learned about. 

Federal regulators have given their final approval for North Carolina to begin offering Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults