Federal investigators are trying to determine why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others crashed shortly after takeoff in North Carolina. The Cessna C550 hit light poles and trees before erupting into flames on Thursday, killing everyone on board.

Guilford Commissioners approved a financial incentives package to keep the company home.

The district has been shaken by recent school violence and a months-long financial crisis. Phipps says his focus is on rebuilding confidence and helping the community heal.

The school purchased three parcels in recent months for a little over $4 million using Title III education grant funding.

A local compounding pharmacy is planning to transform the former courthouse into a mixed-use facility containing office space, retail and a pharmacy.

Nearly five-dozen water and septic system projects in 26 western counties will receive funding through the state Department of Environmental Quality.

Something new is taking shape on Elm Street. The Pyrle has claimed the former home of Triad Stage, with plans for an 850 to 1,000 capacity music venue.

While he is directly appealing to Americans that the economy is improving, President Trump visited a congressional district Republicans are eyeing in their attempts to keep control the U.S. House.

Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped the Democratic Party focus nationally upon public education reform, died Thursday at the age of 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced.

So far, six of the nine sitting school board members have filed for reelection. The filing period ends Friday at noon.