After delay, absentee-by-mail ballots go out to NC military, overseas citizens
More than 190,000 North Carolina voters have already requested an absentee ballot, elections officials say.
Politics & Government
North Carolina judge won't prevent use of university digital IDs for voting
A North Carolina trial judge has refused to block students and employees at the state's flagship public university from being able to show a digital identification to comply with a largely new photo ID law.
Robinson denies report he made racist, sexual comments on porn site
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is denying a CNN report that says he made a series of racist, sexually explicit comments on an internet pornography forum — but the allegations are prompting at least one fellow Republican to call on Robinson to drop out of the governor's race.
North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website. The CNN story said Robinson posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board more than a decade ago.
City of Winston-Salem seeking public comment on parking program modernization effort
City officials have proposed a set of changes to the downtown parking program and now want community input on the matter.
As North Carolina prepares for electric vehicle manufacturing, Trump says China will dominate the market
Speaking during a Michigan town hall Tuesday, former President Trump said U.S. car manufacturers don’t have the materials that China has to produce electric vehicles.
Boone officials re-start process after getting zero bids for Howard St. improvements
The first deadline for bids was in August. Boone Public Works Director Todd Moody says three proposals had to be submitted for the bids to be opened — but none came in.
The city of Greensboro launches Spanish-language podcast to reach growing Hispanic population
A Greensboro city official recently launched a new podcast entirely in Spanish to reach the area's Hispanic population.
Trump and Harris hitting battleground states even as Sunday's attack continues to roil the race
Presidential election campaigning revs back up Tuesday, with Donald Trump heading to Michigan and Vice President Kamala Harris answering questions at a forum for Black journalists in Pennsylvania — even as authorities continue to investigate a second apparent assassination attempt against Trump that's roiled the race.
Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt has ties to Triad
Former President Donald Trump was targeted in what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt on Sunday. The suspect is 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, a longtime Triad resident. Routh has faced various criminal charges, including a 2002 charge of possessing a “weapon of mass destruction.”