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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says a funding shortfall in the state budget leaves little room to address growing concerns.

Significant changes to North Carolina's justice system for young offenders and sex-related offenses begin this weekend.

Funeral services for former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan will be held on Sunday, November 3.

It will begin at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on N. Elm Street in Greensboro.

Governor Roy Cooper is criticizing Republican lawmakers for spending thousands of dollars on an investigation into his involvement with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline approval process.

Winston-Salem City Council Member Dan Besse has launched another bid for the State House of Representatives. 

Besse formally announced his candidacy for a House seat on Sunday. 

North Carolina is the latest state looking to ban smokable hemp. A bill containing the proposed ban passed the Senate in June and is now being considered in the House.

North Carolina lawmakers are proposing several changes that would overhaul the state's testing requirements for public schools.

New legislation would make it easier for military parents to spend more time with their children while on leave.

The North Carolina House wants to give individuals the ability to sue cities or counties that enact policies blocking enforcement of federal immigration laws or preventing their officers from gathe

Some major renovation projects at local universities are on hold for now.