North Carolina
A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024
Anderson Clayton is the youngest — and only Gen Z — state party chair in the country. She wants to help President Biden win over young and rural voters in her state next November.
The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC
President Biden and others have lauded Mandy Cohen's pandemic leadership in North Carolina. Those in the state's most vulnerable communities tell a more nuanced story about the new CDC director.
More endangered red wolves will be released in the U.S. under a legal settlement
There were only an estimated seven red wolves left in the wild when a coalition of conservation organizations decided to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
An SUV strikes 6 migrant workers in Walmart parking lot in North Carolina
Police are still working to identify the vehicle and driver in the Sunday afternoon incident.
Tornado damage to Pfizer factory highlights vulnerabilities of drug supply
A tornado that ripped through a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, N.C., raised worries about shortages of medicines used in hospitals. The drugs include commonly used painkillers and anesthetics.
3 found dead at North Carolina gas station are identified as Marines stationed nearby
The three men were found unresponsive Sunday morning in a privately owned car at a Speedway gas station in Hampstead, N.C. Medical authorities pronounced all three dead the same day.
A mom owed nearly $102,000 for her son's stay in a state mental health hospital
One North Carolina family's six-figure medical bill came from a state hospital. The attorney general, who is running for governor and says he's against high medical costs, tried to collect the debt.
These millionaires want to tax the rich, and they're lobbying working-class voters
A group called Patriotic Millionaires has failed to get Congress to raise their taxes or boost the minimum wage. Now they're taking their concerns about inequality to swing-state voters.
Activist group offers 'troublemaker' civic engagement training to NC women
Red Wine & Blue is a national nonpartisan group aimed at mobilizing suburban women around various iss