A law passed this year by the North Carolina General Assembly requiring sheriffs to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took effect Wednesday.

Over the next decade, utilities are predicting that data centers, manufacturing and electrification will drive up energy demand at an unprecedented rate. Gov. Stein has tasked a group of experts and working professionals with finding solutions that don’t break the bank.

Raleigh Wide Open, produced by PineCone, will feature performances from Americana, folk, gospel, and bluegrass artists over the course of three days, from Thursday, Oct. 2 through Saturday, Oct. 4.

The number of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina that partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown sharply since President Trump returned to office in January.

Duke Energy plans to file its updated plan this week to meet North Carolina energy needs while reducing carbon pollution. However, a recent environmental report gave the utility a failing grade for transitioning to clean energy.

Nigel Edge has been charged with multiple counts of murder following Saturday night's shooting at American Fish Company, which left three dead and five injured. During the proceedings, District Attorney Jon David shared additional allegations about Edge, who could face the death penalty.

The state elections board is trying to repair registration records for thousands of North Carolina voters. Many of them hard to find.

The town of Black Mountain is turning to an old technology to prepare for a new generation of climate-fueled disasters.

WUNC checks in with farmer Danielle McCall a year after Helene impacted her family's U-pick apple farm in Henderson County in western North Carolina.

An annual survey of North Carolina superintendents found K-12 school vacancies were down by a third this fall, but it's in part because districts cut positions due to funding losses.