The state budget Republican leaders released Tuesday includes millions of dollars for programs and initiatives in Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, and Scotland counties. Lawmakers plan ...

Officials say a state grant will help the county handle emergency calls for behavioral health issues, including overdoses.

A new state law that mandates a one-year moratorium on property tax rate increases in some counties has led to budget uncertainty.

Some community members say they want the town manager to quit or be fired and the police chief to return.

The local elections board could not decide whether to open four or five sites ahead of the November election.

St. Andrews was acquired by Webber International University in 2011. (Julia Wall for The Assembly) The nonprofit organization that owns most of the land once belonging to St. Andrews University, which ...

Malinda Maynor Lowery has long been educating the public about the Lumbee tribe’s history and culture, from its roots in what is now eastern North Carolina to the racism tribal members endured during ...

East Columbus Jr.-Sr. High School teacher Martin Dee Migue goes over chemistry problems with students Ian Martin and Alejo Pena-Garcia before exams. (Photo by Les High) Martin Dee Migue had been ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Garrison Project. In February and early March, a Johnston County Superior Court judge held an evidentiary hearing related to a claim filed by Hasson ...

District Attorney Jon David was prepared to argue in court that Greene should be stripped of his position due to “repeated acts of willful misconduct or maladministration while in office,” including ...

If Richard Sceiford ever dreamed of donning a hard hat, it would have been for a stage role as a construction worker. But the lifelong thespian now spends much of his day in a work zone in downtown ...

Four open-house forums about the future of food access in southeastern North Carolina will take place across Bladen, Columbus and Robeson counties this month. The events, organized by N.C. State ...