North Carolina Medicaid Undergoes Big Changes

Raleigh -- North Carolina's Medicaid program is about to see some important changes starting July 1, 2025. These include ending a special pilot program and wrapping up some temporary rules for another service.  These shifts are happening because of …

New Legal Hand Call-In Center Launches to Expand Access to Legal Support Across North Carolina

The Wake County Legal Support Center, a program of the N.C. Equal Access to Justice Commission, is proud to announce the official launch of the Legal Hand Call-In Center serving North Carolina — a first-of-its-kind resource in the state offering free legal …

President Trump coming to North Carolina this week: Here’s where

The Everlasting People: G.K. Chesterton and North America's First Nations

One of the advantages of writing a book on G.K. Chesterton and the First Nations of North America is that there is not a lot of competition. Traffic at the intersection of these particular interests is light. Just as curious, perhaps, the person to bring …

North Carolina Great Rashad McCants Dishes On The NBA Finals, Michael Jordan, Bill Belichick & More

Rashad McCants is a former McDonald's All-American who continued his basketball career at the University of North Carolina, where he established himself as one of the Tar Heels' all-time greats, winning a National Championship in 2005 and twice …

North Carolina man scores six-figure Cash 5 jackpot win

Published 1:45 pm Monday, June 9, 2025 The North Carolina Education Lottery has reported on a big Cash 5 win by a Halifax County man.William Somerville, of Halifax, took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $179,387 jackpot.Somerville bought his lucky …

Squirrel caused 5,000 customers to lose power in North Carolina, co-op says

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WBTV) - A wayward squirrel caused thousands of people to lose power at the North Carolina coast over the weekend. The outage was triggered around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 7 at Emerald Isle. Within an hour and a half of power crews …

Virginia And North Carolina Drug Traffickers Slapped With Decades In Federal Prison

A major blow has been dealt to a drug trafficking network funneling methamphetamine and fentanyl from North Carolina into Southwest Virginia, as two key figures, Eric Lee Coffey and Daniel Hafemeister, were sentenced to a combined total of nearly 10 years …

Four-star DT commit reaffirms his commitment to Bill Belichick's North Carolina with a visit this week

Four-star defensive tackle Trashawn Ruffin committed to North Carolina in March, becoming the top-rated recruit in the Tar Heels’ 2026 class since Bill Belichick took over as head coach six months ago. The in-state standout from North Duplin High School …

Immigration protests in North Carolina started Jan. 20, have continued

(The Center Square) – North Carolina on Monday was without a scene as chaotic as Los Angeles, or even the hundreds who gathered in Houston and San Antonio on Sunday. Immigration protests attracting hundreds and sometimes more than 1,000, however, have been …