UNC Health's plan to make nurses bid against each other for extra shifts was abandoned after a social media firestorm.

The liberal arts university has struggled with enrollment challenges, but the chancellor says she has a plan to turn things ...

A rezoning request for a planned church outside Chapel Hill is now a federal case, with religious-freedom groups and the U.S. Department of Justice weighing in.

David Hill is a freelance journalist. He previously covered economic development, aviation, manufacturing, banking, and workforce for the Triad Business Journal and similar topics for news ...

Photo via Shelly Headen's campaign.

The continuous catalytic biomass pyrolysis unit (known as Big Blue) at the RTI Pilot Xcelerator. (Matt Ramey for The Assembly) ...

On Friday, North Carolina will begin sending absentee ballots to voters, becoming the first state to kick off voting for the November midterms.

After Richard Burr voted against Trump at his second impeachment trial, state party chair Whatley retaliated. Then Trump rewarded him—twice.

State legislative candidate Shelly Headen has called for President Trump’s supporters to “experience sexual assault” and for ...

The second installment of The Assembly's Article Club series focused on grade inflation. (Kate Sheppard for The Assembly) This discussion revolved around Matt Hartman’s recent reporting on grade ...

Welcome to The Assembly’s 2026 Election Guide. Below, you will find a tool to see a sample ballot for the upcoming election tailored to your district, with biographies of the candidates written by our ...

Editor’s note: This story was revised on September 11 to correctly reflect that a water project in Cumberland County was completed by the Fayetteville Public Works Commission. North Carolina and a ...