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 ...

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.

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

Photo via Shelly Headen's campaign.

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

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.

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 ...

John Williams almost chose not to do this interview, unsure whether he was ready to talk about his experience in New York City in the days after September 11, 2001. The forensic anthropologist helped ...

The auto-horror spectacular began and ended Stephen King’s directing career but helped establish Wilmington as a film destination.