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The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency has approved $8.7 million in funding to expand opportunities for those with special hou

A central North Carolina sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man during a hostage situation Thursday after the suspect came at deputies with a sledgehammer inside a home, officials said.

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is offering more services online and expanding hours in some locations to shorten wait times. 

Thousands of United Methodist congregations have been voting on whether to stay or quit one of the nation’s largest denominations amid intractable debates over theology and the role of LGBTQ people. There are stark differences over recognizing same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ clergy. More than 400 congregations have disaffiliated in North Carolina.

Two North Carolina state House Republicans have lost their caucus leadership positions after recent comments directed at Democratic colleagues questioned their educational attainment and religion.

Legislation to authorize and regulate sports gambling in North Carolina that passed 

Most of the seven counties in Northwest North Carolina that lost population in the previous decade saw some growth since the start of the pandemic.