As neighboring South Carolina deals with an outbreak, local health officials are working to get more children vaccinated.

The N.C. Department of Public Transportation plans to make Second Street in downtown Lumberton safer for pedestrians.

The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy, which was at risk of closure four years ago, is now seen as a model for success.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifts a greater share of the food program’s administrative costs to North Carolina and the state's counties.

The detention centers in Scotland and Richmond counties are overcrowded. A new facility would serve both counties.

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 ...

Public school districts in the Border Belt saw a drop in student enrollment this year, as more families look to charter schools and other education options. Bladen County Schools enrolls 4.4% fewer ...

Sleet and freezing rain could cause power outages and icy roads in southeastern North Carolina this weekend. Robeson County is under an ice storm warning until 1 a.m. Monday, according to the National ...

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 ...

Pembroke, NC Lumbee Tribal Chairman John Lowery waves to supporters at a parade during the annual Lumbee Homecoming in Pembroke. The Lumbee tribe of eastern North Carolina has been fighting for full ...

Interstate 295, the Fayetteville Outer Loop, runs from Interstate 95 in Eastover, across the north side of Fayetteville to Fort Bragg, then down through west Fayetteville to the Hope Mills area, and ...