Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was slammed by Hurricane Helene last fall. Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina Asheville and Western Carolina University are all showing enrollment increases compared to last

Emergency funding from the N.C. General Assembly allowed the universities to fix damaged infrastructure, boost financial aid, and cover spring tuition for all students at UNC Asheville.

Months after Hurricane Helene disrupted the academic year for thousands of students and their families, spring enrollment is up at the UNC System’s three mountain universities.

The large jet parts facility in Western North Carolina could get larger — though its presence hasn’t been without controversy. Raytheon, now named RTX Corp., is the parent company of Pratt & Whitney.

Locals are showing their concerns through a petition and a Facebook group about UNC Asheville's intentions with a forest the university owns.

Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.

UNC-Chapel Hill will make space for hundreds more students than usual in this fall’s first-year class, Chancellor Lee Roberts announced Wednesday — the first step in a plan to eventually increase the university’s enrollment by 5,000 students over the next decade.

The GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election where two recounts show Democratic Justice Allison Riggs holding on to her seat by 734 votes.

Alabama basketball's Mo Dioubate is different player than last year, from physique to production. Inside the changes that launched his bigger role.

Nearly everyone backs the science of reading. Why did it take eight years to update the UNC System's literacy curriculum?

North Carolina has a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The North Carolina Constitution establishes the office of attorney general in Article III, Section 7: (1) Officers.

Mayor Frank Scott Jr. has nominated a current North Carolina county official to replace longtime Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore, who died in October 2023.