Trump performed better in North Carolina in 2024 than he did in 2020, when he also won the state, Board of Elections data ...

As teams begin conference tournament play, and private schools head to state semifinals, nine new teams join The Observer’s statewide prep basketball rankings.

Funding reductions proposed by Congress threaten hospitals, children’s health and local economies in rural communities.

The resolution authorizes the county to participate in North Carolina's Commercial Property Assessed Captial Expenditure program, also known as C-PACE.

February 2025 marks 25 years since Asha Degree, known as Shelby’s Sweetheart, disappeared on Valentine’s Day. The search for ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...