Tribal members gathered to celebrate federal recognition–and to honor their ancestors and lawmakers who helped along the way.

Scott Shelton, a veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, started Heal the Land Farm in Bladen County in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Morgan Casey) Jerry Robinson gazed out at his ...

As schools ask counties for money, some commissioners say they are also struggling to keep up with rising costs for services.

Local leaders say counties should determine property revaluations and tax rates, not the North Carolina legislature.

The legislature approved $319 million to keep the program afloat for more than 3 million recipients across North Carolina.

The legislature approved $319 million to keep the program afloat for more than 3 million recipients across North Carolina.

Members of the Lumbee tribe, which won full federal recognition last December, can soon access more federal programs and may open a casino.

In Judaism, l’dor v’dor means passing history and lessons from generation to generation. It’s a core value about carrying traditions and honoring a shared past. So when the opportunity came for Ricky ...

Ed Goodwin quickly took a liking to Leon Locklear when the two men met more than a decade ago. It might have seemed an unlikely friendship: Goodwin, a Chowan County native, was an up-and-coming ...