UNC Greensboro Chancellor Frank Gilliam has steered the university through crisis and political sea changes. He may be an ...

About 225 people serving life-without-parole sentences are eligible for review under an obscure, short-lived North Carolina ...

In Huntersville, a proposed nondiscrimination ordinance to protect transgender people has divided the Democratic-controlled town board. (Madeline Gray for The Assembly) Amanda Dumas had seen the signs ...

Pencil and felt-tip pen drawing Jesse Graham created while incarcerated. Jesse Graham isn’t free, but he is no longer sentenced to die in prison. In November 2024, then-Gov. Roy Cooper commuted his ...

Midterm elections historically don’t bode well for the party in the White House. State GOP Chairman Jason Simmons says his party hopes to build momentum.

EOD techs have highs rates of suicide and death from illnesses. Despite increasing awareness, veterans say there’s been little progress.

For the first time in eight years, the Carolina Panthers are going to the playoffs. They’ll host the Los Angeles Rams at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Congratulations to our Charlotte-area readers for finally ...

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