Read “Barely Legal,” The Assembly’s three-part investigation into North Carolina hemp, here. Until last Monday, North Carolina’s $3.2 billion intoxicating hemp industry seemed likely to live to fight ...

The committee said the North Carolina Republican had “engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct.” ...

On a muggy day in June, Don Hopkins was conducting a routine bee inspection when his phone rang. Hopkins is an apiarist at the N.C. Department of Agriculture, and visiting hives around the state to ...

As Roy Cooper runs for Senate, Republicans have seized on a 2021 settlement that compelled officials to reduce the prison ...

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell ...

Taking a trek across the state to find out what North Carolina’s oddities and spectacles still have to offer modern travelers.

A couple walks by the Old Well on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. (Matt Ramey for The Assembly) UNC-Chapel Hill plans to close its six “area studies” centers this year as part of an effort to cut more than ...

Since he became chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill two years ago, people who work closely with Lee Roberts have praised his commitment to listening to those around him. “I don’t know that I’ve ever met ...

John Preyer takes a photo during an event introducing Bill Belichick as UNC-Chapel Hill's new head football coach. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees member John Preyer resigned ...

The trustee defended a Minnesota woman who was charged with disorderly conduct for yelling racial slurs at a Black child. The college said trustees’ posts don’t represent the school.