The 2026 midterm election is approaching, with early voting ending in 10 days and an important deadline for absentee ballots passed as of Oct. 20.
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"It is unwise to further constrain state and local policymakers’ ability to adequately fund public education for our 1.5 million students," state education leaders said in a joint statement.
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The expansion comes as competition intensifies in Charlotte’s record-setting $10.8 billion grocery market that has 737 stores across the region.
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The largest net hiring gains were 3,700 in private education and health services and 1,400 in trade, transportation and utilities.
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“This funding allows Salisbury VA to continue modernizing and improving, so our facility remains safe, efficient, and equipped to provide high-quality care for our veterans throughout North Carolina ..."
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Roy Cooper is ahead of Michael Whatley 51%-34% among female voters, the poll found.
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Don't fall for it. North Carolina election officials say a viral claim about poll workers marking ballots is false.
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“I wouldn’t call it anger, but it’s this passion, almost, that you just need to do something.”
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Vice President JD Vance campaigned Monday for GOP candidates across North Carolina’s most competitive congressional contests, adding more weight to the high-stakes races as the campaigns near their close.
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A massive nor’easter is currently pounding the North Carolina coast with intense winds, flooding and waves up to 14 feet.
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LOS ANGELES — The World Series is upon us, and this one should be a delight: The team with the best record in the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers, against the team with the best record in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays. The players are about to take baseball's grandest stage. Yet this has somehow become a strange national obsession: not how Jacob Misiorowski or Junior Caminero ...
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The Cherokee County Community Foundation awarded $2,430 in grants to two local organizations and highlights its advisory board and statewide philanthropic impact.
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Learn five practical steps for year-end charitable giving in 2026, from timing donations and using appreciated assets to leveraging IRAs and QCDs effectively.
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UNCG men’s tennis closed its 2026 fall home schedule at the UNCG Fall Invitational, highlighted by multiple singles wins and strong doubles play over three days.
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UNC Greensboro women’s soccer earned a 0-0 home draw with ETSU in SoCon play, with each side limited to two shots on goal in a physical, foul-heavy match.
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