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JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade.

Duke Health says the Cary facility will serve a quickly growing part of Wake County with at least 40 new hospital beds in the coming years.

At five North Carolina prisons, trained peer observers — incarceratedpeople themselves — provide watch and support to those in mental healthcrises at risk of taking their own lives.

The state House voted 59-48 Wednesday to allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit, but the bill could soon face a likely veto from Gov. Josh Stein.

UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan Stadium hosted the first-ever friendly match between the national men's soccer teams of Mexico and Turkey.

The General Assembly is considering intervening to keep the prior Lincoln-Catawba county line.

Students called on state lawmakers to increase funding for facilities and scholarships at North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to protect their voting access.

Fly Around Fest takes place August 1st and 2nd in Lansing, NC. The festival will serve as a celebration of Appalachia's natural beauty and rich musical traditions while raising funds to support victims of Hurricane Helene.

Brian Smith was introduced as the president and CEO of GoTriangle. The organization's previous CEO resigned after plans for a regional commuter rail line were put on hold.

A one-penny sales tax would be used to pay for roads, buses and light rail service in Mecklenburg County.

Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed banning same-sex marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.

Every week until Labor Day weekend, the Wake Water Quality Lab is taking samples from recreational areas across the county to check for the levels of E. coli and enterococcus bacteria.