Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding the State of North Carolina a $58 million grant to invest in the Raleigh to Richmond Corridor Infrastructure Engineering and Safety Program, part of the Federal...
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 83 of North Carolina’s counties in April, increased in four, and remained unchanged in 13. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 7.4 percent while Orange and Chatham Counties each had the lowest...
The Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR) at the UNC School of Medicine recently released the 12th edition of the North Carolina Women’s Health Report Card. This document is a progress report on the health and health care needs of North Carolina’s 5+ million...
Average gasoline prices in North Carolina have fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.34/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in North Carolina are 41.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago...
A draft of the state’s next long-range transportation improvements plan is now available for public review. The State Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, is the N.C. Department of Transportation’s guide that shows how and when transportation projects are...
The News & Observer reports that Michael Todd Hill, 54, of Leland, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced Friday in the killing of 23-year-old Keonna Graham of Navassa in 2020. Graham was reported missing on July 20, 2020. She was later found dead in a...
