News & Observer readers comment on traffic, NC Republicans' redistricting, national politics, Durham elections, rural ...

Concerns about heavy traffic began before Thursday, Oct. 16, the opening day of the North Carolina State Fair and Billie ...

Billie Eilish, Tate McRae and NBA YoungBoy shows during the NC State Fair could lead to heavy traffic. (Sabrina Carpenter’s ...

A News & Observer review of state records reveals how costs from an expanded contract with a Texas company, overtime and more have added up.

The 2025 NC State Fair runs from Thursday, October 16 to Sunday, October 26. You can purchase tickets now online.

DHHS leaders say they had no choice but to reduce Medicaid provider payments amid legislative budget stalemate.

GE said the half-million dollar commitment will help fund the creation of a new aircraft and powerplant maintenance technician certificate near Fort Bragg.

The new news is the same as the old news: the state budget is nearly four months late. State lawmakers return to Raleigh on ...

Debates about health care costs are driving both the government shutdown and the budget impasse in North Carolina.

In two years, the state has gone from funding the tuition costs of a minority of the state’s private school students to now paying the bill for most of them.

The state capital appears to be a good candidate for a Major League Baseball franchise. But even a minor league team has ...

North Carolina federal employees and others across the nation aren’t getting paid, leaving them to lean on their communities ...