In recent months, elected sheriffs in Swain, Graham and Cherokee counties have faced criminal charges, suspension or removal proceedings.

A growing number of apartment complex owners in Wake County and elsewhere in North Carolina are taking advantage of a state law that grants property tax exemptions to nonprofits that provide ...

SPEED – Despite its name, life moves slowly in the Town of Speed. So does its municipal government, which has been pressured by the state’s Local Government Commission to dissolve voluntarily after ...