Using a 0-100 scale, the quarterly survey measures “CFO optimism” about the economy. That number jumped from 62.8 before the election to 68.8 following the November vote. Construction companies and manufacturers reported the largest increase.

Donald Trump says he's selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army. Trump said on Wednesday that Daniel P. Driscoll, who is from North Carolina, had completed Army Ranger school and deployed with the 10th Mountain Division to Iraq.

A federal lawsuit is at the center of claims that the state is putting teenagers in solitary confinement, despite its demonstrated harm. State officials deny the claims but cite strains in the juvenile justice system.

An international humanitarian organization recently expanded efforts to help Spanish-speaking residents of the Alan Campos mobile home park in Swannanoa, N.C. recover from Helene's impact.

State teams treated over 1,000 patients and navigated washed-out roads, providing life-saving care in areas cut off by catastrophic flooding.

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state. Trump in September promised that he would sign legislation to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, a distinction that would unlock access to federal funds.

Raleigh Fire Department officials are warning folks to take precautions with Thanksgiving cooking this week by demonstrating what happens when a turkey gets dropped into a fryer with extremely hot oil.

The Wilmington 1898 Museum for Healing, Education, and Democracy aims to tell the story of the only successful coup in American history.

In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, WUNC will feature several special programs on Thursday and Friday.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work stoppage in North Carolina that started Monday morning.