The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a weather alert at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, warning residents of fire danger until Wednesday at 6 a.m. The alert is for Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Caldwell Mountains,

On Tuesday at 2:34 p.m. the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a wind advisory valid for Wednesday between midnight and 6 p.m. The advisory is for Caldwell Mountains, Burke Mountains and McDowell Mountains.

Not much changed in this week’s N.C. statewide high school basketball rankings. Two new teams joined the boys’ and girls’ polls, which are sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh. Wake Prep Academy, from Wake Forest, is in at No. 10 in the 1A boys’ poll. The Guardians have won 13 straight games.

Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Jan. 27, 2025. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. Today’s Under the Dome newsletter is a preview of our new podcast that posted this morning.

Around the time this happened, political science professor Andrew Reynolds argued in the News & Observer that gerrymandering and a Republican supermajority in the state at the time meant that North Carolina could no longer be classified as a democracy.

Dozens of North Carolinians convicted of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol four years ago could be pardoned when President-elect Trump takes office Monday. Why it matters: More than 50 current or past North Carolinians have been charged in connection with the Jan.

The North Carolina senator provided pivotal 50th “yes” vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary. The former Fox News host faced allegations about sexual assault and excessive drinking, which he called smears. The strain of caregiving likely plays a role in murder-suicides among older adults, say researchers.

Gov. Josh Stein called President Donald Trump's visit to North Carolina on Friday, Jan. 24, "very good news for the people of Western North Carolina."

A settlement has been reached by North Carolina's Insurance Department and the industry that sells homeowner policies.

North Carolina is joining more than 20 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block a freeze of federal funds ordered by the Trump administration that was set to begin Tuesday evening, but has now been temporarily blocked in federal court.

The Nordic country is helping students learn about spotting false information. Is there space in the Irish curriculum to do the same?

The humble egg, one of nature’s perfect foods, a self-packaged, relatively inexpensive source of protein that can serve as a lowly hangover remedy or help a souffle rise to heavenly heights, is also a great teacher. It’s helping Americans understand how a free-market economy works: When demand is high and supply is low, prices rise.