Roadside surveillance cameras now stand in dozens of North Carolina communities. If you haven’t seen them, they’ve likely seen you.

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump and a senior adviser to him, will visit North Carolina on Wednesday, according to the White House.

Corrected at 11:45 a.m. on Dec. 30. See details in the story.

Democrats in the state Senate want North Carolina to hold a special election if an elected official changes political parties.

Dr. Mandy Cohen has been in the private sector for the past year and a half.

Democrat Cal Cunningham said he is not dropping out of his race against North Carolina Republican incumbent Thom Tillis.

Cooper vetoed the bill in front of hundreds of supporters, but his veto isn’t expected to last long, with Republicans planning to override it in the coming week.

Neighbors in Hedingham described unusual behavior.

Former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen will be the CDC’s next director. She’ll be tasked with leading federal efforts to track and manage health problems and diseases.

Democrat and Republican women in SC blocked an abortion ban. So should NC women.

Cheri Beasley was the first Black woman to serve as North Carolina Supreme Court Justice. She could be the first Black woman to be a US senator from the state.

The News & Observer’s Tar Heel of the Year is Dr. Mandy Cohen, the Secretary of NC DHHS, who has guided North Carolina through the pandemic and is known as an empathetic leader.

Coming to Raleigh's Dix Park this fall: J. Cole's inaugural Dreamville Festival.

What is insane is the idea that more guns will make Americans safer. So many gun victims testify to the opposite | Editorial

A lawsuit against North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore claims he had a years-long affair with a married woman, using his power in return for sexual favors.

Democrat and Republican women in SC blocked an abortion ban. So should NC women.

Vice President Kamala Harris will spend the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision in North Carolina rallying supporters of reproductive rights and calling out Republicans.

Why Gov. Roy Cooper has earned a second term

Ashley Christensen takes home her second James Beard Award, this time for Outstanding Chef in the United States

The verdict is now plain. North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders — not actually leaders, but connivers — are beyond shame.

The husband of one of the victims says they had big plans for their lives with their sons. “Now those plans are laid to waste.”

Democratic lawmakers say Tricia Cotham’s decision to switch parties represents “voter fraud of the highest order.”

“You just got nuked”: I’m being drawn out of my district. That should bother you, Rep. Jeff Jackson says. | Opinion

Republicans drew Rep. Jeff Jackson out of his congressional district. Now he’s turning his attention to the race for attorney general.

Rapper J. Cole’s music festival Dreamville is Saturday, and 40,000 people are expected.

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest sued to stop Gov. Roy Cooper from issuing COVID-19 executive orders on his own. A judge ruled in favor of Cooper, so Forest ended his legal challenge.

Leaders say “there may potentially be a period of civil unrest within the city following the public release of that footage.”

DeBose, who was born in Wilmington and grew up in Raleigh and Wake Forest, took her mom — a Wakefield Middle School teacher — as her Oscar date.

The congressman was joined by seven others asking for refunds, including a top Democratic donor in California.

Transgender youth in NC are fighting for their right to exist. Let’s find a way to support them. | Opinion

At 80, Virginia Foxx acts childish in Congress. Does the GOP have any grown-ups? | Opinion

While preparing for the potential landfall of Hurricane Florence on the Eastern seaboard, we’ve elected to drop our paywall temporarily in order to bring you vital updates, free of charge.

Other states have voted to preserve abortion rights. North Carolina should have the chance to do the same. | Opinion

The North Carolina GOP voted to censure U.S. Sen. Richard Burr on Monday night following Burr’s vote to convict former President Trump.

Democrat and Republican women in SC blocked an abortion ban. So should NC women.

Just one Republican legislator in either chamber. That’s all Cooper needs to flip after he gets his veto pen out Saturday.

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would require voters to show a form of photo identification before voting in person, calling it “a solution in search of a problem.”

Don’t let the NC legislature finance private and religious education with public tax dollars | Opinion

A Thursday tweet by the North Carolina Republican Party is under fire for labeling the Rev. William Barber II a “poverty pimp.”

The Daily Tar Heel’s journalists had to provide updates on the UNC campus shooting while they were experiencing their own lockdown anxiety.

Biden ​is now a repeat customer at Cook Out during his visits to the Triangle.

Proposed state law would end tenure at UNC and add scrutiny of faculty research | Opinion

“They are literally walking around terrorizing people.”

There wasn’t much time for Monica McGee to prepare Saturday afternoon. New information was coming in too fast, flood waters rising too quickly, roads closing too precipitously. Sometimes, when McGee...

Sen. Thom Tillis has emerged in a closely divided Senate as one of a few Republicans willing to negotiate and work with moderate Democrats.

Power grab by NC Republicans is now a national embarrassment | Letters to the editor

Incumbent Chief Justice Cheri Beasley took the lead back from Republican Justice Paul Newby late Friday.

In a series of tweets, Trump pins the blame on Gov. Roy Cooper for not allowing a full house

It’s hard to see how one could show greater disdain for the rule of law than the NC Supreme Court did April 28. | Opinion

Raleigh teacher NaShonda Cooke has become one of the national faces for what it’s like to be a teacher in America by appearing on the cover of the latest issue of Time magazine.

Dismantling democracy: In NC, the GOP has the gas pedal pressed to the floor. | Opinion

Daniels Middle School will now be named after the Oberlin community founded by former slaves.

The hospital will take patients from five small hospitals in Western North Carolina that are “overwhelmed and at capacity.”

Local businesses as varied as breweries and mental health professionals are urging the legislature not to further restrict abortions or LGBTQ rights.

A panel of federal judges struck down North Carolina’s election districts for U.S. Congress on Tuesday as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders and gave lawmakers until Jan. 29 to bring them new...

Raleigh residents use street art to protest Confederate statues on state Capitol grounds.

There are only about 15 transgender student athletes participating in high school sports in the entire state of North Carolina.

Miss North Carolina USA Cheslie Kryst is the new Miss USA. She is a civil litigation lawyer from Charlotte.

Watch the video as this principal personally honors his school’s graduates.

President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, plan to visit two sites in North Carolina Friday to talk about how two of their initiatives are helping residents of the state.

”I know exactly where he was killing people.... My dog knows dogs on that trail. There’s dads every quarter mile. But, well, if there’s a kid with a gun, he’s got a killing field.”

“I still had hope that there were enough reasonable people on both sides of the aisle in the state legislature — that they would listen to the doctors,” one doctor said. “But they didn’t. So here we...

Raleigh City Council member Stef Mendell shared a tweet calling the Republican Party, the National Rifle Association and President Donald Trump, among others, the greatest threats to America.

After years of negotiations, the North Carolina House and Senate have finally agreed on expanding Medicaid.

Gov. Cooper cited the racist incident on the NC House floor last month as he vetoed a bill that regulates how state employees can discuss race.

As Black mothers we want the NC legislature to support Black mothers better

The state’s political districts must be redrawn, the NC Supreme Court ordered.