"It's time to say enough is enough," said Shores. "Let's do what's right, put education first, let's stand together and take back control of our schools, our future and our opportunities."

The portal helps modernize a compensation program that last year approved 2,449 paper claims submitted by mail. In 2024, the program reimbursed victims of violent crime and their families $9.8 million.

McDowell County Sheriff Ricky T. Buchanan has announced he will not seek re-election when his current term ends in 2026.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are alerting providers, parents and caregivers of an outbreak of infant botulism that prompted a nationwide recall of ByHeart Inc. Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.

Legislators in North Carolina have been called back into session by Gov. Josh Stein to address Medicaid funding.