Voting activity is underway across North Carolina ahead of the March 3 primary, with millions of residents registered and key deadlines approaching.

Homeowners across western North Carolina have until tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 31, to apply for housing recovery assistance through Renew NC’s Single-Family Housing Program, the state’s long-term disaster recovery effort following Hurricane Helene.

With cases rising in North Carolina and South Carolina, public health leaders stress that vaccination is highly effective but not perfect. As measles cases increase across the Carolinas, public health officials are urging residents to check their immunity status and understand what protection vaccination does — and does not — provide. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, immunity to measles depends on age, medical history, and vaccination

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 3,300 people across North Carolina during President Donald Trump’s first nine months in office — more than double the total for all of 2024 — underscoring how local jails, particularly in Western North Carolina, have become a primary point of federal immigration enforcement.

NC Governor Josh Stein endorsed a sweeping set of reforms on Jan. 16 aimed at holding down electricity costs, joining a bipartisan coalition of governors, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the White House National Energy Dominance Council in pressing changes to the PJM power market.