1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (603+ words) For many families, Target is a familiar stop: a place to grab school supplies, home goods, snacks or the latest entertainment device " all under one roof. It's the kind of store woven into everyday life. But as footage of federal…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (234+ words) As winter drags on, families across North Carolina are feeling the cold. For many of the low-income households the North Carolina Justice Center serves, this season doesn't just mean turning up the heat " it means agonizing choices between paying the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (489+ words) Nowhere is that more evident than in hospital pricing. Since the year 2000, hospital prices in the United States have increased 256%. Let that sink in. That's three times the rate of inflation, twice the increase in housing costs and five times…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (339+ words) Like it or not, the 2026 election cycle is in full swing. For North Carolina's March 3 primary, voters are already mailing in absentee ballots to help determine party nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, the state legislature, state courts and many local offices....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (354+ words) A critical mass of North Carolina broadcast meteorologists had their Howard Beale moments over the last week and a half, taking to social media if not the airwaves to vent their frustrations. James expects some good-natured ribbing from viewers when…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (417+ words) North Carolina is trapped in a time loop much like Bill Murray in the 1990s classic "Groundhog Day" " but with a tax cut twist. Each year, the alarm goes off. Again. And again, income tax rates are cut " primarily benefiting the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (273+ words) But a college education is still expensive " for most families, it's like buying a new car every year for the next four years. Ideally, the expense will be worth it, launching students into financially, intellectually and culturally rewarding lives and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (737+ words) BAILEY " Police won't seek a $50,000 grant to install automated license plate reader cameras in the town of Bailey due to the high recurring cost of licensing the technology from vendor Flock Safety, town commissioners agreed last week. A four-camera system…...

3+ week, 59+ min ago   (559+ words) Energy reliability isn't something most people think about until it's gone. Families expect the lights to turn on, the air conditioning to work and their bills to stay within reach. But as demand for power rises and the grid struggles…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (724+ words) What SCOTUS decision on girls" sports might mean for NC'springhopeenterprise.com What SCOTUS decision on girls" sports might mean for NC Supreme Court justices signaled support for Idaho and West Virginia laws limiting transgender girls" participation in female sports, a…...