North Carolina News & Editorials
Local North Carolina reporting and opinion about the candidates and races on your ballot, pulled from WRAL, WUNC and WFAE. Headlines that mention an indexed candidate are linked to that candidate's record. Coverage depends on what outlets publish; not every race will have recent stories.
23 stories · 3 mention indexed candidates
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WRAL — Local· Oct 26, 2026All 170 seats in the state legislature are up for election Nov. 3, when voters can decide whether to let Republicans maintain a stronghold at the General Assembly or to give Democrats more influence over North Carolina’s laws.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 26, 2026Jonathan Miller, a Libertarian running for a state Senate district covering western Wake County, called WRAL during his standoff with police. He spoke about what led to the standoff.
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WUNC Politics· Oct 26, 2026Latino voters in Mecklenburg County have cast far more early ballots in this year’s midterm election than at the same point in 2022.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 26, 2026Pilot walked away from single-engine plane crash while landing at a private airstrip near Stallings Road in Macclesfield, south of Rocky Mount.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 26, 2026Around 9:30 p.m., a vehicle crashed into two other vehicles and a scooter on NC 55 near Cecil Street.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 26, 2026There are six days left to vote early in North Carolina, and voters have shown out in record numbers.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 26, 2026Thousands of people made their way through the fairgrounds in Raleigh on the final day, enjoying everything from midway rides to popular food stands before the gates closed for another year.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 25, 2026Dozens of firefighters responded to a house fire on Coleraine Court in Raleigh on Sunday afternoon after neighbors reported hearing a loud explosion shortly before flames erupted from the home.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 25, 2026A person died in a crash in Wake County after hitting a vehicle head-on early Sunday morning.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 25, 2026A man was hit and killed Saturday night while helping a driver on I-540 near Triangle Town Boulevard in Raleigh, according to police.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 23, 2026A former "Jeopardy!" champion from Raleigh faces 10 felony child sexual exploitation charges after previously being charged with secretly recording people in a bathroom and bedroom.
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WUNC Politics· Oct 23, 2026At a Greenville rally this week, President Donald Trump said he will order swift settlement of remaining claims only if Republicans hold Congress.
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WUNC Politics· Oct 21, 2026Gov. Josh Stein is criticizing what he says is an unusually high number of mail-in ballot rejections, urging voters to instead cast their votes in person "if possible." He blamed the State Board of Elections' recent changes to absentee ballot processing guidelines that require officials to reject ballots in some cases,
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WUNC Politics· Oct 21, 2026President Donald Trump held a rally in Greenville
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WUNC Politics· Oct 20, 2026A year ago, Republican state lawmakers redrew North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District to make it more conservative. But as Election Day draws near, incumbent Congressman Don Davis appears to have an increasingly strong shot at keeping his seat.
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WUNC Politics· Oct 19, 2026Republican Kenny Blackwell is looking to unseat incumbent Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe, a Democrat, in the 2026 general election.
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WUNC Politics· Oct 15, 2026Republican candidate Michael Whatley and Republican-aligned PACs have largely focused on former Gov. Roy Cooper's record on criminal justice issues.
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WRAL — Local· Oct 15, 2026In-person early voting begins Oct. 15 across North Carolina. Here's how to find your polling place, what photo ID you'll need and how to register if you missed the deadline.
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WUNC Politics· Oct 14, 2026The North Carolina State Board of Elections this week sent letters to nearly 1,400 registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens.
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WFAE Opinion· Jun 30, 2025Charlotte keeps growing, but one offshoot of that growth is certain places that seem not to grow at all. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, takes a look at two uptown structures that are frozen in place for different reasons.
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WFAE Opinion· May 26, 2025Charlotte city government had been humming along quietly for a while, avoiding any major controversy. But WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says that when things changed, they changed in a hurry.
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WFAE Opinion· May 19, 2025The city of Charlotte has come to a settlement with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings over statements from a City Council member. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says it sets a troubling precedent.
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WFAE Opinion· May 12, 2025We have finally come to a conclusion in the long-running appeal of the race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his “On My Mind” commentary, says there should be a better way to deliver justice in such cases.