Meet the nominees for The Observer’s boys’ high school basketball player of the week. The poll closes at noon Friday. Vote ...

North Carolina and Mecklenburg County officials are looking to reopen Mecklenburg County’s juvenile detention center, also ...

Primary Election Day in North Carolina is March 3, 2026 ...

This story focuses on the election for District 26C Superior Court Judge sitting in Seat 1, which features sheriff’s office attorney George Guise and Rowan County Assistant District Attorney Caleb ...

You know what this means: It’s time to vote. Yes, the March 3 primary is less than a month away, and early voting started ...

Ten candidates are running for three at-large seats on the Mecklenburg County Commission in the March Democratic primary.

Mecklenburg County Public Health has issued a measles exposure notice. The health department notices cover four more sites and times for possible exposure and advises monitoring for symptoms and what ...

In Wake County, someone infected with measles visited five locations in Raleigh on Feb. 5. In Durham, those exposures came at three known locations on Feb. 6. And someone came to the emergency room ...

Early voting begins for North Carolina’s primary election, with voters able to cast ballots through Feb. 28 ahead of Election Day on Mar. 3.

Early voting runs from Feb. 12 to Feb. 28, 2026 ...

Legislators questioned Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden about cooperation with federal immigration authorities at a hearing ...

Isaiah 117 is a non profit serving children as they get transferred into the foster system, providing an alternative to child welfare offices as they await placement.