Bladen and Columbus counties are expected to see significant growth in the next five years, newly released projections show.

N.C. Rep. Jarrod Lowery, a Robeson County Republican, answers questions about Lumbee recognition, DEI policies and more.

Two NC Black men, the late Sanford Thurman and Vincent Spaulding , came close to making it big with their inventions.

Researchers are trying to recruit 900 people across North Carolina who misuse drugs to study the impact of xylazine.

Sgt. Maurice Devalle was listed as on duty in the North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s dispatch system when a captain knocked on his front door one evening in late 2016. Devalle came to the door in a ...

Republican Jarrod Lowery cruised to a win on Tuesday to represent most of Robeson County in the N.C. House. Lowery won nearly 61% of the vote against Charles Townsend, a Democrat and former mayor of ...

When Mary Campbell gave birth to her first daughter in 2021, her maternity room at UNC Health Southeastern was cramped and loud. The hospital’s thin walls did little to muffle the sounds of crying ...

A Whiteville woman was surprised when she went to her mailbox on Thursday and noticed a yard sign planted across the street from her home. “ILLEGALS WELCOME,” it read in large blue lettering, with an ...

News of President Donald Trump’s move to grant full federal recognition to the Lumbee tribe was met with joy and caution. “It shows that this is more than a campaign promise,” John Cummings, a Robeson ...

This story was produced with The Assembly. The Border Belt Belt Independent is part of The Assembly’s statewide network of local news outlets. North Carolina farmers still recovering from flooding and ...