- Eid Fest 2025 is presented by Triangle mosques and Islamic organizations that represent more than 30,000 Muslims in the region.
- Gray Byrd had submitted a speech responding to the prompt "striving to excel" — part of the school motto — that included the line "transgender people are facing new levels of violence each day, and the voices of transgender children are being overlooked."
- Gov. Josh Stein met with reporters to talk about Western North Carolina's recovery and preparedness for tropical storms.
- North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says he wants a council he's created to recommend cannabis sales regulations to protect young people and provide a structure for an industry where products from otherwise lawful hemp are unregulated.
- The previous board of commissioners held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Crown Center late last November. The $145 million facility, which would include a 3,000-seat theatre, was projected to open in 2027.
- The Trump istration is hoping to revive the commercial shipbuilding industry while increasing the size of the Navy.
- Swannanoa residents call for help now, but Senate wants to tie Helene relief package to state budgetThe House ed a $455 million Helene relief bill. Senate Republicans say the state budget is a better place to consider additional storm recovery funds.
- Amazon is expanding its cloud computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence activities into a rural North Carolina county. The company said Wednesday it intends to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in Richmond County.
- The Asheville-based manufacturing company is partnering with NC Medicaid through United Healthcare to provide lactation services over the phone or laptop.
- MrBeast aims to raise millions for his charity by offering a weekend experience to six-figure donorsMrBeast plans to turn the success of his Amazon Prime Video reality competition series into millions of dollars for charity. YouTube's biggest creator is offering an exclusive weekend at his North Carolina studio to the first 40 donors who make $100,000 gifts to his ed nonprofit.
- After 35 years in operation, Neo-China in Durham closed its doors at the end of May. The family-owned Chinese restaurant struggled to keep up with rising operational costs, including the increased prices of imported Chinese goods that resulted from the high tariff earlier this spring.
- Durham-based visual artist Raj Bunnag, a self-described “political printmaker,” creates works with a strong perspective about history and the presence of white supremacy in our society. That hasn’t posed an issue with showing his work at galleries until this year, when he had two exhibitions canceled, including at the North Carolina Museum of Art.