Clinicians part of mental health calls in Golden State

Virginia Lawmaker Weighs in on White’s Ferry Impasse; Danville, Va. city council member continuing recovery following attack

Report proposes halving FEMA

2 NC municipalities in Carteret and Hertford counties must redo elections; DHS adding funding in hopes of getting more local law enforcement agencies to work with ICE

Feds conclude first week of immigration raids in Crescent City

South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation; Stein restores Medicaid rates in NC amid budget shortfall

Virginia town focused on its undefeated football team, not fugitive coach

Mass. AG's suit against Meta at the state's highest court; Jay Lee's family sees justice in Mississippi

N.C. launches grants program to support communities harmed by Helene

Hendersonville taking applications for participatory budget process until Dec. 19

Asheville to meet on Friday for making interim city manager appointment

Current manager Debra Campbell announced her retirement earlier this year

Feds target Crescent City for immigration raids

Asheville, N.C. hospital just out of immediate jeopardy could face Medicare termination

Programs attempt to address the teacher shortage. Are they enough?

Astrid Ramirez Guerrero (Queens University News Service) October 16, 2025 Programs attempt to address the teacher shortage. Are they enough? - Queens University News ServiceSchools across Charlotte continue to experience teacher shortages while the demands of the job become increasingly difficult to manage. Local educators point to low pay, heavy

UPDATE: NCDEQ to extend comment period for Fuquay-Varina Interbasin Transfer Certificate request

Dec. 9 Raleigh hearing will also be accessible via livestream and comment period has been extended until April 1, 2026; Spartanburg City Council to meet Monday, Nov. 24, 2025

Federal Immigration Raids Occur in N.C.

S.C. Senate's abortion bill fails in a subcommittee meeting

S.C. Senate subcommittee meeting on Tues. Nov. 18 to discuss Senate Bill 323

Mecklenburg Co. officials issue joint statement on federal immigration enforcement activities in Charlotte

BRIEFS: Palmetto State measles cases at 47

SC Department of Public Health will have mobile units in Landrum, in northern Spartanburg County on Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18; Brunswick County to oppose Fuquay-Varina’s interbasin transfer

Mission Hospital

Asheville hospital out of immediate jeopardy; Analyzing the voting data in NYC and Va.

Wisconsin Worker’s comp bill with first raise in a decade for permanently disabled up for public hearing; Simple, short-term solutions to Asheville’s Black population decline are difficult to find, implement

North Carolina

N.C. DEQ to hold public hearings on Transco and Fuquay-Varina's Interbasin Transfer request

Fuquay-Varina's current water supply is projected to fall short of future demands by 2030

South Carolina

Spartanburg councils to meet in next two weeks

Spartanburg City to meet Monday, Nov. 10 and Spartanburg County to meet Monday, Nov. 17; Municipal runoffs scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18

Virginia governor's race

Spanberger to become Virginia’s first woman governor

Many across the country still awaiting SNAP benefits

SNAP lapse

States react to SNAP decision; Parents accuse Bonnabel High (in Jefferson Parish, La.) employees of hitting, humiliating special education student

No progress for poor areas despite years of NC tier system designed to spark growth; Family awaits results of independent autopsy on Delta State student Trey Reed

State and Local Government

Spartanburg, S.C. City Council to meet Monday, Oct. 27

N.C.'s DEQ accepting public comments on modified air quality permit for Domtar Paper in Martin County

North Carolina

Durham tenants get extra tool to aid in fixing dangerous rentals; Asheville's Mission Hospital in immediate jeopardy for 2nd straight year

Arizona sues over House Speaker’s refusal to seat Adelita Grijalva; New Orleans officials still unable to say why voter education on redistricting was lacking

South Carolina

Spartanburg city council approves hate crime ordinance

Spartanburg City is the second municipality in Spartanburg County to approve a hate crime ordinance. It follows Wellford, which approved its ordinance in 2024.

State and Local Government

Local governments in the Carolinas to meet next week

NC DEQ schedules public hearings in Lexington and Mooresville in November to consider air permit modifications for Transco’s proposed pipeline expansion

UNC Greensboro

Altercation involving UNC Greensboro police drawing strong reactions

Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles, Mississippi prison chief reopens homicide cases following news investigation

South Carolina

South Carolina has 12 measles cases tied to Upstate outbreak

Spartanburg and Greenville counties are located on Interstate 85 between Charlotte and Atlanta

Mental Health

Students at Miss. college supporting each other through grief

Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses; Good night for incumbents in 18 NC counties that had elections; Data centers in other states are raising power costs in West Virginia