North Carolina

In nearly nine decades, "The Lost Colony" play in Manteo has only been interrupted by World War II, a theater fire and the pandemic.

Manteo theater keeps the story of The Lost Colony on stage for 8 decades and going

Vicki L. Friedman

“The Lost Colony” play at Waterside Theatre in Manteo has changed since it was first performed 87 years ago, but is still sought-after for performers and locals.

Mipso performs at the 2023 Virginia Arts Festival.

Arts & Culture

North Carolina’s Mipso returns to Virginia Arts Festival

Vicki L. Friedman

Mipso returns to the Virginia Arts Festival for the third time this month

Medicaid expansion will allow for more medical facilities in underserved areas of the state, like Outer Banks where residents have a handful of doctors and three urgent care centers to seek care. (Image: OBX Health via Instagram)

Health

Thousands in northeastern North Carolina now have insurance under Medicaid

Mechelle Hankerson

More than 7,000 people in northeastern North Carolina have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded the program in December 2023.

Midwife Marsha Jackson holds Zohra Marie Weeks after her delivery. Jackson stayed for hours after the birth to monitor mother Tonithia Reid and the baby and make sure they were healthy.

Health

Health roundup: Black Maternal health week; Hampton Roads’ first hospice house; N.C’s struggle to cover expensive weight loss drugs

Mechelle Hankerson

This month in Hampton Roads and Virginia health news.

U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, who represents western North Carolina, said there are North Carolinians among the 200-plus hostages being held in Gaza. (Photo via Sen. Ted Budd’s Instagram)

Local Government

North Carolina senator says some residents are being held by Hamas

Mechelle Hankerson

North Carolina Republican U.S. Senator Ted Budd from the western part of the state said on the Senate floor some of the 200 American hostages being held in Gaza are from the state.

North Carolina legislators have to decide what to do with a one-time billion-dollar payment that comes with expanding Medicaid. (Image: Paul Brady via Shutterstock)

Health

New North Carolina abortion restrictions become law as legislature overrides governor veto

Days after North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed new abortion restrictions, the N.C. Senate and House have voted along party lines to override that veto.

Health

Here’s what North Carolina’s proposed abortion restrictions would do

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he plans to veto addtional restrictions, but Republicans said their members are united in support of the measure, which would be enough to override the governor's veto.

: Former UNC women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell says sports is one place where "sex differences matter." She supports North Carolina Republicans' efforts to make transgender athletes play for the teams that coordinate with the sex they were assigned at birth. (Image: Debby Wong via Shutterstock).

Local Government

Backed by former UNC coach, North Carolina Republicans seek to restrict transgender athletes

North Carolina House and Senate Republicans introduced the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act," which would apply to college and K-12 sports teams designated for women and girls.

(Image: Courtesy of WTKR/Anthony Sabella/WTKR)

Local Government

Handgun permit requirement repealed in North Carolina; Here is what it means

A permit to buy a handgun is no longer required in North Carolina. Previously, residents had to get a permit from a local sheriff.

Groups who want Edenton, N.C.’s Confederate monument to stay at its waterfront location argue it’s a veteran’s monument before anything else. (Image: Mechelle Hankerson)

Local Government

Edenton, N.C. leaders agree to move town’s Confederate monument

Mechelle Hankerson

Town leaders in Edenton, N.C unanimously agreed this week to move a Confederate monument, potentially ending a lawsuit from a coalition of groups that wanted to protect the structure.