Farmers say they’re waiting for payments linked to conservation programs, projects aimed at combating climate change, and ...

North Carolina churches are raising concerns that letting ICE enforce within congregations will deter immigrants from ...

Officials are urging caution in much of southeastern North Carolina as wildfires remain a risk during dry, windy conditions.

The two women say the school knowingly admitted a wrestler who was a convicted sex offender, leading to their 2022 assaults.

Ninety-five people in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties were identified as homeless in 2024, a 90% increase from the prior year. The local numbers, released by the U.S. Department of ...

Most school districts in North Carolina’s Border Belt experienced more learning loss than the state overall since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows. Students in the Bladen, Columbus ...

Executive orders from President Donald Trump calling for increased deportation of immigrants are stoking fears across rural southeastern North Carolina. Sheriff’s offices in Bladen and Robeson ...

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 ...

Voter turnout in rural southeastern North Carolina was lower this year than it was in the 2020 general election, unofficial results show. All of the Border Belt counties — Bladen, Columbus, Robeson ...

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 ...