While provisional ballots can help decide elections in North Carolina, many ballots—especially students’—often get tossed.

Out, a party oasis on the Tar River, has been a bonding opportunity for a generation of men. Can it survive in the 21st century?

GOP lawmakers predicted 25 years ago that Democrats would use early voting to steal elections. This year, they used it to secure victory.

Federal investigators have demanded extensive information about finances and use of force at the Columbus County Sheriff's Office.

Fifteen years after the death of tradition-bearer Popcorn Sutton, an unlikely folk hero emerges in the Carolina mountains.

About three weeks after The Assembly first reported on Project Kitty Hawk back in April, the University of North Carolina System’s ambitious online degree startup backed by $97 million from the state, ...

In March 2009, the gregarious moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton took his own life at the age of 62, 10 days before he was to begin a prison sentence for practicing what he considered to be an aspect ...

New Hanover County Manager Chris Coudriet. (Courtesy New Hanover County) New Hanover County Manager Chris Coudriet made no secret of his frustrations with the local elections office last month after ...

Two days before Thanksgiving, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would rearrange the balance of power in Raleigh. Senate Bill 382 has disaster relief in its title, but the legislation mostly deals ...