Ryan Shaffer

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is highlighting resources for veterans who have experienced sexual trauma during their military service (MST).

Lenoir County Early College high schoolers teach third graders at Northwest Elementary in Kinston the basics of borrowing and lending.

The North Carolina Supreme Court has taken up a case claiming discrimination against Black residents by the City of Kinston in property foreclosures and potential demolition.

The pandemic shuttered day-care centers, after-school programs and camps this year, creating problems for some parents who put aside wages, pre-tax, to pay for those expenses.

FILE - U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting on Feb. 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Republican delegates in North Carolina voted at their annual convention to censure Tillis for supporting policies that they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Eastern North Carolina is experiencing an abnormally dry spring this year.

With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. Cooper says the state's rooftop solar project could help lower energy costs and emissions.

The district will consist of a six-block area of downtown, bordered by Queen Street, Gordon Avenue, Mitchell Avenue and Peyton Avenue.

Across the state, some of North Carolina's top chefs are competing for the title of Top Chef as part of the NCRLA Chef Showdown. Put on by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, a trade group, the competition aims to highlight not only the state's culinary talents, but also its agriculture and seafood industries. PRE stopped by one of the regional preliminaries in Morehead City, where a dozen local chefs are seeking to make the next round.

At its April 9 meeting, the Board of Aldermen allocated $120,000 of American Rescue Plan Funds to construct a public fishing pier at the end of Broad Street in Downtown. According to the city, the total cost of the 225-foot pier would be $300,000, with additional costs for a parking lot. With just some administrative paperwork before the County Board of Commissioners left, the project is anticipated to begin in late Summer.