1,000 square feet of paradise: On OBX, some dream homes are castles made of sand

While millions watch videos of houses collapsing into the ocean, residents of NC’s Outer Banks look for ways to save a way of life.
ABC11

NC woman detained while at work in Raleigh moved to Georgia facility to await hearing

Border Patrol agents detained Fatima Issela Velazquez-Antonio on Tuesday at a job site in Raleigh. Her family says she has ...

‘Lookout, workers’: New app gives NC immigrants tools to track, respond to ICE

OJO Obrero,” or “Lookout, workers,” was launched amid news that federal border patrol agents could move into Charlotte.

Buc-ee’s breaks ground in Mebane. Here’s when its first NC store could open.

North Carolina’s first Buc-ee’s travel center is approved for 32 acres off Interstate 85/40 in Alamance County.
New York Post

DHS will no longer automatically renew work permits for migrants — here’s why

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is reversing a Biden-era policy that automatically extended work permits for migrants by roughly a year and a half, citing national security concerns. Department ...
Newsweek

Trump Admin Makes Abrupt Change to Thousands of Immigrant Work Permits

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving to end the automatic extension of certain immigrant work permits, even if they have filed their new paperwork on time. In a Federal Register filing ...
WGBH

Feds end the automatic renewals of most immigrants’ work permits

Dario Romero, right, greets a customer in this August 2025 photo at his Venezuelan restaurant in Kissimmee, Fla. He says the restaurant has recently struggled to fill job openings and business is down ...
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‘Takes a toll on everybody’: 2 coffee house workers detained by ICE despite permits to work in US, owner says

More for You Trump administration looking to sell nearly 200 commissary stores Border Patrol commander Bovino ordered to face federal judge in Chicago San Antonio woman sentenced for retaliation after ...
AOL

New EPA furloughs hit NC Triangle workers during government shutdown

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency furloughed workers at its Research Triangle Park campus Monday, part of the agency’s latest, and likely largest, employment move during the ongoing government ...
WFAE

NC federal workers turn to food banks to feed their families amid government shutdown

Food insecurity is becoming an increasing issue for some North Carolina federal workers. Since they aren’t receiving paychecks amid the ongoing government shutdown, many have turned to community ...
WUNC

As the federal shutdown drags on, here's how furloughed workers in NC can access unemployment benefits

Federal workers who become furloughed or lose their jobs as a result of the federal shutdown, now reaching nearly 10 days, are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits from the state. "Anyone can ...
Charlotte Observer

For NC federal workers, government shutdown disrupts finances, job security

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. The government shut down Oct. 1, 2025, as Republicans and Democrats are locked in a stalemate over funding the federal government.