Light snow fell across the Triangle on Monday.

Regulations meant to prevent unfettered health care expansion are withholding needed hospital beds in a rural part of North Carolina. Here, as in communities around the country, some officials and health care providers are contesting such “certificate of need” laws.

A man who says he was held down and beaten by members of a religious group in North Carolina wants the prosecutor removed from his case.

The statewide initiative is through a partnership between the nonprofit Girls Who Code International and North Carolina Science Trails, which is a network of museums and nature centers across the state. The initiative is aimed at creating safe spaces in places like libraries for girls to learn about real-world opportunities in technology and science industries.

A North Carolina judge says a Honduran man charged in a non-fatal stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train will remain held without bond. Officials say the 33-year-old suspect, Oscar Solarzano, is in the country illegally.

The federal antitrust suit against NASCAR is moving slowly, frustrating U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell. The trial began its second week Monday, with high-profile witnesses like NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps and team owner Richard Childress yet to testify.

A new task force has started work to redesign how the state measures school performance after years of criticism for the current system by education leaders.

Forecasters say that parts of central North Carolina could see anywhere between a half inch to two inches of snow by Monday night. They also warn that there will very likely be black ice on the roads Monday night through Tuesday morning.

News of the funding’s release comes one day after U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis (R) released their holds on some of President Trump’s Homeland Security nominees.