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Rep. Jake Johnson is a member of N.C. House leadership now. His challenger, Mike Hager, was the House majority leader before resigning the seat nearly a decade ago.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a case of measles on Wednesday in a child in Polk County. It was the second in the state this year and the first related to an outbreak in South Carolina.

Carrboro-based All Day Records has opened a second location in Pittsboro.

State officials say the money will help improve the life of more than 3 million North Carolinians living in rural communities.

Former state Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton, is challenging current Rep. Rodney Pierce, D-Halifax, in the Democratic primary. The left-leaning district stretches from Warren County to Northampton County.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson said North Carolina will “get back the $17 million that Congress promised.”

It’s OK this time of year to tell someone to take a hike.

Freedom Caucus Chairman Keith Kidwell is seeking a fifth term representing four coastal counties in the state House (Beaufort, Dare, Hyde and Pamlico). He's now facing a Republican primary challenger, Beaufort County farmer Darren Armstrong.

U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a drug that boosts libido in women who report stress due to a low sex drive. The Raleigh-based Sprout Pharmaceuticals drug, Addyi, is now approved for women up to age 65 who've gone through menopause.

Friends and family of former Gov. Jim Hunt paid respects Friday at a funeral service in Wilson.

Twenty state legislators will likely win another term after no one filed to run against them in next year's election. All but one of the lawmakers running unopposed for re-election are Democrats who represent left-leaning districts.

Several federally funded environmental justice projects in North Carolina have been paused or stopped, due to the Trump administration’s cancellation of EPA programs.