The president made the remarks at a campaign event for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley in Gastonia Wednesday night.

A new poll from Elon University shows North Carolinians support three constitutional amendments up for a vote in November, with approval for each above 60%.

President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Gastonia on Wednesday evening in support of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley, using the event to criticize Democratic candidate Roy Cooper and promote key Republican campaign themes.

Huntersville has joined Cornelius and Davidson in adopting new regulations for electric bicycles.

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in Gastonia on Wednesday to campaign for North Carolina Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley.Trump and Whatley are expected to rally supporters at Gastonia Municipal Airport, where Trump is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m.

The Republican congressman argued the panel failed to follow its own rules when it investigated allegations that he sexually harassed two young female staff members.

“You don’t change the rules in the middle of the election,” Jackson said in a statement hours after the court’s decision.

Statesville has joined a growing list of communities pausing new data center construction. WJZY reports the Statesville city council unanimously approved a six month moratorium Monday night. Other local municipalities, including Charlotte and Kings Mountain have implemented moratoriums to give leaders time to research the potential impacts the controversial projects could have on the community.

It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. This week we’re looking at a claim made by former Gov. Roy Cooper, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate this fall. In a recent interview with MSNOW, Cooper said officials removed an early-voting site from North Carolina A&T State University, the largest HBCU in the state. For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE's Marshall Terry.

Residents who spoke immediately before the decision were uniformly opposed to the project. Commissioners who voted in favor pointed to the potential for millions of dollars in new tax revenue