North Carolina broke its record for turnout on the first day of early voting, the state board of elections announced.

Through just a handful of days of early in-person voting in North Carolina, over a million people have already turned in their ballots. On Thursday alone — the very first day of early in-person voting this election — 353,

Wait times are often a concern when it comes to early voting, but now two Triad counties have a way for voters to check ahead. Forsyth and Guilford counties have maps where you can check wait times, kind of like amusement parks, to see how long lines are at the polls. Click here for Forsyth County maps and here for Guilford County maps.

Helene devastated towns in western North Carolina. Three weeks later, dozens of people are missing and thousands are without power. Volunteers, donations and search and rescue teams have poured in.

The 2022 decision in Harper v. Hall resulted in the North Carolina State Supreme Court rejecting congressional maps on the basis that they violated the state constitution. In that year’s election, Republicans gained a majority on the state bench and submitted another gerrymandered map to the State Supreme Court. This time, it was approved.