This week, North Carolina’s top Senate candidates kicked off their campaigns without neck ties. It wasn’t accidental.

Officials said a collision occurred on Friday, around 4:10 p.m., on Interstate 40 East between Lewisville-Clemmons Road and U.S. 421.

Democrats still in the dumps over last year's elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.