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NC Republicans release electoral map that would push Democrat Don Davis out of Congress
| October 17, 2025
North Carolina joins several other Republican-led states that have sought to remove Democratic representatives from Congress by drawing districts they can’t win.Good News Friday: Volunteers rebuild Marshall church after Helene
| October 17, 2025
This week's Good News Friday features an inspiring story from western North Carolina, where residents helped to rebuild a Marshall church after Helene.Video: What is authoritarianism and why does it matter?
| October 17, 2025
You've probably heard people say the word "authoritarianism" a lot lately. But what exactly does that mean, and why should we care about it here in North Carolina?Video: The actually very simple solution to ending gerrymandering in NC
| October 17, 2025
Another year, another round of gerrymandering in NC. As Republicans rush to do President Trump's bidding for a politically-motivated redistricting, our take on how to solve the gerrymandering problem permanently.Why one North Carolina island speaks a centuries-old English dialect
| October 16, 2025
On NC’s Ocracoke Island, a unique form of English called Hoi Toider is still spoken. Discover the history of this ancient dialect and its uncertain future.Cue Paula Cole: The Dawson’s Creek house can finally be yours
| October 16, 2025
The house that featured as a central location on the hit television show “Dawson’s Creek” is up for sale for the first time. Here are all the details.“Absolutely unacceptable”: FEMA yet to approve any North Carolina homeowners’ request for Helene buyout program
| October 15, 2025
"It's absolutely unacceptable. My team and I are asking FEMA, 'What's the hold up?'" North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said of the news.Video: Breaking down the cuts to special education funding in North Carolina
| October 15, 2025
In the latest installment of "Neurodiversity in Nature," a North Carolina woman talks about how federal special education cuts are impacting kids.7 things to know about the upcoming Liver Mush Festival in Shelby
| October 15, 2025
Music, eating competitions, and more: Here's what to know about this weekend's Liver Mush Festival in Shelby.North Carolina wiping out $6.5 billion in medical debt, says Gov. Josh Stein
| October 14, 2025
Gov. Josh Stein and other North Carolina leaders say the state has wiped out about $6.5 billion in medical debt as part of a first-of-its-kind program unveiled by the state's Democrats in 2024.NC Republicans, at Trump’s behest, are gerrymandering North Carolina again
| October 14, 2025
Republicans say they will redraw North Carolina's Congressional maps again—the fourth time in the last five years—in order to help their party win more seats in 2026.Video: Here’s who the government shutdown is hurting the most
| October 11, 2025
With the federal government shutdown offering no clear end in sight, Cardinal & Pine's Billy Ball talks about who's really being hurt by it in North Carolina.
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Good News Friday: Volunteers rebuild Marshall church after Helene
| October 17, 2025
This week's Good News Friday features an inspiring story from western North Carolina, where residents helped to rebuild a Marshall church after Helene.Why one North Carolina island speaks a centuries-old English dialect
| October 16, 2025
On NC’s Ocracoke Island, a unique form of English called Hoi Toider is still spoken. Discover the history of this ancient dialect and its uncertain future.Cue Paula Cole: The Dawson’s Creek house can finally be yours
| October 16, 2025
The house that featured as a central location on the hit television show “Dawson’s Creek” is up for sale for the first time. Here are all the details.“Absolutely unacceptable”: FEMA yet to approve any North Carolina homeowners’ request for Helene buyout program
| October 15, 2025
"It's absolutely unacceptable. My team and I are asking FEMA, 'What's the hold up?'" North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said of the news.
Good News Friday: UNC scientist wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’ for working to prevent opioid overdose deaths
| October 10, 2025
A UNC researcher's groundbreaking work fighting the opioid epidemic lands him a MacArthur 'genius grant." Plus, an upcoming event for innovation leaders in Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties.The biggest celebrities who vacation in North Carolina
| October 10, 2025
From actors and rock stars to presidents and British royalty, discover the biggest celebrities who have visited North Carolina on vacation.Despite Helene, Readers Digest named this North Carolina city the ‘Nicest Place in America’
| October 8, 2025
Helene hit Ashevile especially hard last year, but a new list from Readers Digest named the western NC city the "nicest place in America."How NC’s Howe family, descended from an enslaved man, helped give Wilmington its distinctive look
| October 8, 2025
North Carolina's Howe family goes back to an enslaved man who was forced to work construction projects. His descendants have helped build some of Wilmington's most distinctive buildings.
