What North Carolina Medicare enrollees should expect in 202
| November 13, 2025
Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees could see increases in premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses in 2026.Right-wingers in NC are now targeting SEL, or ‘social-emotional learning’ in schools
| November 13, 2025
After years of targeting things like "critical race theory" and education on racial injustice, right-wingers in NC have a new enemy in SEL.Carolina Beach nourishment project set to begin in an effort to protect the coast
| November 13, 2025
Coastal erosion off the coast of NC has been exacerbated by climate change, researchers say, leaving local communities like Carolina Beach to take on major beach nourishment projects.Payments in AT&T settlement could total $7,500 per person. Here’s who’s eligible
| November 13, 2025
A massive AT&T settlement could net you up to $7,500 because of the company's 2024 data breaches. Here's what you need to know.10 ways to embrace ‘hygge’ in NC this winter
| November 12, 2025
Hygge is all about stopping to smell the roses, as the old saying goes. Read up on these 10 ways to make your winter life a touch softer and cozier.Billy Ball Explains NC: Who’s really getting food stamps in NC?
| November 12, 2025
Every Wednesday, NC journalist Billy Ball unpacks the most important stories in NC and corrects the bad information.Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House says release is a Democratic smear
| November 12, 2025
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.Video: Hiking Waterrock Knob and talking about albeism
| November 10, 2025
Cardinal & Pine's Jennie Ventures takes a hike at Waterrock Knob and talks about how ableism shows up in our society.Billy Ball Explains NC: Rigging the 2026 election through gerrymandering
| November 10, 2025
In the latest "Billy Ball Explains NC," we take a look at what we can do to combat gerrymandering in NC and across the US.Trump renews Supreme Court push to keep SNAP payments frozen
| November 10, 2025
President Trump's administration was back in the Supreme Court Monday attempting to block full SNAP, or "food stamps," payments.What’s in the deal to end the government shutdown
| November 10, 2025
The government shutdown appears to be drawing to a close. Here's what's in the controversial deal to end it.Charlotte airport one of 40 facing cancellations, delays amid government shutdown
| November 7, 2025
The strain of the government shutdown is forcing dozens of American airports, including the Charlotte airport, to delay or cancel flights. Here's why.
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Carolina Beach nourishment project set to begin in an effort to protect the coast
| November 13, 2025
Coastal erosion off the coast of NC has been exacerbated by climate change, researchers say, leaving local communities like Carolina Beach to take on major beach nourishment projects.Payments in AT&T settlement could total $7,500 per person. Here’s who’s eligible
| November 13, 2025
A massive AT&T settlement could net you up to $7,500 because of the company's 2024 data breaches. Here's what you need to know.New data show Wilmington is one of the fastest-growing cities in NC
| November 7, 2025
NC recorded the fourth largest population growth in the United States, and the Port City of Wilmington was among the fastest growing in the state.Hungover in Raleigh? Try these 10 cures, from food to IV treatments
| November 7, 2025
With Raleigh’s top hangover remedies, a fun night out doesn’t have to ruin your day. Discover the best hangover cures in town.18 Guinness World Records held by North Carolina
| November 6, 2025
From giant cookies to a llama that’s almost 30 years old, discover the unique things that put North Carolina in the Guinness World Records.NC residents and coastline both test positive for toxic forever chemicals
| November 6, 2025
Forever chemicals, known as PFAS, have been found in North Carolina residents, as well as the state’s sea foam. Here’s everything you need to know.Report: Immigrants in NC, U.S. prop up Social Security, Medicare
| November 6, 2025
As President Donald Trump makes good on campaign promises to deport immigrants living in North Carolina and across the U.S. without proper documentation, a new report spotlighted the economic risks to Social Security and other programs relying on payroll tax revenues.Former NASA facility in western NC on the market for $30 million
| November 5, 2025
The western NC facility played a key part in NASA sending astronauts to the moon, but you can own it for a bundle.
