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Billy Ball Explains NC: Leandro and why NC schools still aren’t equal
| January 13, 2026
In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on the Leandro case, a lawsuit over education equality that's still unresolved 31 years after it was filed. There are more than a billion dollars at stake for public schools.Army Corps of Engineers wants to dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists tally the costs.
| January 13, 2026
By the time the Army Corps of Engineers is finished, 35 million cubic yards of silt and sand, plus the creatures that live in it, would be scraped and slurped from the Cape Fear River.NC commission advances PFAS testing rule for public review
| January 12, 2026
Proposed rules that would require hundreds of industrial manufacturers and public sewer plants across the state to test the wastewater they discharge into rivers, creeks and streams for three types of PFAS and 1,4-dioxane will go out for public comment next month.Even in defeat, the Carolina Panthers left fans with hope
| January 12, 2026
Here's how, even in defeat, the Carolina Panthers became the "Cathartic Cats" this season.3 things happening in NC this week: Jason Isbell plays Durham, Charlotte
| January 12, 2026
When everything looks bleak, look to the creatives. This week, catch a classical music performance in Greenville, one of two shows by alt-country star Jason Isbell, or view the lights at Biltmore.NC fights back after Trump team cuts $50M in rural education funding
| January 9, 2026
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson says the decision to end the funding mid-stream violates federal law and threatens critical rural education services for more than 23,000 students statewide.Good New Friday: NC tops the country in workforce development, report says
| January 9, 2026
State leaders tout new magazine ranking of states with the best workforce development, a Charlotte museum announces major AI grant funding, and a Rougemont man strikes it big on the Powerball.Kennedy’s new vaccine policy exposes kids to nasty and preventable diseases, NC doctors say
| January 9, 2026
US health officials under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reduced the number of recommended vaccines for children, including shots for diseases that can be fatal and lead to amputations.Working-class Americans don’t have room for one more thing. They’re leading anyway
| January 9, 2026
I remember one mom, the mother of a messy little 3-year-old whose braids were always pinned up with a rainbow of butterfly clips, saying to me: “I just don’t have room for even one more thing.”ICE and Border Patrol were bound to kill someone. Charlotte showed us that
| January 8, 2026
ICE and Border Patrol agents’ killing of a Minneapolis woman was foreshadowed by their violent tactics in North Carolina, Louisiana, Portland, and Illinois.North Carolina faith leaders, advocates outline legislative wish list ahead of 2026 session
| January 8, 2026
As the General Assembly prepares to return for a session this spring, North Carolina faith leaders and advocacy groups urged legislators to prioritize public education, affordable health care, and fair voting maps.NC town to return historic cultural site to the Cherokee
| January 7, 2026
The town of Franklin, NC, took the steps this week to return a crucial cultural site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Here's what to know.
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NC commission advances PFAS testing rule for public review
| January 12, 2026
Proposed rules that would require hundreds of industrial manufacturers and public sewer plants across the state to test the wastewater they discharge into rivers, creeks and streams for three types of PFAS and 1,4-dioxane will go out for public comment next month.Good New Friday: NC tops the country in workforce development, report says
| January 9, 2026
State leaders tout new magazine ranking of states with the best workforce development, a Charlotte museum announces major AI grant funding, and a Rougemont man strikes it big on the Powerball.Working-class Americans don’t have room for one more thing. They’re leading anyway
| January 9, 2026
I remember one mom, the mother of a messy little 3-year-old whose braids were always pinned up with a rainbow of butterfly clips, saying to me: “I just don’t have room for even one more thing.”NC town to return historic cultural site to the Cherokee
| January 7, 2026
The town of Franklin, NC, took the steps this week to return a crucial cultural site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Here's what to know.Opinion: The big problem with the plans for a Fayetteville data center
| January 7, 2026
Why a proposed data center in Fayetteville poses a risk to the environment, to neighbors, and to locals' pocketbooks.NC ski industry hopes for snow to power Helene comeback
| January 6, 2026
Helene was devastating for tourism for the western NC ski industry. Locals are hoping for big snow in 2026 to help make a comeback.Good News Friday: Welcome the first NC babies of 2026
| January 2, 2026
The first NC babies of 2026 are here. Plus, rural health upgrades and college football players give back in this week's "Good News Friday."When federal research cuts rocked RTP, one woman built a bridge for jobseekers
| December 23, 2025
After losing her job of 25 years at a major NC research institution, Tamara Terry found clarity and a new purpose helping others navigate an unforgiving job market.
