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How a Cary high school’s ROTC program shapes leaders beyond the battlefield
A recent New York Times investigation raised concerns about ROTC programs in schools. So student journalists in NC went inside one in Wake County.
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Good News Friday: NC has one of the best Christmas towns in America
Our weekly roundup of good news in NC gets into the holiday spirit. We’re always going star-gazing, in more ways than one.
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How to test your drinking water for PFAS and other bad things in NC
Almost 50 water systems in NC have been found to have high levels of toxic PFAS. Here’s how to test if your water has them, or other toxins, in it.
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The top 5 ‘Leah Tries’ of 2023 includes a ‘redneck egg roll.’ For real.
From the NC State Fair to the Triad, our food feature series “Leah Tries” has chased down the best food trucks, restaurants, and dishes in the state. Here are the favorites of 2023.
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Good News Friday: Durham’s first Black-owned brewery opens
Exciting news in the Bull City. Plus: Recognizing NC State basketball great David Thompson, and a daring great dane rescue in Cary.
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Good News Friday: NC teacher gets the Lifetime Achievement Award
How one educator is changing lives, an NC exhibit reopens, and more in the week of Good News Friday. Happy Friday and welcome back to your weekly source of good news from North Carolina. We’ve got a lot this week with new and improved spaces, achievement awards, and Veterans Day! Durham Teacher Receives Lifetime…
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Good News Friday: NC A&T’s putting on ‘the greatest homecoming on Earth’
Every week, we round up the best good news in NC. This week, we have a flattering report on NC’s climate for women entrepreneurs, and a special week for one of the state’s biggest and best historically Black colleges.
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A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is in NC. Here’s how to see it.
It’s one of two stops in North Carolina this year, marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam.
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Video: The Unbelievable True Story of NC’s Grandfather Mountain
The story of Grandfather Mountain, one of NC’s most iconic landscapes, is as remarkable as the mountain itself.
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Good News Friday: A 72-year-old woman from Southport is an ‘American Ninja Warrior’
A national hero from NC, Alzheimer’s fundraising, Indigenous art, and more: 3 pieces of good news from North Carolina reaching the national stage.
