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These Are the Congressional Candidates NC’s Biggest Teachers Group Is Endorsing
North Carolina’s public schools faced deep cuts under GOP leadership in the last decade. Naturally, the NC Association of Educators isn’t picking them.
Those Shortcakes Look Lonely: Where to Pick Your Own NC Strawberries
Few things taste better than a North Carolina-grown strawberry. Here’s where to get your fix this year.
Get Ready for More Electric Buses and Public Transit Options in NC’s Small Towns
Nearly $177 million is headed to North Carolina to buy energy-efficient buses, update transportation centers, and prop up rural public transportation systems.
NC Will Train More Nurses to Better Aid Sexual Assault Survivors
North Carolina is one of many states lacking enough nurses who are trained to both treat survivors with compassion and collect evidence.
Been Pregnant or Given Birth in NC? You May Be Eligible for a Year of Health Coverage
Low-income women in North Carolina are now eligible for a year’s worth of Medicaid coverage after a pregnancy or birth.
NC Rep. Deborah Ross Among Democrats Demanding Action on Supreme Court Scandal
Ross, a North Carolina attorney, says it is “imperative” that the US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas avoid conflicts of interest involving the Jan. 6 insurrection.
NC Fines Asheville Hospital $30,000 After Nurses Complain of COVID Risks
An Asheville hospital that failed to ensure its nurses were properly protected against COVID and that waited more than a week to report a COVID death among its staff has been fined nearly $30,000, the North Carolina Department of Labor said this week.
Why It’s a Great Time To Be a Women’s College Basketball Fan in NC
As the Wolfpack and Tar Heel women compete for Sweet 16 spots Monday, a reminder that the women’s game in North Carolina is a jewel.
Behind on Your Water Bill? This NC Program Can Help
A program for lower-income households is helping pay outstanding water bills for struggling North Carolina residents.
Ella May Wiggins Gave Her Life for NC Worker Rights
Ella May Wiggins, a North Carolina textile worker, battled for all workers’ rights, establishing an early interracial labor union in the 1920s.
Soaring Prices at the Pump Matched by Soaring Profits for Gas Company Execs
Gas is becoming a luxury as prices spike to $4.18 a gallon in North Carolina, while major oil companies and their investors’ profits go sky-high.
Some People Are Paying Up to $600 a Month for Insulin. Senate Democrats Want to Cap It at $35.
North Carolina’s million diabetics have seen insulin prices equal to monthly car payments. A federal bill would lower costs significantly.
NC Service Members Sickened By Burn Pits, Contaminated Water May Finally Get Help
The US House passed a bipartisan bill improving healthcare for veterans exposed to toxins. Six North Carolina Republicans voted against it.
Good News on the Job Front as Nation Nears Pre-Pandemic Employment Levels
The United States, and North Carolina, are continuing to see steady improvements in the economy as more people find work.
Swipe Right If You Love Democracy: How NC Voting Groups Are Using Dating Apps
NextGen America, a voting organization that helped mobilize 4.6 million young voters two years ago, will bring their North Carolina outreach to Tinder, Bumble and Hinge.
‘We’re Drowning Out Here.’ NC Nurses Face Severe COVID Burnout
Two years into the pandemic, one in 10 nurses in North Carolina are ready to quit from exhaustion and burnout.
Let’s Make Sure These Chapters of NC’s Black History Aren’t Forgotten
It’s Black History Month in North Carolina, and many of our state’s most significant moments are still seriously overlooked.
As Biden Preps State of the Union, Women’s Health Leaders Decry State of Abortion Rights
More than 120 groups, including organizations in North Carolina, urged Biden and Democrats to aggressively pursue federal protections with US Supreme Court considering Texas anti-abortion law.
A Day After Calling Masks ‘Useless’ (They’re Not), NC House Speaker Tim Moore Promises Anti-Masking Legislation
Omicron cases are falling, but North Carolina is still reporting more than 10,000 cases a day and dozens of deaths.
Small-town NC Schools Battle Over Books with Racial and LGBTQ Themes
A push to ban books dealing with discrimination has been spreading across North Carolina, mostly in smaller and more rural school districts. This is hurting children’s educations and futures, opponents say.
Dudley Flood Worked Tirelessly to Integrate NC’s Public Schools. Now 90, He’s Still on a Mission.
The respected educator, now 90, played a key role in integrating North Carolina’s public schools.
How the ‘MLK of Jones Lake’ Made This NC Park an Island of Equality
Jones Lake State Park, North Carolina’s first to admit Black visitors, was a place guests could breathe freely, thanks to its first Black park superintendent.
NC Legislature Shortchanged A&T, the Nation’s Biggest HBCU, by Billions
Public HBCUs across the nation and North Carolina have gone decades without equal levels of funding. The bill due is jaw-dropping.
How Fair Do Elections Need to Be? That’s the Big Question at NC’s Gerrymandering Hearing
The top court in North Carolina is getting ready to decide what has to happen to have “free elections.”
NC Faces ‘Worst Blood Shortage in Over a Decade.’ Here’s How To Help.
Demand is on the rise, but blood donations in North Carolina have been plunging for nearly a year.
It’s Now Easier to Pick Up Birth Control Pills in NC
You can go to pharmacies in North Carolina to get birth control without a doctor’s prescription.
Rising Star Cheslie Kryst’s Death Sparks Outpouring of NC Sorrow and Support
Many North Carolina leaders expressed shock and sadness at the death Sunday of the Charlotte native and former Miss USA.
Pat McCrory Compared Losing Out on Duke Job to Lunch Counter Segregation
North Carolina’s former governor, now a U.S. Senate candidate, made the comments in 2021 on his radio show.
Put Your Hand to the Plow: Virtual and Live MLK Day Events in NC
Our list of 2022 MLK Day events in North Carolina includes everything from service days to online teach-ins and drive-through parades.