After fighting for generations, the Lumbee Tribe, a local Indigenous population is finally affirmed. Plus, high school students unveil impressive aviation project during annual Wright Bros. memorial while a Charlotte couple wins big on Netflix. ‘Twas the week...
In a dismal new report, a libertarian think tank finds that NC teacher pay and per-student public school funding ranks near the bottom of the nation.
A NC pastor talks to Cardinal & Pine about ICE's arrest of a Raleigh man who later suffered a medical emergency. ICE reportedly denied his family visitation afterward.
Why don't undocumented people just become ... documented? Why do people immigrate illegally? In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on America's broken immigration system, and ICE and Border Patrol's brutal policing of it.
Many Helene repairs did not qualify for FEMA funds, so North Carolina leaders are expected to spend $50 million through 80 grants in western NC.
An innovative NC reentry program breaks ground in Alamance County. By fall 2026, they hope to offer tiny homes to formerly incarcerated women in need of housing.
“Keeping water systems working and keeping homes out of floodwater isn’t politics — it’s basic safety. This ruling puts the money back where it was promised so these communities can be ready for the next storm,” NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson said of the order to...
Every week, Cardinal & Pine picks 3 things happening in NC that are worth your time. This week, a party for NC's historic first flight, the holidays come alive at Reynolda House in Winston-Salem, and Hillsborough lights up with its Solstice Lantern Walk.
With a mix of national supermarkets, local markets, and specialty shops, Greensboro offers options, but navigating them all can take time and insight.
If it's Friday, it must be time for some good news. This week, some positive signs from a local anti-violence program in Charlotte, NC's largest city.
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