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Housing Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) speaks during a House committee in 2019. With many families in her district possibly facing eviction in a matter of days, Adams has been calling on state leaders in North Carolina to extend the housing moratorium a month or more. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Housing As Eviction Moratorium Ends, 206,000 NC Households Are Behind on Rent. How to Get Help Now.

In less than a week, many of these North Carolina families could be facing eviction proceedings.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright July 27, 2021 4:18 pm EDT
Economy US Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina at a Congressional Black Caucus event in April 2021. Butterfield's office is touting a Biden administration expansion of the child tax credit that they hope will lift 137,000 North Carolina children out of poverty. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Economy Monthly $250 to $300 Checks from Child Tax Credit Start This Week. What Does That Mean for NC Families?

President Biden’s expansion of the child tax credit could help lift 137,000 North Carolina children out of poverty, officials hope.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright July 13, 2021 5:34 pm EDT
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North Carolina Boom: Here’s Where to Watch Fireworks in Eastern North Carolina this Fourth of July

Freedom is back in vogue in 2021 with the return of plenty of North Carolina communities hosting fireworks displays that COVID nixed the previous year.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska June 30, 2021 12:15 pm EDT
Culture A coronavirus-proof business, the drive-in theater, in Kings Mountain, NC.
Culture COVID Saved the Drive-In Theater. Here Are Seven in North Carolina You Have to See.

From Eden to Kings Mountain to Tabor City, a guide to the North Carolina drive-in theaters enjoying a resurgence in these germaphobic times.

Max Millington Max Millington June 28, 2021 4:24 pm EDT
Economy Several programs will assist North Carolinians who fell behind on bills because of the pandemic. (image via Getty Pjhoto)
Economy The Pandemic Struggle Isn’t Over Yet. 5 Ways to Get Help in North Carolina With Rent and Other Bills.

Federal COVID-19 relief funds are helping people get food on tables and pay rent and utility bills.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska May 24, 2021 3:52 pm EDT

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North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson gavels in the opening session of the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Robinson has been among the GOP's more outspoken critics of racial equity efforts in North Carolina school systems. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Commentary The GOP Made Critical Race Theory its Boogeyman, but NC Students Suffer for it.
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Family NC Faith Leader Calls On Tillis, Burr to Back Equality Bill: ‘Love Thy Neighbor … Means Every Neighbor’

The head of the NC Council of Churches calls on the state’s two US senators to speak up for LGBTQ rights.

Rev. Jennifer Copeland Rev. Jennifer Copeland May 17, 2021 6:58 am EDT
Economy A new federal program would help many NC families with internet bills. (Image via Getty Photos)
Economy This Federal Program Could Shave $50 Off Your Internet Bill

Struggling North Carolinians can apply to this temporary program to get help with their Internet bills or buying a tablet or computer.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska May 12, 2021 1:39 pm EDT