Safety

Nature Rip currents can be dangerous at North Carolina's Outer Banks. Here's how to get out of them safely. (Shutterstock)
Nature A North Carolina Man Rescued Two Children at Oak Island Beach. Here’s What We Can Learn From Him.  

This is as good an opportunity as ever to talk about how to escape the biggest danger beachgoers face in North Carolina.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy August 17, 2022 4:25 pm EDT
Education People attend a protest near Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, sponsored by Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, as gun violence survivors and hundreds of gun safety supporters demand that Congress act on gun safety issues. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Education A Sliver of Hope on Gun Reform? Here’s What’s in the Bipartisan Gun Bill.

Gun reform has a long way to go before it’s passed. But 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans, including NC’s Burr and Tillis, are working on it behind the scenes.

Jeremy Borden Jeremy Borden June 15, 2022 12:24 pm EDT
Commentary President Joe Biden shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after delivering his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)
Commentary The Battles At Home and Abroad: 5 Takeaways from Biden’s First State of the Union

The nation faces the most tumultuous times since World War II. Here’s what the president had to say about meeting the challenge.

Billy Ball Billy Ball March 2, 2022 4:33 pm EST
Family Similac produced at a Michigan facility is under a voluntary recall. (Image via Shutterstock.)
Family Similac, Other Baby Formulas, Under Recall After Reports of Sick Babies

A voluntary recall of the popular Similac formula was issued following reports of bacterial infections in four babies. The company is issuing refunds. 

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska February 22, 2022 3:58 pm EST
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Crime Swipe Left on Scammers This Valentine’s Day, NC’s Attorney General Warns. They May Be After Your Money.

Here’s how to avoid being taken advantage of when looking for love. 

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy February 11, 2022 10:41 am EST

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Race A Fayetteville memorial at the spot where Jason Walker was shot and killed (Photo by Sarah Ovaska/C&P)
Race Everyone Knows Who Shot Fayetteville’s Jason Walker. But No One Has Been Arrested.

The shooting death of a Black father in Fayetteville by an off-duty white sheriff’s deputy is under investigation. 

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska January 20, 2022 1:49 pm EST
Elections Supporters of President Donald Trump surround the U.S. Capitol following a riot on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Elections Eye-Witness Congressional Staffer: One Year Later, Insurrection ‘Doesn’t Bode Well for Any of Us’

The chief of staff for longtime Congresswoman Alma Adams on what he saw when Trump supporters stormed American democracy.

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