State News
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Check out the cleanest beaches in North Carolina
If you’re searching for the cleanest beaches in North Carolina, there are plenty of coastal gems worth exploring.
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The harsh truth of maternal health for Black Americans
It’s time to confront the harsh realities of systemic inequities in maternal healthcare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely than white woman to die from causes related to pregnancy. There’s a lot behind those numbers. Things like access to healthcare, underlying chronic health conditions, systemic…
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13 (mostly free) chances to meet your favorite NC author
As you prepare your summer reading list, remember the award-winning authors who hail from North Carolina. Here are some bookstore events featuring these NC authors.
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Does NC have more serial women poisoners than anywhere else? Getting to know NC true crime writer Cathy Pickens
Charlotte’s Cathy Pickens is the NC author of the Blue Ridge Mountain Mysteries, a local true crime series. We had some burning questions for her.
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch receives highest NC honor
Gov. Cooper honored NASA astronaut and North Carolina native Christina Koch at a recent event. Here’s what you need to know about Christina Koch.
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Your 2024 guide to hummingbird season in North Carolina
It’s hummingbird season in North Carolina. Here are all the dos and don’ts you need to know about hummingbird season in NC.
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Reduce, reuse, refill: Your guide to NC’s zero-waste ‘refilleries’
If you feel lied to about what happened to your “recycled” plastic (it wasn’t actually being recycled), refilleries are the answer. Here’s how to use them in NC.
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Ricky Moore’s Saltbox Seafood Joint isn’t just delicious, it’s a model for a sustainable, local NC seafood restaurant
One of the best chefs in North Carolina and a master of NC seafood talks climate change, weathering a pandemic, and doing his part to preserve local fishing operations. You can hear the eastern NC in Ricky Moore’s voice, then you taste it in his food. The Durham chef, winner of the James Beard Foundation’s…
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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom. Here’s what you need to know about pregnancy after Roe.
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‘Unfit to be our next governor’: NC basketball greats speak out against Mark Robinson’s run for governor
NC has a long history of greatness on the basketball court. Now college basketball players from UNC, NC State, and Duke are wading into politics.
