City police are looking at ways to hire civilians to investigate minor car crashes, rather than taking officers away from emergency response by having them deal with fender benders. APD hopes to have the civilian team respond to collisions by summer 2025, Deputy Chief Jackie Stepp told a City Council subcommittee July 23. In the […]
Almost 200 students are scheduled to have alternative sleeping arrangements this fall as UNCW plans to house more students than it has space. This will be the second year in a row UNCW’s enrolled first- and second-year students, both required to live on campus, exceed its bed count. Ahead of 2023’s fall semester, the university […]
The UNC System Board of Governors on Wednesday approved University of North Carolina Asheville Chancellor Kimberly van Noort’s proposal to eliminate the university’s drama, philosophy, religion, and ancient Mediterranean studies (classics) programs and to curtail languages and literature classes. The board also announced it will begin a “guaranteed admissions” program at UNC Asheville and five […]
The companywide closure of a furniture store will result in the closure of its one Wilmington location. Badcock Home Furniture & More, located at 6737 Market Street, will be closing. Stores across all eight states where the company currently operates will also be closing, according to a comment posted by the Badcock Home Furniture & […]
After a raid at a southern Granville County cockfighting ring over the weekend, several of the suspects appeared in court Monday. Granville County Sheriff Robert Fountain said the Saturday operation nabbed at least 15 suspects when deputies executed a search warrant at 1009 Lawrence Road — just a half-mile from the Wake County line. The […]
Charlotte is getting closer to asking Republican lawmakers to transfer the city’s bus system, streetcar and light-rail line to a new countywide transit authority, according to a presentation posted on social media by City Council member Tariq Bokhari. Creating the authority is seen as a critical first step toward the city’s ultimate goal: Having Mecklenburg […]
As Summerfield’s Town Council evaluates taking legal action to undo the legislative de-annexation of developer David Couch’s almost 1,000 acres, he said he’s proceeding with planning of his mixed-use Villages of Summerfield Farms. Even if the town were to sue, Couch’s lawyer Tom Terrell said the developer wouldn’t push the pause button, based on the […]
On July 19, attorneys working on behalf of those who developed cancer after spending time in a university building made a deal with N.C. State: The university would allow them to conduct their own testing of the building, and in exchange, the results of the testing would be confidential. The resolution ended a four-month-long fight […]
When it was veterinarian Dr. Craig Harms’ turn to speak during a public meeting Tuesday on the proposed speed rule to reduce North Atlantic right whale mortalities, he recalled being “waist-deep” while doing a post-mortem exam to determine what caused a stranded whale to die earlier this year. He was one of the 19 who […]
UNC System President Peter Hans told members of the UNC Board of Governors last Wednesday that nationally there has been a sharp decline in trust towards higher education. “There’s a belief that many universities have drifted far from their core mission, delivering a sound education at a reasonable cost,” said Hans. It’s not the first […]
Started the party and can’t end it. Scared to tell the truth. Systemic racism. Taught to keep secrets early. Trauma. Rejection by family. Rejection by peers. Media. Music. Law enforcement. Lack of living wage jobs. Legal system. Peer pressure. Discrimination. These are some of the root causes of addiction that the Men of McDowell — […]
A study commissioned to guide the future in a post-mill, post-flood economy is showing support for strategic planning from government and business leaders, a subject long shunned in Haywood County. The county commissioned the $56,000 study to help navigate the next three to five years but said the information could spark a planning effort to […]
After years of delays, missteps and lawsuits, the Mid Currituck Bridge project appears to be finally moving toward fruition. Although there is no firm date to begin construction, with the bidding process due to begin next year, it is possible that the first steps to build what is now estimated to be a $1 billion […]
There are a lot of people who have a lot of complaints about how the City of Greensboro handles a whole lot of issues. Some residents don’t like the way the city is madly in love with the idea of putting rarely used bike lanes on heavily traveled, relatively narrow roads, or the way the […]
The Town of Chapel Hill announced it will begin charging a minor fee at its public electric vehicle charging stations next month, ending the free service of supply to EV drivers. A release by the local government on Thursday said starting Monday, August 12, most of the town-owned stations will charge users 20 cents for […]
