Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News The N.C. Department of Adult Correction has a new leader: Leslie Cooley Dismukes was sworn in as secretary on Jan. 6. Addressing the growing health care and mental health needs of the state’s prison population will be among the toughest challenges. Dismukes, who took over from Todd Ishee, will oversee the […]
Santiago Ochoa/WFDD Radio On a cold winter night, just over 60 Guilford County residents sit inside the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Covenant in Greensboro. From college students to retirees, they’re all here to learn more about Williams Companies’ Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. The proposed development calls for 24 miles of new pipeline […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Last week, Venezuelans in Charlotte gathered to protest President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration, as he declared victory despite allegations of election fraud. Since Maduro came into power in Venezuela in 2013, succeeding strongman Hugo Chavez, the economy has crumbled. Political repression soared. And millions have descended into poverty, even going without food while […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Novant Health and two physicians with a local medical practice have been named defendants in an ongoing lawsuit over an alleged wrongful death, medical malpractice and negligence at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Kyle Horton — Wilmington resident, internal medicine physician and former candidate for the House of Representatives — is […]
Camdyn Bruce/Greensboro News & Record Over 100 parents and students representing Page High School turned out Tuesday at a meeting of the Guilford County school board to protest ongoing issues with Page’s building, including its HVAC system, and to question the district’s priorities for spending about $2 billion in bond money approved in referendums in […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro Chapel Hill Transit’s future bus rapid transit project got a funding boost on Wednesday, as U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee announced it earned $24.4 million in grant funding from the federal government. A release from Foushee’s office said the Chapel Hill North-South Bus Rapid Transit System landed the funding from the Federal Transit […]
State Auditor Dave Boliek’s office reports that the N.C. Department of Transportation underspent its fiscal 2023-24 its cash-outlay plan by 7.1%, leaving $583 million of a planned outlay of $8.3 billion for later use. Boliek sees this as a good thing, as he said via a news release that the underspend “will only help as […]
Continuing the housing theme, Raleigh’s relative affordability was a big factor in its jump to the No. 1 spot on the Milken Institute’s rankings of the country’s best-performing cities. Raleigh had been knocking at the door of the top spot for a few years, but made it this year in part because last year’s No. […]
This brings us to the NC Realtors, which led off Tuesday’s NC Chamber economic forecast forum with a presentation about our state’s housing market and its wish list for addressing its problems. The group will has a fuller report coming out next month, but Realtors legislative chair Brooke Cashion said it’ll show that the median […]
Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The mill sale, flood recovery and Canton’s new future took centerstage during a visit from N.C. Gov. Josh Stein Tuesday — which also marked the first public sneak peak of the massive new Champion Credit Union headquarters on a hill above Canton. “We’ve been down in a dark place, but we […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Since 2023, Saint Augustine’s University has been fighting an uphill battle to remain financially solvent in efforts to retain its accreditation. A last-ditch loan in August staved off some of the more immediate problems, but it may end up a problematic deal for the historic HBCU, according to a renowned lending expert. […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio A top aide to former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is recovering from a New Year’s shooting in Winston-Salem. Krishana Polite was shot in the neck outside a church on Old Lexington Road and taken to a nearby hospital, according to a police report. Winston-Salem police say they’re still investigating the incident and […]
Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger When Mominul Mahim’s daughter needed a refill of her eczema medication, the Huntersville dad made the request through Novant Health’s MyChart app, which connects him to his daughter’s medical record and to the clinic. He assumed the process would be cost-free and easy, since the app has […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro UNC has long used its cogeneration plant on West Cameron Avenue to create steam to heat, cool and power buildings on its campus – burning coal as a key part of its fuel source. The university has also long explored alternatives to burn and is currently asking permission from the state to […]
Port City Daily Another airliner is parking at ILM offering nonstop service to a popular East Coast city. JetBlue announced Wednesday it would fly direct to Boston from the Wilmington International Airport from April 30 to Oct. 25. According to a release from ILM, “JetBlue will operate the flights on their A220, which offers wider […]
