A 4,100-word March 7 story by ESPN unearthed more details about the hiring of football Bill Belichick and dissension between UNC Chapel Hill board of trustee members and university officials. Perhaps the story’s main news involved Sen. Thom Tillis’ involvement in the hiring, which UNC fans hope will lead to gridiron glory in Chapel Hill. […]
Stan Choe/The Associated Press The U.S. stock market’s sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to get what he wants. The S&P 500 dropped 2.7% to drag it close to 9% below its all-time high, […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Who gets to claim the title of American Indian? That is the question at the center of a fight over potential federal recognition for the indigenous Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. For more than a century, the Lumbee — with a claimed membership of 60,000 people concentrated in the southeastern part […]
Brian Murphy/WRAL News North Carolina bettors wagered more than $6.1 billion in paid wagers and almost $500 million more in free or promotional bets in the first 12 months that online sports betting has been legal in the state. Sports betting launched on March 11, 2024. The North Carolina Lottery Commission, which regulates sports betting […]
Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline State employees are criticizing plans to make their health insurance more expensive, saying options officials are considering will hurt hiring and recruitment efforts and tarnish a benefit of working for the state. The State Health Plan spends more money than it takes in. Its Board of Trustees is considering ways to prevent […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio On a frigid morning in Myers Park, Carlos works diligently to renovate a patio and install a new jacuzzi. Carlos moved from Venezuela three years ago with temporary protected status (TPS), which allows him to work, but he’s unsure what’s next. President Trump recently revoked TPS status for Venezuelans. “Well, one tries […]
Paul Garber/WFDD Radio The Triad’s biggest cities do not have citizen-accessible Congressional offices — one of the many results of redistricting across the state. Local district offices are places where constituents can go for one-on-one help without having to go to Washington, D.C. Maybe they need assistance with a passport — or help managing their […]
Sharryse Piggott/WUNC Radio UNC Law School students took last spring to Charlotte to work on a pro bono project assisting survivors of domestic violence seeking protective orders. Eight law students from UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Law will volunteer at two free legal clinics to help those impacted by Helene in western North Carolina. The law […]
Will Atwater/NC Health News Five weeks into the second Trump Administration, and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency continues to do what it calls restoring accountability of government by taking a buzz-saw approach to what it calls government waste. Critics warn that the administration’s actions risk destabilizing multiple federal agencies, including two — the […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro After initially seeking to use an alternative fuel source of plastics and packaging materials at its cogeneration facility, UNC announced Monday it withdrew its request for a permit modification to test the pellets. A release from the university said it would steer away from the engineered fuel by the Wisconsin-based Covergen Energy, […]
Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Few volunteer service organizations can claim a century of community engagement alongside world-changing influence, but as Waynesville’s Rotary club rolls into its second century, its leaders are looking to bolster the personal, professional and philosophical ties that have brought the organization to where it is today. “It’s kind of exciting where […]
One thing that I’ve skated past in previous coverage of House Speaker Destin Hall’s proposal to allow the state treasurer to invest cash in crypto ETFs is that the State Employees Association of North Carolina opposes the bill. SEANC lobbyist Flint Benson told members of the House Commerce committee last week that the “cryptocurrency craze” […]
The expansion of Fleet Readiness Center East at the Global TransPark already promises big things, but TransPark leaders are hoping it someday goes beyond servicing just C-130s, UH-1 Hueys and HH-60 Pave Hawks. Some of the hangars that workers are building for FRC East at the Kinston Regional Jetport are large enough to potentially handle […]
Maya Waid/WFAE Radio At Creekside Elementary, Megan Reed sits in a too-small desk chair, looking around the classroom that wasn’t hers just weeks ago. The name tags on the cubbies still bear the handwriting of the teacher who had left midyear. The children are still adjusting — so is she. Reed, a veteran teacher of […]
Peter Lewis/Asheville Watchdog HCA Healthcare executives will be awarded performance bonuses in 2025 based primarily on hitting profit targets, rather than success in providing quality of care, the company disclosed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. HCA operates Asheville’s flagship Mission Hospital and five other regional hospitals in western North Carolina. In […]
