Mark Sherman/The Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century, a change that would boost Republican electoral prospects, particularly across the South. During 2 1/2 hours of arguments, the […]
Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Twin City Development Foundation is donating $400,000 to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools amid the district’s budget crisis. Winston-Salem City Council Member Robert Clark, who is also the nonprofit’s board chair, presented the news at a Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. “We urge others to join us in supporting the school system during […]
WRAL News Food and ride inspections are underway at the 2025 North Carolina State Fair, which runs Oct. 16 until Oct. 26. Before opening day, inspectors on Wednesday will examine nearly 100 rides, including all the classics and three new pendulum rides designed for those seeking high-flying thrills at the fair: The Colossus – Eight […]
Abraham Kenmore/CityView The Department of Defense is soliciting information from grocery stores on what it would take to privatize the 178 commissary locations across the United States. The information is for “market research purposes only,” and the Pentagon is not looking for bids or quotes. What DOD does want is data on whether any company […]
Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC At the start of the school year, the U.S. Department of Justice said that it won’t defend Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) from a recent lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee and the group Students for Fair Admissions. The suit says HSIs — which must, among other requirements, enroll at least 25% […]
Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Canton is reimagining its future post-mill closure and flood as a sustainable “hometown of tomorrow,” with the help of Asheville-based planning and design firm TownStudio. Town board members said they are excited for the opportunity to move forward after living in crisis-mode for the last five years, but they recognize that […]
Will Michaels/WUNC Radio Cary voters will notice a schedule change to their local election this year. The town council decided to change voting dates and procedures to a method that matches most other cities and towns across the state. In the upcoming election, Cary will use what is called the nonpartisan plurality method, which does […]
Jose Sandoval/Blue Ridge Public Radio Warren Wilson College announced on Oct. 4, it will receive $1.5 million in Hurricane Helene recovery funds through the state legislature’s recent passage of House Bill 358. The announcement comes months after Warren Wilson was omitted from the final version of the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025—Part II in June, […]
NC Health News For Mel, a North Carolina nurse, getting ready for work was like getting ready for war. That’s what she told co-workers when she worked in the emergency room. Headed into a shift, she wondered, “Who’s gonna fight today?” In North Carolina, more than 48 percent of nurses said they witnessed violence at […]
Justin Laidlaw/Indy Week Durham city council got an update last week on the possible routes, funding, and implementation for a Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Since announcing the project in July, the transportation department has updated the proposal with suggestions for alternative routes around Ninth Street on the west side and Holloway Street […]
Michael Copley/WUNC Radio Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone more than 450 acres in the Indianapolis suburb, and residents weren’t having it. Many were concerned the facility would consume […]
Kristen Johnson/The (Raleigh) News & Observer Durham’s municipal election took a tense turn after a recent candidate hung “Wanted” posters in the city featuring the faces of the mayor and mayor pro tem. On Sunday afternoon, Mayor Pro Tem Mark-Anthony Middleton, running for re-election in Ward 2, took to his Facebook page to denounce the […]
Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC This National Farm to School Month, students across North Carolina will eat locally grown products in school meals, engage in educational activities about agriculture and nutrition, and take part in school gardening experiences. According to the 2023 USDA Farm to School Census, 59% of school nutrition departments in N.C. served local […]
Stella Mackler/WFAE Radio North Carolina is home to more than 150,000 farmworkers — but only one in five have healthcare. Cirlo Castillo is one of them. Castillo is in the middle of his 24th season at Hart-T-Tree Farms near the Virginia border. As farm manager, he looks after the trees and the other workers. He’s […]
Lauren Jessop/The Center Square Surging electricity demand, an aging grid, and generation sources retiring faster than new ones can be built have become some of the nation’s most pressing challenges. Although experts agree the solutions are complex, states, frustrated at the lack of progress, are uniting to demand change. Except, their threats to leave the […]
