Outgoing state Sen. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, says he’s leaving the legislator to run the N.C. Justice Center because the nonprofit has “the full toolkit” to help swing the state’s politics in a more progressive direction. “I’ve long said that’s the job I would want if I was going to leave politics,” he said in an […]
Rocky Mount’s mayor is defending the city’s acquisition of a prospective casino site in 2023, even though State Auditor Dave Boliek’s staff says the purchase helped put the city in a financial hole. “This land makes a big difference in terms of creating live, work [and] play environments within the city,” Mayor Sandy Roberson said […]
Liz Bell/Education NC North Carolina has experienced a 13% net loss of child care programs since 2019, with record lows of licensed care expected in the next year, said Candace Witherspoon, director of the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) to legislators Tuesday. Families are struggling to afford care and programs are struggling […]
Sally Kestin/Asheville Watchdog After losing his home and retiring as a remodeling contractor, Richard Helbig worked at an Ingles bakery for $13 an hour and as a dishwasher at an assisted living facility for $15 an hour. “I have to work longer and harder to make up for the fact that I lost all that […]
Kip Tabb/Outer Banks Voice At the Albemarle Regional Planning Organization (ARPO) meeting held in Hertford on the morning of March 11, delegates learned that the fate of the Mid-Currituck County Bridge may be decided at the April 15 meeting of the ARPO. On that date, delegates from NCDOT District 1 counties will decide whether to […]
Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News New research using a sample of North Carolina middle and high school students found that they spend two to three hours of their school day on their smartphones. The study was published in JAMA Network Open this week by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development. “The most […]
Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema acknowledges having a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail that began while she was a lawmaker, according to legal documents. But she also contends she shouldn’t be subject to a lawsuit by the man’s ex-wife who blames Sinema for the marriage breakup. […]
Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Due to exhausted funds and concerns about excessive computer-screen time, some North Carolina public and private schools are considering reversing course on one-to-one device access and scaling back on in-class use. Districts across the country received billions in federal funding during the pandemic, hundreds of millions of which went toward purchasing […]
Sarah Krueger/WRAL News Hundreds of safety incidents occur every year in and around public buses in our area. Recently, WRAL News has covered a man accused of swinging a rusty machete at the downtown Raleigh bus station, and a stabbing there a few weeks later. WRAL Investigates wanted to know how many crimes occur on […]
WSOC News The town of Mooresville wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit over the mayor walking around town hall after hours with a woman without his pants. A former IT worker claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting video of that incident, which happened in October 2024. That worker sued the town […]
Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily Four parks and recreation employees were put on paid leave in Southport this week, though one of them tendered her resignation as of Thursday. An investigation is underway into missing funds in the department, with a state agency heading the case. Port City Daily has learned two of the employees on […]
David Ford/WFDD Radio North Carolina A&T State University has unveiled a new test facility in Greensboro to improve traffic safety. The Smart Intersection Test Facility is a collaboration between A&T, the city and the state Department of Transportation. It functions as a living laboratory at East Market and Dudley streets, allowing researchers and students to […]
Will Doran/WRAL News Two high-profile killings shook North Carolina in the past year, and police accused homeless men with lengthy criminal histories of carrying out the crimes. On Wednesday members of a bipartisan state legislative committee took a closer look at the state’s probation and parole system. They raised concerns about whether the state is […]
Michael Melia/The Associated Press Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries. The superintendent praises the international educators — mostly from Jamaica and the Philippines — for their skill and dedication, but she […]
Liz Bell/Education NC North Carolina has experienced a 13% net loss of child care programs since 2019, with record lows of licensed care expected in the next year, said Candace Witherspoon, director of the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) to legislators Tuesday. Families are struggling to afford care and programs are struggling […]
