Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News & NC Newsline On a recent summer evening Mitzi Parrott, who lives in Vance County, saw a television commercial on the evening news that gave her pause. Kathie Hamm and Bobbie Lequire, also of Vance County, saw it, too, streaming on Sling and posted on Nextdoor. The ad extolled the purported […]
Josh Sullivan & Lauren Rhodes/WUNC News It was a scene that might be familiar to others across the country, but it was new to the Triangle. On the night of July 4, in several neighborhoods throughout Raleigh, there was an influx of violence. Nine people were shot overnight in a surge that was otherwise atypical. […]
Chase Jordan/The Charlotte Observer Bank of America is enforcing a new post-COVID policy where hybrid-eligible employees are no longer allowed to work remotely on back-to-back days, the Charlotte-based financial giant confirmed Wednesday. This means Bank of America employees will still have flexibility with three days in the office and two days working from home, but […]
Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC News The Exchange, an office and residential tower by Raleigh developer Dewitt Carolinas, overlooks the apartments of The Pointe at Midtowne on Navaho Drive, where developer Kane Realty plans to build a 28-acre expansion of the North Hills Innovation District. Developers of the North Hills Innovation District plan to expand the project on […]
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio When Mecklenburg County signed a contract with The Peebles Corporation to redevelop the former Brooklyn neighborhood, the firm and its founder were making headlines for lawsuits and delayed projects. Mecklenburg County has filed a lawsuit against Donahue Peebles Jr., the Miami Beach developer county commissioners selected 10 years ago to build Brooklyn […]
Dan DeWitt/Asheville Watchdog Vivian O’Hannon steers clear of Maple Crest Apartments’ impromptu street parties like the one on July 5 that ended with a nonfatal shooting. She tells her son, daughter and grandson, who live with her in the complex, to do the same. O’Hannon owns a handgun for self-defense, she said, but her wariness […]
Walker Livingston/Carolina Public Press Gary Steiner is proud to be a farmer. He’s even prouder to be a farmer in Henderson County. He grows an array of produce at his farm, Bee-utiful Farm and Garden, which is lush and has sheep, cows, pigs and even a greenhouse, tucked away on farmland in a little neighborhood […]
April Laissle/WFDD Radio Davie County officials say the war in the Middle East played a role in their decision to stop adding fluoride to the local water supply. The county board of commissioners recently approved a resolution to end the practice next month. In an email explaining the decision, County Manager Brian Barnett said there […]
WXII News Two new drone launch sites capable of delivering automated external defibrillators to people experiencing cardiac arrest are coming to Forsyth County, WXII reports. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Duke University, announced new AED drone launch sites in Walkertown and Pfafftown. The expansion follows the implementation of the initial AED drone […]
Ana Risano/The Southern Pines Pilot The food truck rodeo at Red’s Corner in Southern Pines is a hot spot of activity, with locals and visitors frequenting the mostly outdoor setting for drinks, a variety of food options and company. Recently, Red’s made a step forward in ensuring the business can draw patrons when the weather […]
Christine Zhu/NC Newsline In the latest volley in a public feud between North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Duke Energy, Jackson accused the utility of providing incorrect information under oath. Kendal Bowman, North Carolina President for Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Carolinas, said during her testimony in front of the North Carolina Utilities […]
Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog Nearly two years after floodwaters from Tropical Storm Helene pulled thousands of PVC pipes into the French Broad River, creating an ongoing environmental crisis and safety hazard, the corporate owner of a riverside plastics manufacturer has emerged from a period of silence with promises to improve how it stores its goods. At […]
Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News It would have been an ordinary Saturday for many families: playing board games, making crafts, taking silly pictures and eating lunch together. But for these families, it was a rare opportunity. Eight fathers and one grandfather at Sampson Correctional Institution, a medium- and minimum-custody prison in Clinton, spent four hours with […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press Anthony Tyrone Brown went on trial for armed robbery in October 2014 following an incident at a dollar store in Durham several months prior. Brown always insisted he was innocent, but based on the evidence available at the time he was convicted by a jury and sentenced to nine and a […]
Steve Harrison & Cooper Hall/The Charlotte Ledger & WFAE Radio Despite higher gas prices, ridership on the Charlotte Area Transit System has fallen since the conflict with Iran started earlier this year. Other transit systems across the country have added riders. Despite higher gas prices, ridership on the Charlotte Area Transit System has fallen since […]
