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4. Council member launches probe into downtown ‘bad actors’ after Pravda shooting
The Wilmington City Council meeting did not passTuesday evening without one member bringing up the weekend shooting at a downtown...
5. Wilson County deploys overdose reversal kits to combat epidemic of opioid deaths
Small purple boxes have become a promising tool in Wilson County’s fight to lessen the deadly toll of the opioid...
6. Moms for Liberty brings message of frustration to NC town hall
National conservative parents rights group Moms for Liberty brought a town hall — and frustration toward public schools — to...
7. PFAS found beneath Tarheel Army Missile Plant, military failed to tell DEQ
Groundwater beneath the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant in Burlington contains two types of toxic PFAS at levels hundreds, even...
8. Chancellor postpones controversial teaching policy at Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell T. Allison has postponed a controversial new teaching workload policy at the university until January...
9. Southside Community Farm to be demolished under proposal by Asheville Housing Authority
One of Asheville’s community farms may be dismantled to make room for a $200,000 playground. The half-acre Southside Community Farm...
10. Chapel Hill Town Council weighs bond referendum in 2024 or 2025
With a vast amount of capital improvement projects, the Town of Chapel Hill is weighing the possibility of another bond...
1. Lobbyist seriously injured at legislative leader’s wedding weekend
The night before state Rep. Destin Hall’s wedding in southwest Virginia in December, one of his groomsmen was seriously injured...
2. Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris administration announces new actions to protect U.S. steel and shipbuilding
President Biden knows that steel is the backbone of the American economy, and a bedrock of our national security. American...
3. Dare Housing Task Force wants to incorporate more community voices in the process
Meeting one week after the county commissioners voted to cut ties with its remaining affordable housing partner and return $35...
4. Construction paused at VinFast’s NC site as carmaker seeks a smaller footprint
Nearly nine months after VinFast broke ground on its planned $4 billion electric vehicle factory in North Carolina, construction at...
5. Stoner’s Ball in Haywood is bringing crowds and raising eyebrows
A celebration of all things cannabis is poised to draw hundreds of people to Haywood County this weekend, and is...
6. Guilford County leads the state on fetal, infant death reviews
Guilford County has been tracking infant deaths for decades, yet officials there continue to struggle with high death rates and...