Ray Gronberg
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5. N.C. Senate passes bill keeping autopsies public record, but advocates stay vigilant
State lawmakers dropped language from a bill that would have shielded autopsies from public review, but the Senate’s thumbs-up on...
6. Fayetteville PWC’s drinking water vastly exceeds new EPA limit for ‘forever chemicals’
In 2023, the drinking water produced by the Fayetteville Public Works Commission had as much as 28 times the maximum...
7. Greensboro community meeting turns contentious over proposal to use local landfill
Greensboro residents voiced frustration with city officials about a proposal to move contaminated soil from Bingham Park to a local...
8. HCA’s purchase of Mission presented as cautionary tale in draft report
Mission Health board members were blindsided by HCA Healthcare’s decision to aggressively cut patient care staff in order to save...
9. Duke Energy power equipment in Durham found damaged from gunfire after power outage, police say
Damage to a utility’s power equipment by gunfire found in Durham was associated with an outage that left hundreds of...
10. Stabbings bring renewed scrutiny to Scotland Correctional Institution
Two stabbings in less than a month at Scotland Correctional Institution in Laurinburg have brought renewed scrutiny to the prison...
1. Small company pursuing COVID-killing light therapy has atypical benefactor — NC lawmakers
North Carolina lawmakers have expanded their reach over state government. At the same time, they’ve made it harder for the...
2. Voters have no right to fair elections, NC lawmakers say as they seek to dismiss gerrymandering suit
Lawyers representing state legislative leaders were in court Thursday in Raleigh, arguing to throw out an anti-gerrymandering lawsuit that targets...
3. Family Dollar likely headed for divorce from owner Dollar Tree. What does it mean for NC?
As Dollar Tree looks for a buyer for the North Carolina-founded Family Dollar franchise, what comes next for shoppers relying...
4. State is losing more than $5 billion per year due to lack of child care access, study finds
Insufficient child care is costing North Carolina about $5.65 billion each year, a new study from the U.S. Chamber of...
5. State water systems grapple with high cost of PFAS compliance standards
At a sparsely attended meeting in May at the Carrboro-based Orange Water and Sewer Authority board member Todd BenDor asked...
6. Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill accessibility
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills....
7. Will sewer costs bankrupt Canton?
Canton is on a trajectory to bankrupt its sewer fund by early fall 2025 based on the proposed town budget...