Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Just four months before being let go, Natalie Long-Stutts was one of eight educators in the district to be recognized with a Beginning Teacher of Promise Award. She’d been nominated by her school, Parkland High, largely for her ability to build trust and relationships with her students....

Brayden Stamps/CBS 17 News Former student-athletes from North Carolina A&T State University and five other schools are being investigated for alleged violations of sports betting rules by NCAA enforcement staff, according to the NCAA. ESPN initially reported in 2023 that a gambling ring had come under federal investigation for unusual...

WRAL News Politicians from across North Carolina offered condolences to the family of Charlie Kirk after he was shot and killed at an event for Turning Point USA in Utah. According to authorities, Kirk died at the hospital after he was shot in the neck during the event on Wednesday...

Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC Radio The number of uninsured Americans rose across 18 states and Washington, D.C. in 2024, but North Carolina wasn’t one of them, according to the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates published Thursday morning. The working age population (19 to 64) in the state without health insurance decreased...

Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily In a boost for the state’s creative economy, Governor Josh Stein met with film industry professionals at Bespoke Coffee Shop in Wilmington to announce a $20 million investment in North Carolina’s film and entertainment industry. Stein said the funding will support seven film and TV projects,...

Guy Lucas/High Point Enterprise A mixed bag of economic indicators combined with a surprise package of new tariffs seems likely to create “a new round of disruption for an industry looking for certainty and normalcy,” according to the latest monthly report by a High Point accounting and consulting firm that...

Michael Luciano/Mediaite Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), who is reportedly planning a political comeback, was arrested for failing to appear in court. Cawthorn was first elected to the House in 2020 at the age of 25, but lost his 2022 Republican primary after he ran afoul of congressional GOP leadership....

James Farrell/WFAE Radio Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ new $180,000 contract with the education consulting firm SYDKIMYL sparked fresh tensions among CMS board members that were on display at Tuesday night’s board meeting. Last month, WFAE reported that CMS had entered into the new contract with SYDKIMYL despite some board members questioning a...

Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News On a recent Friday in Greenville, a black bus parked outside the Joy Community Center and Soup Kitchen, drawing attention from those arriving for a hot meal. White lettering on the side of the vehicle read “Recidivism Reduction Center” — a name that sparked curiosity, questions...

Outer Banks Voice About two years after it first met, the NC Highway 12 Task Force issued its final report in February 2023. The report, which outlined the preferred options to keep the NC12 transportation corridor open on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, identified six NC 12 “hotspots” that are particularly...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro Hilliard Caldwell, a longtime civil rights activist in the greater Chapel Hill community and former Carrboro elected official, died recently at 88 years old. A member of Caldwell’s family alerted Chapelboro to his passing on Monday. Known for his advocacy and work during Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools’ integration...

Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Freedom, funds, faith. These are some reasons why educators leave public education in North Carolina to teach at independent schools, despite less-than-ideal benefits in private education and growing opposition to the state’s prioritization of private school vouchers. Public school teacher attrition has been a point of...

Desiree Mathurin/The Charlotte Observer The Federal Transit Administration on Wednesday officially launched its investigation of the Charlotte Area Transit System following the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman on the city’s light rail last month. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the administration would examine CATS’ safety plans, security spending...

Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio The N.C. Local Government Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to help the N.C. State Board of Education with an audit of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. The school district is grappling with a $46M deficit after years of financial mismanagement. The district’s board voted last month to cut 343 positions....

Port City Daily A Wilmington developer is taking Brunswick County and its planning board to court over a project that was denied to move forward in July. Coastal Cornerstone Development, LLC requested approval of the planned development Sailor’s Haven, on 117.3 acres of land — owned by Diane Blackman and...