North Carolina News
News from our fellow NPR affiliate sites around North Carolina: WFAE in Charlotte, WUNC in the triangle, WFDD in the triad, and BPR in Asheville. Plus, reports from the NC Newsroom.
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On Due South, Leoneda Inge spoke with North Carolina State Senator Natalie Murdock, about the history of voting rights, Black representation, and the future of activism.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said it experienced more technical issues Friday that disrupted end-of-year state exams taken online, marking the second consecutive day many students were unable to complete their tests.
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Environmental advocates are mobilizing against a proposed Duke Energy natural gas project in Davidson and Davie counties.
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Officials said it would take a nine-cent tax increase to meet every department’s budget request. But they’re not proposing that in their recommendation.
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A $1.8 million grant from NCInnovation is helping an App State team expand a sweet potato milk project designed to reduce farm waste.
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The May 19 fire in Lexington destroyed iconic buildings and mainstay businesses downtown. Architects and engineers are assessing what may be salvageable.
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North Carolina's prisons are woefully understaffed. Part of the problem is how long it takes the state to hire correctional officers.
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Alamance-Burlington School System officials say increased operating costs and proposed state raises for teachers are putting a strain on finances.
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Hundreds of people gathered in Charlotte on Thursday for a ceremony unveiling a new historical marker honoring the Good Samaritan Hospital, the first public hospital in North Carolina to treat African Americans during segregation.
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Rockingham County Schools leaders are asking commissioners for $8 million more next year, citing rising costs and losses in state funding. But the county manager’s proposal keeps their budget flat.
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Dana Lewis received a plastic card, an artifact number and a promise: Come back in 50 years to reclaim what you sealed inside this time capsule.
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Some students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were unable to finish their end-of-grade exams Thursday after technical problems disrupted online testing.