5+ hour, 56+ min ago  (373+ words) Thousands of teachers are expected to rally Friday in Raleigh's Halifax Mall in support of greater investment in public schools. At least 13 school districts across the state'from Asheville to Pitt County'have canceled classes Friday due to a high number of…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago  (651+ words) Stories That Matter. Stories Shaping North Carolina. Last Tuesday, state legislative leaders'announced a deal'to fill a $319 million Medicaid funding gap, heading off a'looming catastrophe'for the program's 3 million beneficiaries. On Wednesday, the House and Senate'signed off, with only one Democrat in…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1074+ words) The UNC System could soon offer accelerated undergraduate programs, joining a growing number of universities around the country that allow students to earn their degrees in three years instead of the traditional four." But before that work gets too far…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1753+ words) While Penelope Gatlin was checking in her 13-year-old son for his doctor's appointment in Chapel Hill in December, a UNC Health receptionist told her she needed to pay $450 before he could be seen. Her son, Rowan Newman, was born with…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (614+ words) More than buildings are going up at NCCU; enrollment is, too. Since the arrival of Karrie Dixon, Ed. D. , as chancellor in 2024, NCCU has experienced the fastest enrollment growth in the UNC System. Last fall, enrollment climbed past 9, 000 students for the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1331+ words) Driving down Interstate 85 past Mebane, travelers pass a colorful HI-CHEW billboard that proudly proclaims, "Produced locally." That sign might be a confusing, dissonant sight in the middle of North Carolina, but Morinaga, the century-old Japanese company behind the beloved, hugely…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (865+ words) This story is published through our partnership with'NOTUS. The U. S. House Ethics Committee interviewed a number of Rep. Alma Adams" former aides as part of an investigation into an alleged inappropriate relationship between the lawmaker and a staffer who works out…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1766+ words) Forty-three years ago, North Carolina State University won the 1983 NCAA men's basketball championship in remarkable fashion. "Amid the hoopla" of the Wolfpack's unexpected win, The News & Observer later wrote, came talk of a new arena for the team. A new,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (563+ words) Stories That Matter. Stories Shaping North Carolina. Leo Strauss, a 20th century philosopher who serves as a major influence in the current civics revival movement, famously believed that leaders hide their real message behind a popular veneer and that scholars must…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (671+ words) Phil Berger said this week that he's mulling some changes to election laws as the General Assembly resumes work for the first time since the Republican state Senate leader lost his reelection bid." In his first media availability since the…...