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Good News Friday: NC high schooler wins prestigious scholarship for her research on heart disease
Cary high school student Jamie Cheng is one of just 21 students nationwide receiving the $25,000 scholarship. She’s researching heart disease.
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Marshall sees small business comeback after Hurricane Helene
Last fall, communities across western North Carolina were devastated by Hurricane Helene. A year later, the town of Marshall has reopened and is forging a path forward.
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Corolla’s wild horses weather Hurricane Erin using a centuries’ old trick
As Hurricane Erin moves by North Carolina, Corolla’s wild horses weathered the storm thanks to a natural trick they’ve been using for centuries.
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NC ‘no tax on tips’ proposal would have little effect for workers, critics say
North Carolina lawmakers want to follow the federal government’s lead on exempting taxes on tips in most cases but critics of the policy said the minor benefits would only help a small number of workers.
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NC community worries data centers would drain local water supply
A proposed Amazon data center campus threatens to worsen water issues in a small NC community.
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OPINION: Don’t let the country be ruined
“Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming… so that the country may not be ruined.”
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Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Officials have ordered evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands even without a hurricane warning because that tiny ribbon of highway called N.C. 12 will likely be torn up and washed out in several places, isolating villages for days or weeks.
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NC state employee and teacher reps say health insurance increases will hurt worker retention
The board overseeing the health insurance plan for North Carolina workers and retirees voted Friday to raise most enrollees’ premiums to help cover a deficit that has grown to $507 million this year.
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Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Evacuations have been ordered on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though Hurricane Erin is unlikely to make direct landfall.
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A groundbreaking climate author sees hope in the Sun
In 1989, Bill McKibben wrote the first mainstream warning about climate change. Considered the preeminent climate change journalist in the country, McKibben has written often about the dangers ahead, but his new book heralds solar power as the light in the darkness of the Trump era. Bill McKibben tried to warn us. In 1989, McKibben,…
