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This NC roller derby league teaches more than sports. It teaches community.
Three days each week, the Peak Auto warehouse in Apex, North Carolina, takes on this unlikely identity: a roller derby track and training facility for Carolina Roller Derby.
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VIDEO: A Teacher Reacts to Mark Robinson’s Idea Remove Science From Grades K-5
In his 2022 memoir, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson wrote that if he was in charge of education policy in North Carolina, students wouldn’t learn science or social studies until after the fifth grade. Teachers in these grades would focus only on reading, writing, and math, he wrote, to improve the state’s low testing scores in…
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Good News Friday: Who wants to go to a baby shower for birds of prey?
Yes, baby owls are cute. Plus: NC is loaded down with great options with foodies. This, and other good news, in today’s edition of “Good News Friday.”
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10 events, 29 days: How to celebrate Black History Month in NC
It’s a leap year so Black History Month is a day longer this year. Here’s our guide for how to celebrate it across the state.
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Op-Ed: It’s Rosa Parks’ birthday. Here’s why access to public transit is still a civil rights issue.
Systemic racism has many tentacles. On Rosa Parks’ birthday, we remember how access to public transit has been denied to many Black communities. It’s still an issue today.
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Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers, CDC study says
Camp Lejeune’s drinking water was contaminated with industrial solvents from the early 1950s to 1985, and though the study is not proof that the water caused the cancer clusters, it adds weight to lawsuits brought by those who got sick.
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VIDEO: Perfect Winter Scene in Watagua County, NC
❄️ It was a perfect winter scene Monday morning in Valle Crucis, a community in Watauga County. That’s in western NC near Boone. A local man caught this footage of his dog enjoying the snow. The National Weather Service had issued a winter weather advisory for the area from Sunday until Monday afternoon because of…
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Multiple Durham schools close as teachers protest pay, education funding in NC
Wednesday’s school closings come after weeks of uncertainty in Durham. School staff are angry about pay and underfunding of public schools.
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Good News Friday: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is getting a makeover
This week we’re talking about star basketball players and groundbreaking NC artists. Plus a new look for one of NC’s most recognizable landmarks.
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The 10 Best Barbershops for a Fresh Cut in Charlotte
We’ve compiled a list of the 10 best spots for a guy to find a fresh cut in Charlotte, with locations spread throughout the Queen City.
