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President Donald Trump visited the eastern North Carolina town of Rocky Mount on Friday, the second time this month he traveled to a presidential battleground state to focus on the economy and affordability concerns.
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Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan/Getty ImagesThe Justice Department released some of the Epstein files, including many previously public documents, related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's criminal charges and his death by suicide in federal custody. -
Kaitlin Brito for NPRAmericans have deep nostalgia, and love, for America's chain restaurants. Why? We asked and more than 150 readers answered.
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UNC System President Peter Hans' decision puts North Carolina in league with other Southern states like Florida and Texas, which legislatively mandate syllabi to be public records. -
Window for candidates closes in NC. With everyone filed, primary and general election contests for federal, state, local offices take shape. -
'We have to be better prepared:' Stein highlights $270 million in water infrastructure funds for WNCNearly five-dozen water and septic system projects in 26 western counties will receive funding through the state Department of Environmental Quality. -
New town council members Bella Huang of Cary and Sue Mu of Apex represent the latest in a growing number of Asian women who have won local elections in the North Carolina Triangle. -
A corporate jet crashed while attempting to land at Statesville Regional Airport Thursday morning, leaving the small aircraft engulfed in flames. The Federal Aviation Administration has arrived to take over the investigation. -
The case raises questions about employee background checks, repeat safety violations and the state’s reliance on residential psychiatric treatment facilities for vulnerable children. -
Local governments use property taxes to pay for services. But with home values rising, so have taxes, raising alarm for some. -
A new survey from Elon University found dissatisfaction with North Carolina’s public schools. But survey respondents place a bulk of the blame on factors outside the classroom. -
Last year, Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, which is where the popular native Fraser fir tree also used as a Christmas tree grows. The storm and inflation have been challenges for Christmas tree growers in the western part of the state.
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Allison Joyce
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On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup, we widen our lens to talk about some of the biggest stories of the year: Lumbee recognition, immigration raids, the NC Supreme Court race, redistricting, Chantal and Helene recovery, and no state budget are just a few of the topics covered by co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters.
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A writer shares how coming of age in his family’s Chinese restaurant shaped his understanding of his place in the world.
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