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Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt has died. The Wilson County native served the state for four terms as a Democrat, expanding the role of the governor and pushing for major education initiatives. Hunt was 88 years old.
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Mark Schiefelbein/APHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. -
Jessica Dasher/AppleDave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
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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. -
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. -
The U.S. Senate passed an annual defense spending bill Wednesday. It includes a provision that grants the Lumbee recognition through the Department of the Interior, opening up federal benefits for the tribe. -
Gov. Josh Stein is wrapping up his first year in office. He joined WUNC's Colin Campbell to discuss the big issues of 2025 and what’s ahead next year. -
Raleigh based rapper Jooselord will headline All Out NC: A Benefit for his son Onyx this Friday. Onyx was diagnosed with with a high-grade glioma last December. -
The final Election Day tally in Morehead City showed City Councilman Lee Anthony Stiles defeating longtime Mayor Jerry Jones by just one vote — out of more than 1,500 votes cast.
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Some Republican lawmakers are worried about the aftermath of the immigration raids and arrests that played out during “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” Politico reporter Elena Schneider talks to North Carolina Republicans – on and off the record – for the article, “Is the Price of Doing this Worth It? North Carolina Republicans Worry About Trump Immigration Raids.”
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