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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lisa Leslie left her mark on the Los Angeles Sparks franchise as one of the top players in its history. The organization honored her Sunday with a bronze statue outside the arena, immortalizing the WNBA great. […]

By Steve Worthy Photography DURHAM, N.C. – Shaw University powered its way to a 49-27 victory over Lincoln University on Sept. 19, putting together a strong offensive performance in Durham. Shaw established its ground game early, with running backs Trey […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Mount Vernon Baptist Church marked its 140th anniversary in late September, tracing its official founding to 1886 even though the congregation’s roots reach back further, to a two-room mission on Queen Street where seven or […]

WUNC – As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he’s digging into the country’s political past to reference one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes. During […]

  RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center reported today that since the inception of the Main Street program in North Carolina in 1980, designated Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities have leveraged more […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Christine Kushner has spent much of her life watching local government from the inside. First as a journalist, then as a health policy professional, a school board member, and a county health and human services […]

NC NEWSLINE – The third time was a charm for Brooke Jackson. The mother of three finally completed self-improvement programs at StepUp Ministry that she first began in 2023, but dropped out of twice. “Things went well for a while […]

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh, NC – Across North Carolina, a quiet demographic shift is heading toward Main Street. Dubbed the “Silver Tsunami,” more than 82,000 business owners in the state are age 55 or older, facing an inevitable […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 Monday evening to let the proposed $2 billion merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health move forward, capping a five-hour meeting that ended with sheriff’s deputies clearing a […]

NC NEWSLINE – Like a lot of people who’ve moved to North Carolina in recent years, Christa Jackson was looking for a lower cost of living. These days, she’s not finding it. “I moved here three years ago from Los […]