Author: The Carolinian

FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Fayetteville Public Works Commission, whose drinking water supply has long been contaminated with PFAS, would receive $50 million in state funds to install an advanced treatment system to remove the toxic substances, according to a bill filed in the state senate today. Senate Bill 780 is sponsored by State Sen. Val Applewhite, who represents Fayetteville. Earlier this month, the EPA set final drinking water standards of

(AP NEWS)- Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those platforms - along with younger, smaller emerging rivals - would be scrambling for those valuable minutes of people's attention. But with an actual ban still likely years away, it's not clear what app will

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday with a little extra money to spend and limited pressing issues to address before key elections this fall and longtime state government leaders depart. Following their landmark 2023 session that expanded Medicaid, restricted abortion, broadened gun rights, swelled private-school vouchers and weakened the governor, Republicans leading the House and Senate are talking about the traditionally

PRNewswire- A leading nonprofit health advocacy organization that provides health and wellness information that is rooted in medical expertise to the Black community - is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to spread awareness about kidney equity during National Kidney Month. Observed in March each year, National Kidney Month aims to raise awareness about kidney health and chronic kidney disease. The month also includes World Kidney Day - a

WASHINGTON (AP) - The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form - a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. "I feel overwhelmed and stressed out," said Bijoux, 19. She came close to tears the last time she tried the

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday. Still reeling from Monday's attack - the deadliest against U.S. law enforcement officers since 2016 - investigators in Charlotte said they weren't sure whether

Nationwide - Meet Cynthia Cureton-Robles and her daughter Santia Deck, the owners of TRONUS, the first ever Black woman-owned sneaker brand to be launched by a female athlete. The brand continues to break glass ceilings after its latest announcement that it has expanded its footwear product line to include sports-focused Active Recovery Slides. After years of passionately researching, planning, and developing the ultimate recovery slides, TRONUS has won the endorsement

(AP News) A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Experts also warned that artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful, while

(AP News) - Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with increased demand for minerals needed in the transition to a cleaner energy system. "We recognize and support the need to end fossil fuel reliance and shift to renewable energy as critical

CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS-A biotech manufacturer that's expanding its facility under construction in Holly Springs in southern Wake County, want to take advantage of the workforce in the area. Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Fujifilm Corporation. The company, whose new expansion plans were announced by the governor's office last week, helps develop and manufacture products including vaccines, cell and gene therapies and oncolytic viruses, according to the company's