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[caption id="attachment_12706" align="alignnone" width="1760"] Liz Schlemmer / WUNC[/caption] WUNC - Inside a warehouse owned by Durham Public Schools, Eunice O'Neal Sanders and Euba McKoy lead volunteers sorting donations of pencils, crayons, paper, and art supplies. Newly hired teachers will soon browse the warehouse to take what they need to set up their classrooms for the upcoming school year. Nearly every teacher in the district receives supplies from the warehouse, often

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On April 16, 2025, students and community members gathered on the campus of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to protest what they described as unlivable housing conditions, including mold, flooding, pests, and a lack of hot water in some dorms.  Organized by a student group known as the Panthers, the rally quickly grew in size and intensity, culminating in the arrests of five individuals now

For millions of Americans access to basic healthcare is a challenge at best and an impossibility at worst. Due to geographic, economic, or cultural barriers, much of the U.S. population is uninsured or underinsured. Remote Area Medical (RAM®) is stepping in to address this issue by offering a free, comprehensive dental, vision, and medical clinic at Nash Central High School located at 4279 Nash Central High Rd, Rocky Mount, NC

[caption id="attachment_12658" align="alignnone" width="1536"] U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross read to children at Raleigh Nursery School in 2024 as part of an event designed to raise support for better public funding for child care programs. (Photo: Lynn Bonner)[/caption] NC Newsline-An early education task force appointed by Governor Josh Stein earlier this year called for raising minimum child care subsidies in its initial report issued last month. The panel, announced in March

RALEIGH, NC- Today, Governor Stein signed six bills into law. Governor Stein made the following statement on signing House Bill 546:  "This bill will strengthen North Carolina's Medicaid program by providing coverage for women who have just given birth for 12 months, making telehealth services more accessible, and launching a new statewide Medicaid health plan for children and young adults served by the child welfare system. "However, much is still

By: Stacy M. Brown NNPA-While cable news pundits and national newspapers often fixate on urban dysfunction, Black mayors across America are delivering measurable, record-breaking progress in public safety-and getting almost no credit for it.  Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin have overseen some of the steepest reductions in violent crime their cities have experienced in decades. But they are far from alone. From New York to Los

WUNC | By Colin Campbell, Jay Price, Sascha Cordner, Bradley George, Celeste Gracia Three counties have declared a state of emergency after flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal led to damaged roads, businesses and homes, as well as two deaths. An 83-year-old woman was killed Sunday on a flooded road in Chatham County. The State Highway Patrol says Sandra Hirschman of Pittsboro was driving on Farrington Point Road near Jordan Lake when floodwater

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] Image courtesy Orange County[/caption] WUNC - Heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal shut down many roads and highways and caused dozens of people in North Carolina to flee their homes. One person in Mebane has died as a result of the flooding. Alamance County Attorney Rik Stevens says 61 people have been rescued since the flooding began. He says most of them approached

NC Newsline - The giant tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law over the weekend includes the biggest health care spending cuts in U.S. history. In response, states are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the looming loss of hundreds of millions in federal funding. In Georgia, a key state panel late last month took steps to send more state Medicaid money to hospitals, hoping to maximize federal matching dollars

The Conversation  - If there's one thing that U.S. politicians and activists from across the political spectrum can agree on, it's that rents are far too high. Many experts believe that this crisis is fueled by a shortage of housing, caused principally by restrictive regulations. Rents and home prices would fall, the argument goes, if rules such as minimum lot- and house-size requirements and prohibitions against apartment complexes were relaxed.