Author: The Carolinian

THE CONVERSATION - For decades, cars dictated urban planning in the United States. Few could have predicted that they would one day also double as nodes for surveillance. In thousands of towns and cities across the U.S., automatic license plate readers have been installed at major intersections, bridges and highway off-ramps. These camera-based systems capture the license plate data of passing vehicles, along with images of the vehicle and time

[caption id="attachment_17056" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Residents of Willard Street Apartments and nearby Ashton Place in downtown Durham formed tenant unions Thursday to fight against what they contend are poor management and shoddy building maintenance practices. (Photo: Greg Childress/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - Residents of Willard Street Apartments and nearby Ashton Place in downtown Durham formed tenant unions Thursday to fight against what they contend are poor management and shoddy building maintenance

RALEIGH - North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai, and NCDHHS Deputy Secretary for Opportunity and Well-Being Michael Leighs, traveled to eastern North Carolina this week to meet with leadership and participate in discussions with the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services, Chowan County Department of Social Services (DSS) and ECU Health Chowan Hospital. During this trip, Secretary Sangvai discussed the current state of North Carolina

THE GUARDIAN - Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be linked with better later-life cognitive outcomes for Black Americans, according to a recent study. The authors sampled 1,978 Black American adults who attended college between 1940 and 1980 (35% attended an HBCU), and who attended a high school in a state with an HBCU. The conclusion? There may be a correlation between collegiate

(RALEIGH) Governor Josh Stein hosted a reception at the North Carolina Executive Mansion to celebrate Women's History Month. Governor Stein also hosted a roundtable to discuss the North Carolina Council for Women's latest report and share his commitment to promoting economic opportunity for all North Carolinians. "Women's History Month is a time to celebrate the women who have shaped our state and commit to building a future where every woman

RALEIGH - Applications are now open for the Fall 2026 cohort of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business program, a free initiative designed to help sole proprietors expand their businesses and drive economic growth in their communities. The program aims to equip entrepreneurs with the tools, resources, and connections needed to transform business potential into measurable growth. Open to sole proprietors across the country, the initiative

(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein joined the NC Rural Center's 2026 Rural Summit to highlight his commitment to investing in the infrastructure and resources North Carolina's rural communities need to thrive. Governor Stein also marked the third anniversary since North Carolina passed Medicaid expansion, which has provided more than 720,000 North Carolinians, including 250,000 rural North Carolinians, with affordable health care. "Our state is home to more than 3.5 million

NASHVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Brinkley has lived in rural North Carolina nearly all of his 65 years, and he likes it “out in the county,” past the street lights and bustle of the small towns that carpet the landscape. But the former truck driver can feel left out when elections roll around in this battleground state. “People don’t come out like they should and ask you how you feel about things,”

BPR News - New data from a national insurance-comparison platform, Insurify, shows that homeowner's insurance rates are rising across the nation - in many cases, due to climate risk. Insurify projects North Carolina's insurance premiums to rise only by about 5% in 2026, and have risen 14% overall since 2023, though rates actually fell a little in 2024. Compared to other high climate-risk states, the premiums are fairly flat -

DURHAM, N.C. - March 23, 2026 - M&F Bank, North Carolina's only Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and minority-owned bank, awarded $10,000 to Sherrill's University through its Empowering Growth Small Business Grant. The Raleigh business provides vocational and entrepreneurial training focused on cosmetology, barbering, natural hair care, and instructor training. The award was made possible through the bank's ongoing partnership with Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial