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WUNC - Rows of low-lying brick buildings and corrugated tin bungalows crowd a 32-acre property in east Burlington. Photos from the 1990s reveal a silver water tower and pristine pipes glowing white in the sun. Now, these structures are rust-red. This is the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant, or TAMP. A vestigial organ of Cold War-era military manufacturing, it has changed hands several times since the Department of Defense auctioned

[caption id="attachment_19511" align="alignnone" width="1024"] (Photo by Melissa Bender/NurPhoto via AP)[/caption] By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI - Black voters in DeSoto County, Mississippi, won a major legal victory after a federal judge rejected an attempt to eliminate a new, majority-Black judicial voting district ahead of the November election. The decision ensures that local Black residents will keep their fair chance to elect judges of their choice this fall.

[caption id="attachment_19506" align="alignnone" width="1536"] (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Bishop William J. Barber II, president of Repairers of the Breach, led clergy and North Carolinians of "every conscience" in a news conference Tuesday morning outside the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh, denouncing House Bill 958 as the legislature's latest attempt to suppress the vote. House Bill 958 passed the General Assembly along party lines

By Kristin Kitchen Special To The Carolinian As a passionate preservationist, Irvin Henderson made the business of saving historic structures, and preserving communities, his life's work. For those of us fortunate enough to have known him, he was a teacher, mentor, historian and a quiet force to be reckoned with when championing a project he believed in. We felt better when he was on our team. You knew  that "things

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The proposed combination of WakeMed and Atrium Health is facing renewed public scrutiny after two major community discussions in Raleigh. The proposal, announced in May, would bring at least $2 billion in investment to Wake County and is expected to create more than 3,300 health-care jobs over five years. WakeMed and Atrium say the investment would help expand and modernize facilities, add inpatient beds, develop

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Gary, Indiana - Perhaps you've seen folks in Gary, Indiana, on social media grilling outside and cleaning out spoiled food from their refrigerators. Widespread power outages across Gary and the greater Northwest Indiana stem from a devastating line of severe storms that brought hurricane-force wind gusts exceeding 100 mph, heavy rainfall, and intense lightning. The extreme weather caused catastrophic damage to the regional electric grid,

[caption id="attachment_19412" align="aligncenter" width="512"] (Photo: Alanna Joyner/Progress NC)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - When the heat index tops 105°F, as it has this week in central North Carolina, the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory. Meteorologists warn people to limit their time in the sun and advise that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat-related illness. But for many workers, taking a break from summer's extreme conditions is not an

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer A proposed 100,000-square-foot data center in southeast Raleigh will not go before the City Council after all, after the project's developer withdrew its annexation application over the weekend, city leaders confirmed. The project, known in city annexation filings as Radius DC Raleigh I, sought to annex roughly 13.65 acres at 3101 Jones Sausage Road into the city so it could connect to Raleigh's water and

RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police continued investigating the death of a 32-year-old Black man found in a downtown parking lot Saturday, as the public nature of the incident prompted concern, questions and calls for transparency from community advocates. Police Chief Rico Boyce said Monday that investigators were treating the death as a suicide. According to Boyce, surveillance footage collected from nearby businesses helped investigators determine what occurred. Boyce also shared

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. - In Forbes' magazine's first-ever rankings of the nation's top historically Black college and universities, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University claimed the No. 1 position among all public HBCUs across the country. Released over the weekend as part of its "Top Colleges 2026" package, Forbes' rankings singled out North Carolina A&T for its outstanding return on investment - the leading measurement point in Forbes' methodology