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NC NEWSLINE - Tristin Taylor grew emotional as she recalled slipping into homelessness after debilitating migraines caused her to lose her job. Taylor, 63, had been a regional salesperson for a high-end skin care line, earned a good salary and considered herself solidly middle class. After burning through her savings, she landed in the shelter. She rode Raleigh city buses to pass the time because the shelter where she slept

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) will offer the commencement address at Campbell University School of Law's 48th annual hooding and graduation ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026, Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced. "I am proud to announce that Senator Tillis will serve as our hooding and graduation speaker as we celebrate 50 years as a law school,"  Leonard said. "He is an important voice

NC NEWSLINE - A state Senate committee advanced a bill Thursday that would limit the fees hospitals can charge Medicaid for outpatient care. House Bill 727 would prevent hospitals tacking extra fees, called facility fees, to Medicaid bills when patients are treated outside some hospital settings. To charge a facility fee under the bill, hospital systems will have to have treated patients in a main hospital or nearby building, a

[caption id="attachment_17596" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Credit: Ashley Fredde, NC Health News[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer More than 30 students from 14 counties across North Carolina gathered at the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday as part of the Tobacco 21 (T21) Coalition. Their goal was to press lawmakers into adopting stricter nicotine regulations and advance House Bill 430, known as "Solly's Law." The legislation is named after Solomon Wynn, a

[caption id="attachment_17601" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Father and son doing homework with laptop at home. Father and teenage son using laptop. Boy and dad sitting at home working with notebook[/caption] Sponsored-Across North Carolina, thousands of children rely on foster families for safety and stability. For many, their strongest bond is with a sibling who has shared the same experiences. When children enter foster care, siblings are often their only constant presence. Yet

By Cash Michaels Contributing Writer Just when many thought that St. Augustine's University (SAU) in Raleigh was well on the road to overcoming its problems, comes word that the private Episcopalian HBCU has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to address its massive debt. Doing so, SAU's Board of Trustees said in an announcement, is a "deliberate and strategic step to advance the University's long-term sustainability while addressing current financial

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer   Lillington, NC - In a standing room only meeting marked by passionate pleas for environmental justice and fiscal transparency, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to implement a temporary development moratorium on data centers. The unanimous "yes" vote effectively hits the pause button on a burgeoning industry that critics argue threatens the county's water supply, power grid, and rural character. The moratorium

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The idea of lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court begins with a very specific institutional problem the framers were trying to solve: how to create a judiciary strong enough to check the other branches, but not so politically entangled that it simply mirrored them.  In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton argued that courts would be the "least dangerous branch" precisely because they lacked control

[caption id="attachment_17575" align="alignnone" width="1440"] Attorney Edward Blackmon Jr., 78, a civil rights attorney and a former state representative, right, demonstrates how he and other civil rights marchers were taught how to protect themselves if physically set upon by lawmen to his son State Sen. Bradford Blackmon, D-Canton, in Canton, Miss., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)[/caption] JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during

NC Newsline-A bill allowing people to carry concealed handguns without permits is dangerous, Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead said Tuesday, as it would increase gun violence and make the jobs of law enforcement officers harder. Birkhead spoke at a news conference with gun control advocates. They gathered in Raleigh as part of their efforts to convince House members to uphold Gov. Josh Stein's veto of a bill that would make