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NC NEWSLINE - "When I saw [the news] I was like, is that real? Did that really happen? We're excited." Abigail Helberg Moffitt, the owner of Bloom WNC, said Friday's 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs was welcome news for her specialty cut-flower business in Black Mountain. The only supplier of the tulip bulbs that Helberg Moffitt grows is in the Netherlands. And the

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Opened in 2001, the Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum stands as one of eastern North Carolina's most distinctive historic landmarks, and as a tribute to the life and craftsmanship of Oliver Nestus Freeman. Born in 1882  as the son of a former slave, Oliver Nestus Freeman like many other African-Americans in Wilson, NC found few opportunities. Educated at the Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama,

NC NEWSLINE - A nonprofit organization is launching a $9.25 million program in North Carolina to help train electricians across the state. Gov. Josh Stein and the Siemens Foundation announced Careers Electric on Tuesday, a national initiative kicking off in North Carolina. The investment aims to expand access to electrical training and help students transition to in-demand electrical careers. Through collaborations with the state, the program plans to train 25,000

[caption id="attachment_16267" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Worship service in a Milner Commons. (Credit: Ashley Fredde)[/caption] NC Health News - Sunlight pours through stained glass windows onto rows of wooden pews that, on occasion, still hold hymnals. But Milner Memorial Presbyterian Church, where those same windows once illuminated weekly worship, is gone. In its place stands Milner Commons, an affordable housing complex for older adults that is designed to preserve pieces of the

NC Newsline - The Durham Housing Authority's Board of Commissioners has announced that interim CEO Anthony Snell has retired after just 14 months on the job to spend more time with his family. Snell joined the agency in 2020 as director of real estate. He was named interim CEO in December 2024 following the departure of Anthony Scott, who stepped down after he and the housing authority's board reached the

THE GUARDIAN - A landmark house in Manhattan preserved as a museum to New York's 19th-century history has revealed an even more intriguing secret: its previously unknown status as a refuge for people who escaped slavery before and during the civil war. The Merchant's House Museum's link to the Underground Railroad, a network of abolitionists who secured the safe passage of enslaved people to freedom, was discovered when archaeologists looked

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Despite 10 head coaching vacancies this year, no Black head coaches were hired. The only person of color hired for a head coaching role during this 2026 cycle was Robert Saleh, who is of Lebanese descent and was hired by the Tennessee Titans. We checked in with NFL Network commentator and former Assistant GM Marc Ross for his perspective, "Painfully disappointing. All the initiatives over

RALEIGH, N.C. - Gov. Josh Stein joined the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the Legislative Black Caucus on Tuesday to celebrate Black farmers during Black History Month. "I am honored to shine a light on the contributions of Black farmers, whose innovation and resilience helped build North Carolina's agricultural economy from the ground up," Stein said. "This year marks 100 years of celebrations during Black History Month and

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer A multitude of county district attorneys from across the state gathered Thursday in Raleigh for a joint House meeting to press lawmakers on budget priorities, structural reforms, and law enforcement challenges. Leaders from the State Bureau of Investigation and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol also testified, detailing staffing shortages, technology initiatives, and public safety concerns. District attorneys told lawmakers that approximately $180 million is

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer At North Carolina Central University, a milestone was marked Tuesday morning with the ribbon cutting of the Peggy M. Ward Financial Education Center, a space university leaders say will shape financial futures for generations of students and families across Durham and beyond. The ceremony, held inside the university's new 76,000-square-foot School of Business building, celebrated distinguished alumna Peggy M. Ward, Class of 1974, who's initial