Habitat Wake’s Annual Home Builders Blitz: Ten Local Builders To Build Five New Homes  homes in one week 

By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer In a powerful display of community collaboration, ten for-profit builders are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work, partnering with subcontractors and industry leaders for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County's annual Home Builders Blitz. The ambitious goal is to construct five affordable homes from the ground up in the Old Poole Place neighborhood in seven days! These are homes not simply houses,

Allison Riggs Certified as Winner in Race

By  Jordan Meadows Staff Writer More than 180 days after North Carolina voters cast their ballots, Democrat Allison Riggs was officially certified as an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday morning in a ceremony inside the state House chambers at the Capitol in Raleigh. Riggs, who was originally appointed to the Supreme Court in 2023 by Democratic Governor Roy Cooper to replace Justice Mike Morgan, won

Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

[caption id="attachment_11791" align="alignnone" width="1440"] (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)[/caption] (AP News) Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists. The series of storms unleashed tornadoes, strong winds and extreme rainfall in the central Mississippi Valley region from April 3-6 and caused at least 24 deaths. Homes, roads and

Non-scholarship athletes argue proposal to fix roster-limit rule in lawsuit does not go far enough

[caption id="attachment_11799" align="alignnone" width="980"] The nation office of the NCAA is shown in Indianapolis on March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)[/caption] (AP NEWS) A court filing in the multibillion-dollar college sports lawsuit argues the proposed remedy for the roster-limit rule holding up the case does not go far enough in protecting walk-on and other athletes who lost their spots when schools started cutting players in anticipation of the settlement being

More warning signs emerge for US travel industry as summer nears

(AP NEWS) Expedia Group said Friday that reduced travel demand in the United States led to its weaker-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, and Bank of America said credit card transactions showed spending on flights and lodging kept falling last month. The two reports add to growing indications that the U.S. travel and tourism industry may see its first slowdown since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a period of

Sports Spotlight: The First Black Trailblazers In NFL History

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  Long before the Civil Rights Movement reshaped the American legal and cultural landscape, four pioneering African American athletes shattered the NFL's color barrier in 1946. This moment occurred a full year before Jackie Robinson broke into Major League Baseball, yet their names remain far less recognized in the national memory. The National Football League had briefly seen African American players in its early years, most

Most airports are operating smoothly on the first day of the REAL ID requirement

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1440"] (AP Photos/Seth Wenig)[/caption] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Most airports around the United States operated smoothly Wednesday as new REAL ID requirements took effect because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to move through security easily. Those without the IDs were given flyers informing them that going forward they would need to present REAL ID or other federally accepted ID for air travel within the U.S.

Citizen Spotlight: Daphne Moore on Finding Purpose & Impact

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer The Carolinian is proud to introduce a remarkable individual in our ongoing Citizen Spotlight series - a feature dedicated to highlighting the everyday heroes who weave the fabric of our North Carolina communities. This week, we had the privilege of speaking with Daphne Moore, someone whose journey is a testament to resilience, purpose, and the profound impact one person can have. Daphne graciously shared

What’s Going on With SAU? Part 1

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  In October 2023, a five-member team of higher education professionals arrived at St. Augustine University (SAU) on behalf of its accreditor-the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS)-to evaluate the university's finances and leadership. Their findings: the university faced "dire and fundamental financial challenges," and its board of trustees lacked even the most basic systems for risk evaluation and fiscal oversight. The

Meeting Patients Where They Are: NC Mobile Medicine in rural NC

[caption id="attachment_11662" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Rendering of Mission Mobile Medical's new electric vehicle MARCUS[/caption] By Will Atwater NC Health News Rural residents often face significant barriers to accessing health care. Power outages, challenging travel and extreme weather events - such as hurricanes, heat waves and floods - only worsen the challenges posed by limited access to clinics and medical specialists. This scenario recently played out in western North Carolina, where Hurricane