NC DMV, now under new leadership, wants to ‘triage’ long lines and ID backlogs

By: Galen Bacharier | NC Newsline Every day at the east Raleigh DMV office, customers begin lining up at 7 a.m. Most of them wait around three and a half hours for service. For a few minutes on Friday, Gov. Josh Stein joined them. North Carolina's Department for Motor Vehicles is facing a months-long backlog of appointments - with a typically busy summer season ramped up further by demand for REAL

PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case

(AP News) PBS filed suit Friday against President Donald Trump and other administration officials to block his order stripping federal funding from the 330-station public television system, three days after NPR did the same for its radio network. In its lawsuit, PBS relies on similar arguments, saying Trump was overstepping his authority and engaging in "viewpoint discrimination" because of his claim that PBS' news coverage is biased against conservatives. "PBS disputes those charged

After video shows state trooper lying about fatal police chase, victim’s family demands justice

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Attorney Ben Crump denounced the Wake County District Attorney for declining to prosecute the troopers. "Don't say no more, look at the video," he chanted. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)[/caption] By: Brandon Kingdollar | NC Newsline Following the release of a video showing a North Carolina state trooper and his supervisor agreeing to lie about the police chase that led to the death of Tyrone Mason, attorneys for the

Musk put a spotlight on federal spending, but cut less than he wanted

[caption id="attachment_12058" align="alignnone" width="1440"] (AP Photos / Evan Vucci)[/caption] (AP NEWS) Elon Musk's effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals. It didn't have to be that way. According to experts across the ideological spectrum, a major problem was a failure to deploy people who understood the inner workings of government to work alongside

Delusion of Inclusion: Revelations in the Tyrone Mason case

[caption id="attachment_12012" align="alignnone" width="1280"] (L to R) Officer Garrett Macario & Sgt. Matthew Morrison with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.[/caption] By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In October 2024, Tyrone Mason died in a suspicious car crash on Capital Boulevard, and questions quickly arose about the actions of state troopers investigating the incident. Mason, 31, had a blood alcohol level of about .11, the medical examiner found. But while impairment played

Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations for those groups. No one from the CDC was in the video, and CDC officials referred questions about

North Carolina National Guard Welcomes Botswana Ambassador Mophuting

[caption id="attachment_12006" align="alignnone" width="2560"] The North Carolina National Guard hosts the Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States during a press conference and media availability at Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 22, 2025. His Excellency Mpho Churchill O. Mophuting took questions from the press on the National Guard State Partnership Program covering coordination between North Carolina and his country in education, medicine, research, development

Seeing Red: NC’s beloved Cheerwine faces scrutiny over its iconic color

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The Cheerwine logo on the side of a Salisbury building. Credit: Anne Blythe[/caption] NC HealthNews - Cheerwine, a cherry-flavored soda brewed in Salisbury for slightly more than a century, has become widely known as the "nectar of North Carolina." On May 17, the Rowan County city held its annual festival to celebrate the beverage that L.D. Peeler, a general store owner, created in 1917. Peeler was

Milton F. Fitch Sr. Memorialized at Wilson Post Office

Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Last Saturday, Wilson Community College hosted a dedication ceremony to officially rename the Wilson Post Office in honor of the late Milton F. Fitch Sr.-a World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and pioneering postal worker whose life and legacy have left a lasting mark on eastern North Carolina. The event, led by Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) in partnership with the United States Postal Service, celebrated

House swiftly passes $464M in Helene aid for business grants, WNC repairs

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors sort debris pulled from the bottom of Lake Lure in Rutherford County, North Carolina on April 14, 2025. Vegetative and man-made debris was washed into Lake Lure after Hurricane Helene devastated the region. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Michael Davis)[/caption] NC Newsline - The House unanimously approved $464 million in new relief for western North Carolina on Thursday,