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By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina Central University cut the ribbon on Monday morning on a new $7.2 million building for its Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research, making it the first historically Black college or university in the country to establish a dedicated AI institute and the first North Carolina college to build a facility devoted specifically to the technology. The roughly 5,000-square-foot building, at the corner

NC Newsline- Members of the Rocky Mount City Council voted Monday night against a proposal to halt utility cutoffs after a tense meeting at which angry constituents called for their resignations. The decision came after a family of three and their dogs were found dead in their mobile home last week, shortly after their electricity was cut off by the city for lack of payment. The family was reportedly using

[caption id="attachment_19270" align="alignnone" width="1536"] North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley and Kisha Scotton, bureau chief for the Wage and Hour Division, discuss the recovery of $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers during a August 11, 2026, press conference. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced Tuesday morning that his department recovered a record $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer The tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Nolan Wells have sparked intense public outcry and urgent demands for legal accountability. In commentary addressing the investigation, community advocates, including Dr. Umar Johnson, have emphasized that every individual involved, whether directly responsible for Nolan's death or active in subsequent attempts to obstruct investigation efforts, must face the full severity of state and federal law. If justice is

[caption id="attachment_19373" align="alignnone" width="1200"] A makeshift memorial honoring Tasia Fortune stands in the backyard of the property where her body was found. Photo taken on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)[/caption] JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from

NC NEWSLINE - Environmental activists and a Democratic state lawmaker are calling on Duke Energy to lower its rate hike request as the North Carolina Utilities Commission reviews its case. Evidentiary hearings for Duke Energy Progress' rate case start this week before the Utilities Commission, which will determine how much the company can raise residential electric rates beginning next year. Last week, Duke Energy announced it had reached a settlement

RALEIGH, N.C. - Hundreds of North Carolina youth are spending part of their summer exploring new interests, building confidence, and creating lifelong memories with support from State Employees' Credit Union (SECU). This year, a record 466 young members received scholarships through SECU's annual Summer Camp Awards program, helping them attend day and overnight camps. The scholarships total $233,000 - the most in the program's five-year history. SECU's Summer Camp Awards

  By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian Fireworks burst across the sky last month as Americans celebrated Independence Day. For many, the crackling explosions meant joy, tradition, freedom. For a 31-year-old Haitian woman living in Florida, they sounded like something else entirely: the gunfire she spent years trying to survive. Before she fled Haiti in 2021, falling asleep to gunshots was routine. Violence was the background noise of her

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Neighborhoods across Fayetteville came together Tuesday evening for National Night Out, an annual event designed to strengthen relationships between residents, law enforcement and other public safety agencies through community fellowship and engagement. Across the city, neighborhoods hosted cookouts, games, music and family-friendly gatherings where residents had the opportunity to meet local police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel in a relaxed setting. Rather than interacting during emergencies, community

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian Months after the Civil War ended and slavery was abolished, newly freed Black North Carolinians faced a difficult question: What would freedom truly mean? For more than 100 Black leaders who gathered in Raleigh in 1865, the answer was clear. Freedom had to include education, political representation, equal protection under the law and the ability to fully participate in society. Their demands became