Education
Here’s what some NC teachers think about new state pay raises. Is it enough?
August 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Orange County
Chapel Hill moves Mandarin students, but delays world language magnet debate
Updated August 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Education
How the DOJ says Duke Law discriminated, and why some experts aren’t convinced
August 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Politics & Government
NC state budget restores DMV office in the House majority leader’s hometown
Updated August 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Education
Parents anxious as Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board nears Mandarin program decision
Updated August 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Food & Drink
Notable downtown Raleigh steakhouse gets ‘B’ for flies in kitchen, dirty dishes
Updated August 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Crime
It took NC police nearly 25 years to arrest a rape suspect. But did it have to?
Updated August 25, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Opinion
How do you prove you went to the office? Inside Charlotte’s banking ‘badge wars’
August 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Education
‘Wait for children to fail.’ NC parents say schools leave special needs kids behind
Updated August 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Education
Why App State took 11 years to act on professor’s sexual misconduct allegations
August 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
National
Man tied to Kansas City Mafia, strip clubs is behind Missouri AG’s discrimination case
Updated August 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Local
Here are the expenses Raleigh-area moms say are squeezing their budgets
Updated August 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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