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johnson wales university launched a career focused undergraduate degree in hospitality management this fall legal aid groups sue lawmakers over funding shut off the republican controlled general assembly redirected funds that have been used to help low income residents with civil cases mooresville mosque confronts fear and hostility the islamic center of lake norman has cleared land for a larger place of worship some locals are responding with anti muslim backlash 2026 n c election guide who s on your ballot the assembly s voter guide gives you the information you need to know heading to the polls this primary season politics will the real sarah stevens please stand up with the help of ai the republican party s camera shy state supreme court candidate shows up in a new way online by carli brosseau 16 more races to watch in 2026 ahead of the midterms we broke down the north carolina races that are expected to be competitive consequential or interesting or all three here are the rest of our top 26 for 26 by bryan anderson top races to watch in 2026 we broke down the 26 north carolina races that are expected to be competitive consequential or interesting or all three by bryan anderson higher ed fired unc civics associate dean breaks his silence on investigation david decosimo objected to a wall street journal editorial about unc chapel hill s embattled civics school the paper didn t publish his response which he says is part of the problem by matt hartman michael jordan gives 10 million to unc s school of social work in honor of his mom the basketball superstar s gift is the largest in school history it will support master s students and international work by matt hartman new unc system faculty chair wants best practices for shared governance unc asheville music professor toby king enters his role as chair of the unc system faculty assembly after a contentious year by korie dean health wake county commissioners green light wakemed atrium merger after four months of public deliberation and some additional concessions from the state s largest hospital system commissioners voted 5 2 for changes that will allow the deal to go through by jane porter the gig is up unc health does an about face on bidshift the hospital system s plan to make nurses bid against each other for extra shifts was abandoned after a social media firestorm by johanna f still ecu health may have found a tool to reduce childbirth risks wristbands nearly 50 n c hospitals have begun distributing the wristbands as reminders of the life threatening risks after birth by andrew jones culture epiphany on a plane how an oncologist s sci fi inspired insight layoffs at a pharma giant and the unique culture of research triangle park birthed a major cancer innovation by allen paul and mack paul the belichick experiment had to happen unc might have hired the wrong coach but by investing more in football it s well positioned to thrive in the next round of tv driven conference changes by luke decock the incident at little river the brutal crime that catalyzed the lgbtq movement in north carolina has never been fully chronicled until now by andrew nurkin from our network durham tech child care academies draw new teachers but workforce gaps persist the early educator academy offers a streamlined path for child care workers to earn a credential in two months demand is high but the program remains small indy week columbus county sheriff s office says it worked with ice on traffic checkpoint a sheriff s spokesperson said deputies arrested two people on drug charges on september 24 an immigration advocacy group says more people were detained border belt independent school board expands choice program rejects moving spanish immersion the cumberland county board of education approved a series of changes to its school choice program thursday though a proposal to move a spanish immersion program failed cityview a dialogue on what s next for greensboro a diverse crowd came out for an event meant to discuss greensboro s assets its challenges and their solutions the greensboro thread cary town council wants to preserve town owned downtown properties as natural space the cary town council is opting not to sell the properties purchased under former town manager sean stegall the line what it takes to keep history from fading shriveling or molding talking with meg brown exhibits coordinator at duke library about the three declaration of independence copies on display in durham this fall indy week featured stories politics government what the duke lacrosse case says about roy cooper the senate candidate won praise for declaring three players innocent as ag in 2007 critics wish he d done more for other defendants by jim morrill politics government greg bovino s last stand north carolina native greg bovino was known for being theatrical and hyperaggressive those traits just cost him his job by jim morrill special report the state of our state republicans took control of the general assembly 15 years ago and have largely dictated the policy agenda ever since are we better off by the assembly higher education the enduring hazards of college hazing administrators have worked for years to eliminate fraternity hazing but we found more than 1 500 pages of records showing it continues by emily vespa housing hurricane helene washed his wife away from their mobile home now new residents live on the same land residents of a riverfront trailer park have lost homes and loved ones in multiple storms a policy gap puts mobile home residents in harm s way again and again by ren larson health whistleblower pushes to regulate controversial organ retrieval technique a north carolina surgeon has raised concerns about an innovative procedure that reanimates a dead body to enable organ transplants by johanna f still place lost and found meet the teams working to reunite people with mementos they lost during hurricane helene by jessica wakeman education if you build it will they come new charter schools are struggling to enroll enough students to stay solvent one high point school s implosion shows the consequences by carli brosseau culture how tupac came to rest in north carolina the cremated remains of the rapper still omnipresent three decades after his death now lie in a lumberton grave by jeff pearlman higher education unc chapel hill s lesson in civics the school of civic life and leadership s hiring battle is part of a long running rupture over the mission of similar efforts by matt hartman courts justice from superstar cop to drug kingpin a talented police officer busted drug rings along i 85 then he bewildered everyone who knew him by becoming a drug trafficker himself by ahmed jallow courts justice how north carolina officials kept the truth about a police shooting hidden in 2019 a state trooper killed brandon webster claiming self defense evidence contradicted that account but wasn t made public until now by joseph neff music a tale of two six 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