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@wunc.orgEarly voting for the 2026 general election stretches from Thursday to 3 p.m. on Oct. 31.
@wunc.orgFree samples, high-pressure pitches and $50,000 bills: An NPR investigation reveals how a network of mall skincare stores systematically targeted older adults and people with disabilities across the U.S..
@wunc.orgIn a letter, Cornell's president apologized for what happened to the student who alleges she was raped by several men at a fraternity house in 2024 and promised 'meaningful action.'
@wunc.orgWith Election Day just a few weeks away — and millions of votes already cast — midterm polls are everywhere. While polling can be a helpful tool to understand the electorate, it's not a crystal ball.
@wunc.orgWFAE: Charlotte's data center moratorium is set to expire Nov. 5.
Monday night, the City Council heard from the public on a proposal to extend the ban on new data center development by up to 11 months.
@wunc.orgSeven critically endangered red wolves are moving from the Museum of Life and Science in Durham to a conservation center in New York.
The Durham museum will receive two red wolves from New York in exchange.
@wunc.orgRaleigh Mayor Janet Cowell and other city leaders met with teens and advocates about teen takeovers, curfews, and giving young people a sense of belonging.
@wunc.orgBrazilian artist Rodrigo Amarante, known for recording the "Narcos" theme, performed at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham on Saturday as part of the Good Moon Festival.
@wunc.orgOn the latest episode of The Broadside. we look at Dare County and how climate change, a bureaucratic mess, and one of the wildest coastlines in America are combining to create a perverse spectacle.
@wunc.orgThe results of the North Carolina Court of Appeals elections could determine whether Democrats have any voice at all on the state’s second-highest court.
@wunc.orgThe remnants of Isaias have brought heavy rain and flooding risks to parts of the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.
In North Carolina, rivers overflowed, leading to water rescues.
@wunc.orgTornado warnings are in effect for some parts of NC, including western parts of Wake County.
Here's how to prepare www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
@wunc.orgAhead of her performance at Sylvan Esso's Good Moon Festival this weekend, Silvana Estrada caught up with WUNC music reporter Brian Burns to talk about her love for the Venezuelan cuatro.
@wunc.orgAP: Two years after Hurricane Helene, rivers in western North Carolina are still littered with debris. But in the iconic French Broad River, known for its whitewater rapids, one item stands out: PVC pipes.
@wunc.orgNorth Carolina's 41-cents-a-gallon gas and fuel tax is now paused until Nov. 30 after Gov. Josh Stein signed legislation into law Friday morning.
@wunc.orgFrom WFDD: Health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated as respiratory virus season gets underway.
@wunc.orgThis November, Raleigh voters will decide on two bonds totaling $203 million. If approved, the money raised through these bonds will targeted affordable housing and transportation infrastructure.
@wunc.orgU.S. authorities added new torture charges Thursday to their case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ramping up pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader already fighting drug trafficking allegations.
@wunc.orgAmid a tough election landscape for Republicans across the country, GOP candidates for the N.C. House are spending on TV ads in districts that haven’t been very competitive in the past.
@wunc.orgThe trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago began Wednesday with the prosecution alleging she was killed in a fit of rage by a stranger who left his DNA all over the crime scene. The defense said the evidence doesn't add up.
