Raleigh police informant sentenced after lying about heroin sales to make more cash newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

“Always remember that when a man goes out of the room, he leaves everything in it behind... When a woman goes out she carries everything that happened in the room along with her.”

~ Alice Munro
R.I.P.

Compared to past protests, UNC is coming down hard on pro-Palestinian protesters | Opinion newsobserver.com/opinion/articl…

There’s a largely hidden cost to NC’s building boom. Once every 10 days, a construction worker dies on the job. Why is it happening? What we’ve learned may disturb you. Check out “Hard Hat Deaths,” our new investigation on construction site dangers. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…

Once again Ames Alexander reveals a risk that all of us in North Carolina should know about. Great reporting The Charlotte Observer McClatchy

Radio traffic reveals how Charlotte police and allies responded after the lethal gunfire started on April 29.
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Just listened to UNC trustees meeting at center of controversy over Bubba Cunningham and athletics and, well ... striking they talked for 30+ minutes about budget concerns while having the projected number completely wrong (corrected in final seconds): youtube.com/watch?v=IYaDJ2…

Too many funerals after ambush killed four officers in Charlotte. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…

Aurora. In Durham, NC? Please and Thank You!

May there be a special place in Hades for such thieves. Excellent reporting, storytelling by Virginia Bridges The News & Observer

Gannett fired Sarah Leach, an editor overseeing 26 community papers in four states, for talking to Poynter about the company’s plan to stop restaffing small papers.
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Quick thoughts unrelated to the substance of today’s EMC meetings:
1) Having a security guard at the door of a public building with a public meeting inside ask “who are you?” is unwelcoming.
2) That’s worse when doors to that building are locked and the guard needs to open them.

A reminder: Elite college coaches contend with more than their challenging jobs. Sometimes a lot more. Jadyn Watson-Fisher The News & Observer

The Invisible Institute won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, in Local Reporting and Audio Reporting. This year’s wins mean the 13-person Chicago-based nonprofit has now received four nods from the Pulitzer board in just four years.
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As news consumption habits become more digital, U.S. adults continue to see value in local outlets ...

Face masks are common at campus protests, but the #ncga wants to return to a 1953 anti-KKK law that makes them illegal in public spaces. Plus the bill would create the potential of jail time for protesters who repeatedly block traffic: wunc.org/politics/2024-… #ncpol

A series of failures led to the deaths of two construction workers killed in last year’s massive fire in SouthPark, a federal suit filed by the families of the victims alleges. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…

To our Charlotte community- the ones we are proud to serve everyday, thank you. We see you, we hear you and we feel your support.

I’ll explain what happened at the Charlotte festival, plus reveal the other big musical moments I think fans will be telling friends about for weeks.
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