New: A rural North Carolina school district welcomes affordable housing complex for teachers These new apartments open for Bertie County Schools' teachers this summer Bertie Co. Schools #nced wunc.org/education/2024…

The family of Darryl Tyree Williams has filed a lawsuit against the city of Raleigh, claiming Raleigh police officers unlawfully detained and tased him during an encounter last year that resulted in his death. wunc.org/news/2024-03-1…

New: NC public schools are testing for lead in drinking water with 'once-in-a-generation' funding NC put $150m in federal relief funds to test schools for lead and abestos - and to clean up any hazards found! Good news for public health. #nced #ncpol wunc.org/2024-03-19/nc-…

Called the “Intertribal Canoe Song,” it was written, in part, by children from the Catawba Nation and seven other North Carolina tribes: the Coharie, Haliwa Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi, Sappony and Waccamaw Siouan. ow.ly/ZtVO50Rj1VP

This week on The Broadside: A deadly fungus is devastating worldwide banana crops. As @radiobkg reports, researchers in North Carolina are working on a way to save the banana. wunc.org/podcast/the-br…

My latest WUNC looks at the power of the growing Asian American electorate in North Carolina and highlights the voices of those who've taken on the effort to run voter registration drives, civic leadership programs and advocate on issues that matter to AAPI communities

I checked in with UNC System unis to see how they were complying with the BOG’s DEI policy repeal. At least one university is closing its DEI office. Others have already changed job titles and deleted their DEI websites. More WUNC & Open Campus wunc.org/education/2024… #nced

BREAKING: JOE BIDEN WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION. Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office, which ends at noon on Jan. 20, 2025. "I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down..." ow.ly/Q5qO50SGLy1

Heavy rainfall over the last several weeks has pulled many parts of North Carolina out of extreme drought. WUNC's Will Michaels spoke with North Carolina's assistant state climatologist about this major shift. wunc.org/environment/20…

In the one year since a professor was killed at UNC-Chapel Hill, university officials have changed how they train for and respond to an active shooter on campus, reports Brianna Atkinson. wunc.org/education/2024…

Black student enrollment dropped significantly at UNC-Chapel Hill following last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision to end race-based affirmative action policies. wunc.org/education/2024…

Ordered by the North Carolina Supreme Court to reprint absentee ballots, the state elections board said it's unsure when it can start sending ballots to voters who have requested them, reports @rustyjacobsWUNC. wunc.org/politics/2024-…

Raleigh is set to begin the first phase of a new pilot to combat homelessness next month wunc.org/news/2024-09-1…

Wake County Libraries now offering free online bilingual tutoring service wunc.org/news/2024-09-2…

This is actually huge: With internet shortages/outages after Helene, getting info has been harder b/c news websites with photos and video are slow to load. BPR launched a text only website that will load better even with spotty wifi text.bpr.org Absolutely brilliant

In McDowell County, students from flooded Old Fort Elementary are returning to class Monday — but not to their school. wunc.org/education/2024…

I stopped by NPR's All Things Considered today to give an overview of #ncpol action two weeks out from Election Day: npr.org/2024/10/21/nx-…

The Cartner Christmas Tree Farm was chosen by the White House for being the grand champions of a national competition. Located in western North Carolina, the farm experienced some damage to its trees by Helene. wunc.org/news/2024-10-2…

DJs at the polls might be my favorite new election trend -- this group had them at 1,400 (!) different polling sites in NC today, WUNC's Abigail Celoria reports: wunc.org/live-updates/2… #ncpol

And there we have it! Josh Stein has won even as a lot of other #ncpol races, including presidential, remain very close