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Thousands of LGBT advocates gather in Durham for NC Pride Parade

By Tat'yana Berdan and Mary Tyler March | September 29

DURHAM — Colorful boas and homemade signs were plentiful among the thousands of people marching, dancing and cheering across Duke University’s ...

In six years, Eric Holder took a stand against NC voting law

By Sarah Muzzillo | September 29

When U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder resigned on Thursday, he left behind a six-year legacy of civil rights advocacy — including a challenge to ...

NC rues loss of Toyota headquarters

By Charles Talcott | September 29

The N.C. Secretary of Commerce returned from Japan Tuesday, where she was engaged in talks with Japanese leaders to promote trade relations in business, ...

Hagan, Tillis spar on education

By Benji Schwartz | September 26

With less than five weeks until one of the closest U.S. Senate elections comes to a close, incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Speaker ...

NC investigating voter form fraud

By Nick Niedzwiadek | September 26

As a federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday on whether North Carolina’s voting law will impact the midterm elections, the state’s Board of ...

In NC, more migrant children coming to public schools

By Lindsey Brunson | September 25

They come up through Mexico, most from El Salvador and Honduras, alone and underage, fleeing the possibility of rape, assault and kidnapping. What will ...

Report reflects UNC-system enrollment troubles

By Sarah Muzzillo | September 24

For years, smaller UNC system schools have been experiencing enrollment declines — and a recent report confirmed they are not alone. College admissions ...

Q&A with UNC astronomy professor Aaron LaCluyze

By Sara Svehla | September 24

NASA has been launching satellites into Mars’ orbit for more than a decade, the most recent of which entered Mars’ orbit on Sept. 21. MAVEN is the ...

Gov. McCrory plans to improve N.C. transit

By Caroline Lamb | September 24

Following the N.C. Department of Transportation and Gov. Pat McCrory’s Sept. 17 announcement about a 25-year plan to improve state transportation, leaders ...

Sexual assault crusade begins at federal level

By Kate Grise | September 23

The White House launched the “It’s On Us” campaign Friday, a public awareness initiative to end sexual assault on college campuses — and officials ...

Orange County Health Department worker Donna King speaks with Pittsboro, North Carolina resident Sharon Flicker on Franklin Street about the county's smoking ban. Flicker, a former resident of Queens, New York, supported former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's smoking ordinances and was unaware that Orange County had similar laws.

Orange County seeks to inform community on smoking ban

By Luman Ouyang | September 23

Residents could start seeing fewer and fewer smokers in town now that Orange County is increasing efforts to educate residents about its smoking ban.

The Swift Creek Band will play at tonight’s free concert.Courtesy of Brenda Rogers.

League of Women Voters and bluegrass unite

By Trey Flowers | September 23

Bluegrass music, a genre rooted in tradition, will meet its progressive match during a National Voter Registration Day concert later today.

Medicaid expansion possible in NC

By Hannah Webster | September 23

Gov. PatMcCroryand state legislators have repeatedly refused to expand North Carolina’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, citing hundreds ...

Q&A with First Amendment Day speaker Greg Lukianoff

By Katie Kilmartin | September 23

Greg Lukianoff is the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and the keynote speaker at UNC's sixth annual First Amendment Day, ...

Pittenger defends comments about LGBT employment

By Anica Midthun | September 22

U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C., is running unopposed this fall for a second term in Congress in the state’s ninth district, including Mooresville ...

Panelists debate proposed EPA carbon regulation plan

By Benji Schwartz | September 22

The Environmental Protection Agency is spearheading an effort to curb the nation’s carbon pollution — and the proposal has sparked plenty of debate, ...

Republican Senate-hopeful Thom Tillis lacks support of women

By Tat'yana Berdan | September 19

U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis sparked discussion nationwide when he publicly supported making oral contraceptives available over the counter — ...

National poverty rate drops, NC rate still higher than average

By Elizabeth Matulis | September 19

National and state poverty levels have decreased for the first time since before the recession, but North Carolina’s levels remain above the national ...

Students talk Scotland’s independence

By Sara Svehla | September 18

After 307 years of unity, the United Kingdom might be losing a fourth of itself on Thursday when residents of Scotland vote on a referendum for independence. ...

NC attorney general tours colleges, weighs run for governor

By Kate Grise | September 18

The average North Carolina college student graduates with nearly $24,000 in debt — and N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper wants to make sure they ...