4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (200+ words) It’s been a fascinating year as the nation celebrates America’s independence. An important part of that celebration has been learning about North Carolina’s often-neglected role in both the decision to declare independence and in the American Revolution itself. But it…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1321+ words) FAYETTEVILLE -- Fayetteville Public Schools is one of only two districts nationwide facing a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether race is used as a factor in determining how students are disciplined. The School District received an email at 7:55 a.m. Aug. 18 notifying…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1130+ words) It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: technology acting on its own, without human guidance, to attack computer systems. But this isn’t a scene from a movie — it happened this summer, when the tech company Hugging Face detected an…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (198+ words) Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about an interesting revelation about government workers in the nation’s capital. Washington, D.C.-based bureaucrats lamented returning to in-person work and being transferred to various states to administer the nation’s food stamp programs, according…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (375+ words) FAYETTEVILLE -- The city's tourism bureau has announced a partnership with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville that will see Razorback fans "Trailgating" during home football games this fall. Dubbed Fayetteville Trailgating, the new game day experience will involve Razorback fans gathering…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (815+ words) Saturday marked one year since the brutal murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line, a killing that drew national attention, sparked criminal justice reforms in North Carolina, and placed the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (349+ words) On Aug. 20, during a press conference, Gov. Josh Stein stated that DMV wait times have decreased almost 90% from the summer of 2025. In 2025, on average, there were approximately 3,900 people in line each morning, with about 2,000 appointments scheduled online. North Carolina State…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (431+ words) Stanley Kurtz writes for National Review Online about a disturbing trend in American higher education. For the moment, I’m not talking about a story you may have already heard: the growing inability of college students to read full books, or…...