More than 1.3 million students at 2,250 North Carolina public schools are signed up for a state campaign to read 10 million books in 2027, with Bojangles and the State Employees’ Credit Union funding the promotion. The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) gave the…
A hand-drawn manuscript map that settled an 18th-century property line and later came to symbolize the split between North and South will go under the hammer in Asheville on Thursday. Brunk Auctions is offering the original Mason-Dixon survey chart, drawn…
A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world's most expensive fossils. The rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus — recently confirmed to be a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, not just a young specimen — sold for…
The annual Penny Campaign benefiting Samaritan Ministries is returning Nov. 1, giving people across the Triad a chance to help provide food, shelter and support to neighbors in need. The campaign runs through Dec. 31, with all proceeds supporting guest services at…
An influencer and graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, is livestreaming nonstop on a treadmill in Greensboro to raise donations for those in need during the week of the Greatest Homecoming on Earth – calling the effort “100 Hours for…
State’s largest single-day food drive has provided over 5.8 million meals since 1993 RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day at the State Fair again brought thousands of fairgoers together to help combat rising food insecurity across North Carolina.
An enigmatic oil painting bought for just $30 at an estate sale fetched more than $1.35 million at auction after it was confirmed to be the work of celebrated surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie. The 8-by-11-inch still-life was discovered in a “dark corner…
The 2026 walk carries a roster of corporate backers, with Nucor serving as Pillar Sponsor, Legion Brewing and The Team Miller Foundation as Gold Sponsors, and Bank of America as the national presenting sponsor, per the same organization. That sponsorship money…
In New York this fall, Sotheby’s will put up for auction a rare Vincent van Gogh painting, not seen for half a century, which it expects will sell for a staggering $180 million and set a new auction record. Related video:…
Residents in Forsyth, Alamance and Randolph counties will soon have a new way to help provide food to people in their communities through a new partnership between Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and PORCH Communities. The organizations…
Raising money and filling pantries.
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