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November 2024

Posted inSports

An Elite Running Team Grows in the Triangle

by Lauren Wingenroth November 27, 2024December 2, 2024

Professional runners often train at altitude or in cities with long histories in the sport. Puma Elite is making the case for N.C.

Posted inPlace

Readers Weigh In On Our Durham Rescue Mission Reporting

by Assembly Staff November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

The sprawling nonprofit has a big footprint in the region, but many have raised concerns.

Posted inPolitics

How Republicans Gained Ground in Rural North Carolina 

by Ben Rappaport and Sarah Nagem November 26, 2024April 27, 2025

Rural counties like the Border Belt shifted further to the right, despite Democrats’ efforts to re-engage working-class voters. 

Posted inHigher Education

UNC’s Project Kitty Hawk Cleans Up After a CEO’s Departure

by Pam Kelley November 25, 2024February 5, 2025

An audit found the UNC System failed to monitor its $97 million online ed program, which has returned $102,000 in unallowable expenses. 

Posted inPolitics

Thom Tillis Has a Donald Trump Predicament

by Jim Morrill November 21, 2024November 26, 2024

The state GOP already censured Tillis for not being MAGA enough. Now he’s up for re-election as Trump taps controversial nominees. 

Posted inMedia

Farewell to the Longtime Home of Wilmington’s Black Press

by Ben Schachtman November 21, 2024January 17, 2025

Earlier this month, a wrecking crew crushed the historic and dilapidated home of The Wilmington Journal–one of the state’s oldest Black papers.

Posted inHigher Education

What Does Duke University Owe Durham?

by Erin Gretzinger, Justin Laidlaw and Ren Larson November 21, 2024February 5, 2025

A local coalition is demanding Duke pay the city $50 million a year in lieu of taxes, the latest in long-simmering town-gown tensions.

Posted inEducation

Former Hunt Institute Employees Describe a ‘Culture of Fear’ 

by Jeffrey Billman November 20, 2024November 22, 2024

Ex-staffers say its leader has created a toxic environment that imperils the institute’s future—and former Gov. Jim Hunt’s legacy.

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Posted inPolitics

Company Misspent $6.2 Million in State Funds to Lure Olympic Groups, Audit Finds

by Ren Larson November 19, 2024May 15, 2025

A review finds the U.S. Performance Center misspent nearly a quarter of the funds it was given by the legislature.

Posted inElections

What Is Going on With the State Supreme Court Race?

by Michael Hewlett November 18, 2024May 8, 2025

The race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin drags into its third week, with the incumbent now up several dozen votes.

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