Like Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner for governor is expected to easily secure his party’s nomination despite scandals and outrages.
January 2024
Posted inCourts
Proclaiming the Faith
A Wilkes County proclamation celebrating Christian heritage could spell legal trouble.
Posted inCourts
The Majority v. Anita Earls
As one of two Democrats and the only Black justice on the state Supreme Court, Earls at the center of an ongoing debate about politicization.
Posted inCulture
The Wizard of Mars Hill
Ehren Cruz gazes into the horizon of North Carolina’s burgeoning psychedelic renaissance.
Posted inBusiness
TikTok’s Prince of Poverty
Thomas Cruz gloats about building his fortune off a government housing program, but left a trail of liens and code violations in Wilmington.
Posted inPolitics
Lookin’ For A Fight
An insider and an outsider vie to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry in a strongly Republican district in the foothills.
Posted inEnvironment
Waste, Race, and Place
In Roseboro’s Snow Hill neighborhood, a community has waged a 50-year fight against the state’s largest landfill.
Posted inEducation
How To Design Safer Schools
In an era of mass shootings, architects are striving to create safe spaces for students without making schools into fortresses. Â
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Try To Get One of Their Own Off the BallotÂ
In Rockingham County, a neo-Nazi podcaster will be on the ballot—if Republicans aren’t successful in their bid to have him removed.
Posted inFood
See No Evil
Former employees have accused the founders of No Evil, a North Carolina-based vegan food brand, of skirting accountability on labor concerns.Â