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February 2025

Posted inMedia

What’s the Secret Sauce Behind Ray’s Weather, Western NC’s Favorite Forecast?

by Leigh Tauss February 21, 2025February 24, 2025

How the self-taught weatherman behind Ray’s Weather knew Hurricane Helene would be a historic catastrophe. 

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Posted inHigher Education

Two Former Students Sue St. Andrews University Over Sex Offender on Campus

by Pam Kelley February 20, 2025April 25, 2025

The two women say the school knowingly admitted a wrestler who was a convicted sex offender, leading to their 2022 assaults.

Posted inReligion

How an Aggressive Church is Making Waves at N.C. State

by Emily Vespa February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Former members of Restored Church Raleigh say they felt pressured to be baptized and to isolate from friends and family.

Posted inThe Assembly News

Reflecting on The Assembly’s 4th Birthday

by Kyle Villemain February 16, 2025April 26, 2025

As we end our fourth year, we’re working to become your essential news subscription. Here’s how.

Posted inHistory

Rev. Nelson Johnson: A Legacy Beyond Tragedy

by Joe Killian February 14, 2025June 21, 2025

Once called “the most dangerous man in Greensboro,” Nelson Johnson survived the Greensboro Massacre and inspired generations.

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Posted inFood

Appalachian Food Traditions Worth Preserving

by Alli Marshall February 14, 2025April 27, 2025

For some people weathering Hurricane Helene, food was hard to come by. Those with experience canning looked to their own larders.

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Posted inPolitics

Rumors, Fear Spread as N.C. Immigrants Brace for ICE Deportations

by Heidi Perez-Moreno and Ben Rappaport February 12, 2025April 27, 2025

Calls to a Durham-based hotline spiked, and schools and churches scrambled to communicate with families as President Trump’s deportation push began.

Posted inElections

How North Carolina Got a Trump-Backed Voting Chief

by Ren Larson February 12, 2025February 11, 2025

Republicans have wanted to regain control of the state election apparatus for years. With state Auditor Dave Boliek, they’ve found their man.

Posted inMilitary

Defense Secretary Orders Fort Liberty to be Fort Bragg Again

by Paul Woolverton February 11, 2025April 27, 2025

America’s largest army base will be named in honor of a World War II hero instead of a treasonous Confederate general.

Posted inCourts

Racial Justice’s Second Act

by Michael Hewlett February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

The ruling in the first Racial Justice Act evidentiary hearing in more than a decade will have implications for the death penalty in N.C.

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