Wake Forest, the smallest school in the Power Five, is fighting to stay relevant as conference consolidation favors larger schools.
November 2023
Posted inCourts
Judge and Jury
A Dare County judge charged and summarily convicted an assistant capital defender of contempt during a death-penalty trial.
Posted inSports
Fancy Feat
Anson Dorrance is the most successful women’s college soccer coach in history. His daughter is an acclaimed tap dancer.
Posted inPolitics
The Land War in Brunswick
How an annexation-hungry town in the state’s fastest-growing county drew the ire of its most powerful lawmaker.
Posted inCulture
Contra Dance Meets the Culture Wars
Contra dance callers have one of the toughest jobs you’ve never heard of. After getting entangled in the country’s culture wars, it got even harder.