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A formal state complaint claims Wake County Schools' vendors often fail to pick up students. Parents made over 16,000 complaints about the service since the last time the state investigated the issue.

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As Israel expands its invasion of Lebanon, the White House says President Trump will provide "an important update" to the nation on the Iran war.
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NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey that could help pave the way toward a future lunar landing.
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Spring is in full swing in the Carolinas, but some folks are still experiencing a lingering winter chill from overdue utility bills. For Duke Energy customers, this increasingly results in disconnection.
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N.C. State has an agreement with Tennessee assistant coach and former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey to lead its men's basketball program.
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The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
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Out-of-state patients got more than one-third of the abortions provided in North Carolina in 2025, as telehealth expands as a pathway to care.
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North Carolina is putting talks about the future home for its men's basketball program on hold. In a statement Sunday, the school said it is suspending those discussions as officials focus on hiring a new coach after the firing of Hubert Davis.
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The legislature’s budget stalemate has hit North Carolina’s prison system hard, making it difficult to pay bills and keep enough staff to safely operate its 55 facilities.
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The Robinson family's nonprofit, Balanced Nutrition, was ordered to repay $101,142 in misspent funds to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in early 2025. A spokesperson for DHHS says they’re using a collections agency to try to get the money (with the latest attempt beginning this week), but so far Balanced Nutrition hasn’t repaid anything.
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Due South host Leoneda Inge remembers North Carolina A&T State University alum Rev. Jesse Jackson, as voting rights activism continues to grow today.
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More than half of U.S. states have banned trans athletes from school sports. A trans athlete and activist who has been at the leading edge of policy change for over a decade says these bans have far-reaching implications.