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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will consider closing up to two elementary school buildings and redistricting all its students due to falling enrollment and budget pressures.
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Rob Stein/NPRA Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny. -
Planet Labs PBC / Annotations by NPRThe images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.
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North Carolina is mulling options for whether to renovate the 40-year-old Smith Center or relocate to a new basketball arena in the coming years. -
Former U.S. congressman and state senator Wiley Nickel has clinched the role of Wake County District Attorney with 49% of the vote. -
Congresswoman Valerie Foushee appeared to narrowly fend off a strong challenge from Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam in Tuesday’s primary, but the race could be eligible for a recount. -
Page held a significant lead in the two politicians' home of Rockingham County, and Berger could not catch up in rural Guilford County. The race is almost certainly headed to a recount. -
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Laurie Buckhout won the Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District, and she'll face a rematch of her 2024 race against incumbent Democratic Congressman Don Davis. -
Two incumbent Democratic representatives in the N.C. House who drew the ire of their base by siding with Republicans in key votes lost their reelection bids on Tuesday. -
The comments come after FEMA recently disbursed over $5 billion in disaster aid, nearly depleting its reserves. -
Each year, counties across North Carolina conduct a routine water disinfection changeover to clean their pipes. Drinking water remains safe to drink throughout the process. -
The policy had only been in effect for two weeks when Chancellor Lee Roberts announced he was reversing it.
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