When cars made it to the white tents at Career and Technical Education Center, they had to give volunteers the medical history before moving forward to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
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New Coronavirus Variant Shows Up In North Carolina

State officials are reporting the first case in North Carolina of a more contagious strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in the United Kingdom in December.

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Gov. Roy Cooper watches while Tracy Toner gives a COVID-19 vaccination to Duke nurse Arianna Motsinger at the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham on Monday, December 21, 2020.
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Senate To Begin Trump's Impeachment Trial Week Of Feb. 8

Updated at 6:58 p.m. ET Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the sole article of impeachment for incitement to insurrection against former President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday and a trial against the Republican will begin the week of Feb. 8. "The Senate will conduct a trial on the impeachment of Donald Trump," Schumer said Friday on the Senate floor. "It will be a fair trial. But make no mistake, there will be a trial." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D...

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With Biden In, Major Parties Consider Their Next Moves

By • Jan 22, 2021


Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation's 46th president on Wednesday, as Kamala Harris became the first female, Black and Asian vice president.

In our weekly review of political news, Aisha Dew and  Clark Riemer discuss the moment, potential policy pitfalls for the Democrats, and how Republicans should proceed.


NC Colleges Report First Wave Of Cases As Semester Begins

By • Jan 22, 2021
The Old Well on the UNC- Chapel Hill campus.
Brian Batista / For WUNC

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Friday announced that it avoided returning to campus 112 undergraduate students who tested positive for the coronavirus through its newly launched mass testing program.

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By & • Jan 22, 2021

Retired Four-Star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin will be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense. Host Leoneda Inge talks about what this historic appointment might mean for troops and veterans of color with David Chrisinger, an expert on white supremacy in the military, and Mary Tobin of the West Point Women's alumni association who mentors young Black officers.


NC Zoo Welcomes New Polar Bear, 'Payton'

By • Jan 22, 2021
Payton, a male polar bear, moved into the North Carolina Zoo on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.
North Carolina Zoo

North Carolina has a new resident that weighs more than 1,000 pounds.

His name is Payton. He is a polar bear.

Growing Up Transracially Adopted: Stories of Race, Culture And Identity

By & • Jan 22, 2021
Shruti Shah

Every family looks different. But if your parents are a different race than you are, your family can expect to get looks … and personal questions too. That’s because transracial adoption was rare, even controversial, until relatively recently. The number of transracial adoptions has increased in the past 50 years — particularly white parents adopting children of color.

Small Number Of NC Vaccine Doses Thrown Out, Cohen Says

By • Jan 22, 2021
Health Secretary Mandy Cohen and Governor Roy Cooper
N.C. Department of Public Safety

North Carolina's top public health official acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the state has seen a small number of coronavirus vaccine doses thrown out at a time when supplies remain limited.

Small Number Of NC Vaccine Doses Thrown Out, Official Says

By • Jan 21, 2021
Travis Long The News & Observer

North Carolina's top public official acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the state has seen a small number of coronavirus vaccine doses thrown out at a time when supplies remain limited.

UNC System’s Racial Equity Task Force Calls For Changes To Policing, Staffing Diversity And More

By • Jan 21, 2021
Gerry Broome AP Photo

The UNC System Racial Equity Task Force has submitted its final report recommending changes across North Carolina's public universities. 

Huntersville Gasoline Spill Now Estimated To Be 1.2M Gallons

By David Boraks • Jan 21, 2021

The estimated size of the largest gasoline pipeline spill in North Carolina history keeps growing. Colonial Pipeline now estimates that nearly 1.2 million gallons of gasoline spilled when a pipeline ruptured in a Huntersville nature preserve last August.

That's more than double the previous estimate of 492,339 gallons as of Dec. 31, and far above the initial estimate of just 63,000 gallons last year. Colonial warned the number could go higher, as workers are still recovering 3,000 to 5,000 gallons of gasoline a day.

NC Rev. Barber Holds Major Role At Inauguration Service

By & • Jan 21, 2021
Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church Rev. Dr. William Barber II, left, speaks as Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, right, listens
Ben McKeown / For WUNC

Reverend William Barber of Goldsboro delivered the homily at the official prayer service for the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden on Thursday.

Barber is known nationally for his political activism.

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Every family looks different. But if your parents are a different race than you are, your family can expect to get looks … and personal questions too. That’s because transracial adoption was rare, even controversial, until relatively recently. The number of transracial adoptions has increased in the past 50 years — particularly white parents adopting children of color.

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NC Colleges Report First Wave Of Cases As Semester Begins

By • Jan 22, 2021
The Old Well on the UNC- Chapel Hill campus.
Brian Batista / For WUNC

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Friday announced that it avoided returning to campus 112 undergraduate students who tested positive for the coronavirus through its newly launched mass testing program.

UNC System’s Racial Equity Task Force Calls For Changes To Policing, Staffing Diversity And More

By • Jan 21, 2021
Gerry Broome AP Photo

The UNC System Racial Equity Task Force has submitted its final report recommending changes across North Carolina's public universities. 

'No Right Answer': Durham Families Have Mixed Feelings In A Year Of Remote School

By • Jan 20, 2021
Annmarie Brown sits at a desk and computer to attend school virtually.
Courtesy of Emily Brown

When the Durham Public Schools' board of education voted to remain in virtual learning for the rest of the school year, Rhiannon Giles' reaction was complicated.

"I think they made the right decision, but also I cried," Giles said.

She's the mother of two students at Club Boulevard Elementary, with a daughter in fifth grade and a son in kindergarten.

North Carolina Will Expand Early Literacy Program To More Doctors' Offices

By • Jan 19, 2021
Eleanor holds the new book she received from Dr. David Tayloe during her one year check up. Tayloe's New Bern clinic gives books to kids at each of their well visits from six months to five years of age, as part of the Reach Out And Read program.
Lisa Philip / WUNC

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced it's expanding a successful early literacy program to all North Carolina counties.

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