Raleigh

A new report finds about 90% of Opportunity Scholarship recipients this school year already attended a private school before the program was expanded so even wealthy families could apply.

Five years ago, community organizers spoke with WUNC about being Black in America and the change they wanted to see in the climate of 2020. We've now come back to them to hear what they think has changed since then.

The inaugural Raleigh Wide Open Festival has released its initial lineup of performers. The festival takes place in downtown Raleigh on October 3rd and 4th.

Cannonball Music Hall recently opened at Raleigh Iron Works. It's both a music venue and practice space designed to help musicians and bands who are just getting started.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to remove legal protections for roughly 350,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.

Last week, scientists launched plastic water bottles outfitted with GPS systems into two Raleigh creeks to research the movement of waste in urban waterways. The study is part of North Carolina Sea Grant, a project funded by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA).

The House's budget makes several moves to improve teacher pay that aren't in the Senate's proposal, with big raises for starting teachers and restoring "master's pay."

Even after requesting $40 million more in county funding, the district's proposed budget would make more than $18 million in cuts and spend down its rainy day fund.

North Carolina's average teacher salary is ranked below neighboring states, and is about $14,000 less than the national average.

Nickel joined the WUNC Politics Podcast this week to talk about how he plans to take on incumbent Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, the prospects that former Gov. Roy Cooper could enter the race, and what he thinks Democrats should do differently to fight the Trump administration.