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New town council members Bella Huang of Cary and Sue Mu of Apex represent the latest in a growing number of Asian women who have won local elections in the North Carolina Triangle.
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The U.S. Senate passed an annual defense spending bill Wednesday. It includes a provision that grants the Lumbee recognition through the Department of the Interior, opening up federal benefits for the tribe.
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The Raleigh Police Department was initially sued for wrongful death seeking $25 million in damages after Darryl "Tyree" Williams, a Black man tased to death by white Raleigh police officers in January 2023.
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Finding little mental health support for the Chinese community, these UNC students created their ownAfter the fatal shooting of a professor at UNC in 2023, a group of Chinese international students said they struggled to find culturally competent mental health resources. So they organized to provide support for their community and other minorities on campus.
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After federal immigration enforcement targeted North Carolina last week, many Latino families remained home from Sunday mass services. At Durham’s oldest Catholic church, longtime parishioners expressed support and empathy for the area’s immigrant community.
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The board’s Republican majority voted to sign an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program.
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Congregants returned to churches with large immigrant congregations on Sunday, with the surge of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents leaving.
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18-year-old Fernando Vazquez was working his commercial landscaping job on the morning of Nov. 18, 2025, in Cary when Border Patrol agents stopped, arrested, and eventually released him.
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Benevolence Farm in Graham helps women after jail or prison to transition back into society. The nonprofit is building a tiny home community for women who are ready to live independent lives and depart from shared living spaces.
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Hispanic business owners - from restaurants and stores to hair salons - say they’re seeing very few customers because people are scared of immigration enforcement agents.
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U.S. Customs and Border Control agents are expected to arrive in Raleigh Tuesday, according to Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell's office. Over the weekend, immigration agents arrested more than 130 in Charlotte.
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After decades of unfulfilled proposals, this vacant site in Durham’s Hayti neighborhood will be redeveloped into housing through the city’s newly-approved $44 million bond.