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Benjamin Cole was released from prison in June with the help of Duke Law School's Wrongful Convictions Clinic after serving 27 years for a murder he maintains he did not commit.

North Carolina alt-country indie rock band Wednesday is an exemplar in evocative songwriting. On Sept. 19, they will release their sixth and most ambitious full-length, "Bleeds."

North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans in 2023 that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court. A trial begins Monday in two federal lawsuits filed by voters and advocacy groups that accuse mapmakers of illegally eroding Black voting power while enacting lines that aided GOP electoral prospects.

JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade.

WUNC Music reporter Brian Burns chats with Jonathan Kirby, producer of Eccentric Soul: The Linco Label, a new record that shines a light on a lost record label based out of Greensboro in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Steve Gray said his two acres were forcibly annexed into the city of Greensboro in 2008. He's asking state lawmakers for help.

The Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament will move from its longtime home in North Carolina to the Atlanta area in 2026.

The bill would study five districts with the most students in the state: Wake County Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Guilford County Schools, Winston-Salem/Forsyth and Cumberland County Schools.

Winston-Salem State University says the notification that the grant had been canceled stated that the program promotes or takes part in DEI initiatives.

The Forsyth County Department of Health and Human Services receives nearly 300 refugees annually.

Midway, about 15 minutes south of Winston-Salem, wasn’t even a town for most of its history. The Davidson County community became a municipality in 2006 in an effort to avoid getting annexed into the nearby city.

The company will hire more than 5,000 workers to make batteries for hybrid and electric cars as part of Toyota's approach to encouraging EV ownership in the United States.