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Utilities in and around Wilmington have spent more than $240 million installing filters since learning of PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River.
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North Carolina's Supreme Court decided recently that ballots from two categories should have been left out of the tally of an unresolved November election for a seat on the court. But there's still legal friction about the number of ballots that must be scrutinized by election officials tasked with removing them from the count and giving voters the chance to provide information so their race choices can remain.
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Federal officials say two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned more than 2 square miles of wooded area. The larger fire in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville has burned about 800 acres and was 0% contained on Wednesday.
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It has been six months since Helene ripped through Western North Carolina and perpetually altered life in the mountains. We check-in on recovery, communities, workers, and tourism half a year after Helene.
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Under the Trump administration, the EPA is reportedly considering plans to dissolve its scientific research office. At Research Triangle Park, several hundred people work in this division at EPA’s large regional campus.
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If a House bill becomes law, officers could issue $100 fines to drivers distracted by dogs or children.
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The state Senate is voting this week to require more transparency around the cost of health care services, part of legislative attempts to make health care in North Carolina more affordable.
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DAE has been advocating for more than a year for a formal "seat at the table" with district administrators. This week, three school board members voiced their support.
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Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar for $1 billion a decade after it bought the North Carolina company for $8 billion.
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Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge unpack actors Jason Isaacs' and Parker Posey's Southern accents in Season 3 of The White Lotus.
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Leoneda Inge sits down with two curators at the North Carolina Museum of Art to discuss the new exhibition, The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure.
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If you live in North Carolina, or anywhere else in the U.S., you’ve probably heard all about PFAS. These are human-made chemicals that are long lasting. Now, people in the eastern part of the state are trying to protect themselves from these chemicals with a high-tech water filtration system that filters out PFAS.
Due South: Latest Story
We check on the housing market. Home prices continue to increase, while interest rates remain uncomfortably high for many. For some, an option of co-buying has emerged. Join us as we explore old trends and new choices.
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What’s the deal with male friendship? A podcaster describes the particular features and challenges of friendships among men, including how his research into masculinity has changed how he’s thinking about his own relationships.
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