Dave DeWitt
Supervising Editor for Politics and EducationDave DeWitt is 吉彩网网站's Supervising Editor for Politics and Education. As an editor, reporter, and producer he's covered politics, environment, education, sports, and a wide range of other topics.
Dave was also the founding host of "," 吉彩网网站's first news podcast.
He has filed stories for NPR鈥檚 news magazines as well as Marketplace and Only A Game. He formerly worked in college athletics, college admissions, and with the Tar Heel Sports Network. In 2001, he wrote the non-fiction book "".
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Primaries 鈥� Democratic, Republican or both 鈥� were held in 13 of the 14 North Carolina U.S. House districts. -
A 吉彩网网站 survey of public statements, platform pronouncements, and social media posts found that more than a dozen current and viable Republican candidates for Congress from North Carolina have stated in some fashion that they believe Joe Biden鈥檚 victory over Donald Trump was 鈥渇raudulent鈥� or 鈥渟tolen鈥� or 鈥渘ot completely fair." -
State lawmakers are reacting, and abortion rights groups in North Carolina are alarmed by a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion that could lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. -
16 people in Durham have been shot and killed so far in just the first three-and-a-half months of this year. -
Kansas brought its fourth NCAA title back home Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of power programs. -
On Saturday night after the win over Duke, four people were injured and one person was arrested for carrying a concealed handgun after consuming alcohol. Officials estimated about 40,000 people stormed the street. -
The North Carolina Tar Heels will go for their seventh NCAA men's basketball championship Monday night when they face another all-time great program in Kansas. -
Penny Gordon-Larsen, associate dean for research at the Gillings School for Global Public Health and Carla Smith Chamblee, distinguished professor of Global Nutrition, has been asked to serve as interim vice chancellor of research -
The vote to close the school comes after the state charter school advisory board found that Torchlight had falsified special-education records and violated rules on self-dealing and conflict of interest. -
A century or so ago, in Winston-Salem, racial segregation was in full force. Black people in the city were not allowed to live in certain areas, eat in certain places, and the city's trolley system did not extend into Black neighborhoods. That last reality sparked a vital solution: Safe Bus 鈥� a Black-owned and operated transportation system. WFDD鈥檚 David Ford recounts the remarkable story of Safe Bus.