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Asheville Watchdog · Sep 25, 2026
Q&A: Two years after Hurricane Helene
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NC Newsline · Sep 25, 2026
On ‘9 to 5’ day, North Carolinians celebrate Dolly Parton and her love of literacy
Nick Blanchard tumbled out of bed and poured himself a cup of ambition Friday morning, then headed straight to a table in front of the Wake County Express Library in downtown Raleigh. Blanchard and his friend Kelly Forbes were presiding over a children’s book drive to honor the late music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton. […]
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Coastal Review · Sep 25, 2026
Nor’easter thrashes coast from Cape Lookout to Duck
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EducationNC · Sep 25, 2026
First Workforce Pell programs in North Carolina receive federal approval
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NC Local · Sep 25, 2026
More parental leave, faster hiring among changes coming to NC workforce
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WUNC · Sep 25, 2026
Community-led grocery store to break ground in southeast Raleigh
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Carolina Public Press · Sep 25, 2026
Wrinkles remain in Atrium takeover of WakeMed
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Blue Ridge Public Radio (WCQS / BPR) · Sep 25, 2026
An Asheville band's reckoning with Hurricane Helene
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Blue Ridge Public Radio (WCQS / BPR) · Sep 25, 2026
Two years after Helene, a mill town works to find a way forward
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NC Newsline · Sep 25, 2026
Mountain strong: North Carolina marks the 2-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene
Before there was Helene, there was Katrina. The destructive Category 5 hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005 convinced Alex Webber to move from Louisiana to the mountains of western North Carolina. Webber thought she’d found a climate-safe area in the picturesque town of Marshall until 2024, when Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic flooding and landslides […]
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North Carolina Health News · Sep 25, 2026
North Carolina restores perinatal program after Medicaid funding dispute delayed research
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Public Radio East · Sep 25, 2026
Rated 100% disabled by the VA? Veterans may still face a fight for Social Security disability
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