If you missed the fireworks on New Years Eve you can ring in 2024 with the dazzling NC Chinese Lantern festival in Cary, featuring 40 new handcrafted lantern displays and a 21 foot tall dragon.
A coalition comprising six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), along with the state’s sole Historically American Indian University (HAIU), has been established to enhance accessibility to the biopharmaceutical industry, according to WUNC.
A federal appeals court ruled this month that Texas hospitals cannot be required to perform emergency abortions to stabilize the life of a patient, despite federal guidance that advises the contrary.
It may be a new year, but it’s the same old story for around 55,000 of North Carolina’s minimum-wage workers because – for the 15th straight year – the NC General Assembly did not pass a wage hike for them, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
More eligible North Carolinians will have access to the ballot box this year, as the State Board of Elections added to the list of approved student and employee IDs that can be used to vote in the upcoming election.
Ghost forests are becoming increasingly common along the North Carolina coast, where areas of dead or dying trees are spreading at an alarming rate. Once vibrant woodlands, these landscapes are now battlegrounds between land and sea, succumbing to the relentless encroachment of saltwater and the intensifying impacts of a warming planet.
The crisp mountain air of Chimney Rock State Park crackled with festive anticipation earlier this month. It was Old Saint Nick’s annual pilgrimage, and the 26th year running promised a day of Christmas magic, chimney practice, and enough cocoa to warm even the Grinchiest of hearts.
If you are not familiar with the North Carolina based nonprofit, She Built This City, it is time to start checking this organization out.
North Carolina is known for many things that the world loves us for. We have the best rivalry in sports in Duke/UNC. Don’t worry this is not about picking sides. We have an arena with the reputation of being the loudest arena in the NHL in our Carolina Hurricanes. We have the highest population of HBCU undergrad students in the country. Our mountains and beaches are top notch and our cities and towns have their own unique beauty. Last but not least we’ve given the world Krispy Kreme, Pepsi, Texas Pete and BBQ and we are talking pork not a damn grill.
Ever wanted to live at Disney? Now you can– at a new community being built in Chatham County.