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Community with contaminated water welcomes Duke coal ash settlement

October 8, 2016

Duke Energy this week reached a legal settlement with environmental groups that will lead to the removal of coal ash from a power plant the company used to operate in Salisbury.

Coastal N.C. prepares for Hurricane Matthew

October 8, 2016

The Category 2 storm is expected to bring heavy rain, wind gusts, and possible flooding to Eastern North Carolina.

Artis appears in court, denies assault allegations

October 1, 2016

The UNC football player denies allegations that he sexually assaulted a UNC sophomore, who went public with her story last month.

DEA ban worries kratom drinkers in Carrboro

October 1, 2016

The government plans to ban kratom, an herbal substance that’s popular with people who drink it as an alternative to alcohol or to combat chronic pain and addiction.

Clinton reaches out to young voters in Raleigh

October 1, 2016

The Democratic presidential candidate is targeting students and other young adults who have been apathetic about voting this year.

UNC receives $18 million grant for HIV research

October 1, 2016

The project will help develop smartphone apps targeted at reducing HIV in young adults.

UNC students stage ‘lay-down’ after Charlotte violence

September 24, 2016 ccepisodes

After police fatally shot an African-American man in Charlotte, members of the UNC Black Student Movement are expressing sadness, anger, pain and frustration.

UNC professor: Distrust sparks traffic stops and police violence

September 24, 2016 ccepisodes

Political Science Professor Frank Baumgartner has found that Black male drivers in North Carolina are more likely to have police search their cars.

Some UNC sports fans sit in protest during national anthem

September 24, 2016

Some UNC students protested the national anthem during the Tar Heels’ first home football game, but other fans called the protests disrespectful.

Some students apathetic as activists urge them to vote

September 24, 2016 ccepisodes

College students are a notoriously hard group to motivate to vote. That may be especially the case this year, when some young voters are unenthusiastic about the candidates.