Invitation to Kentucky Bourbon Event Aligns with Reddit Accusation
UNC-Chapel Hill Secretly Recorded Professor’s Classes
An associate dean at the business school said the professor’s permission wasn’t necessary, but IT policy indicates otherwise.
The Sultan of Snark
Sought-after GOP operative Jonathan Felts skewers Democrats and Republicans alike with a razor-sharp wit.
How Randy Woodson Became N.C. State University’s Politically Invincible Chancellor
N.C. State’s Randy Woodson has served nearly three times as long as most college leaders. What’s his secret?
Politics
Dog Bites Man
In Wilkes County, a commissioner’s past dogfighting charges have helped bridge a partisan divide.
911 Call Raises Questions About Accident at Rep. Destin Hall’s Wedding Weekend
“You need to get the alcohol out of the car,” a man says after an accident involving likely future House speaker Destin Hall.
The State Faces a Looming Budget Shortfall. Is Gambling the Answer?
After years of tax cuts and increased spending, analysts project major state budget deficits.
Courts
The Smell Test
Police could once use the smell of marijuana as probable cause to search a vehicle. Now that hemp is legal, the system faces a quandary.
When the State Comes for Your Estate
Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills.
Prosecutors Plea For Pause on eCourts Rollout
Mecklenburg DA tells lawmakers that since eCourts, “It now takes more people, more time to accomplish less than it did before.”
Culture
In Search of a Sex-Positive South
When it comes to sex, some say a ‘Magnolia Curtain’ hangs over the South. A recent festival sought to spice things up.
How South of the Border Keeps Going After All These Years
South of the Border is not what it used to be, but people keep stopping.
Asheville Gets High On Mushroom Tourism
With 2,000 different varieties of fungi, the region is a forager’s paradise and a destination for “find dining.”
Place
The Fading Star
The nation’s biggest media behemoths have left Wilmington’s flagship newspaper a diminished version of its former self.
‘We Come Here Broken and Desperate’
The Durham Rescue Mission takes in people with nowhere else to go, but some former guests say the nonprofit exploited them at their lowest point.
Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy
Shrimpers are fleeing the industry as cheap imports flood the domestic market. They’re fighting for relief before it’s too late.
