The city launched its unarmed emergency response team amid a fierce debate over policing. Now the program is poised to expand.
Past Stories
Posted inEnvironment
Can Asheville Learn To Live With Bears?
As ursine and human populations collide, state agencies are dealing with the limits of education and management.
Posted inEducation
A Literacy Advocate On Horseback
Caitlin Gooch, also known as The Black Cowgirl, combines her passion for animals and literacy.
Posted inEnvironment
Four Years After Florence
Like many in Eastern North Carolina, Pastor Willie Jordan was no stranger to storms and flooding. Then came Hurricane Florence.
Posted inNews & Updates
Wilmington, Triangle, and Publishing Schedules – Oh My!
Today’s a big day of Assembly announcements. Four in fact! In the Triangle, we’re announcing a new partnership with the 40-year-old INDY Week, designed to bring more local reporting to Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh. In Wilmington, we’re announcing a new partnership with the NPR station WHQR, designed to bring our style of deep investigative […]
Posted inNews & Updates
An Assembly Television Special
Tune in for an Assembly television special that will take you from Statesville to Burgaw.
Posted inSports
Pay For Play Is On The Way
Some college athletes are making big money on endorsements. Next up: Whether they should be paid as employees.
Posted inBooks
Putting It All On The Table
A new book from Erica Abrams Locklear explores what “mountain food” and people really means.
Posted inPolitics & Government
The Short Track to the Governor’s Mansion
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s official announcement that he’s entering the 2024 race at Ace Speedway was an appeal to a certain kind of nostalgia.
Posted inHealth
What is Blue Cross NC Up To?
Legislation under discussion would grant the nonprofit insurer broad leeway to operate like a for-profit. But what is Blue Cross NC really after?