Accused of Using Racial Slurs, State Senate Candidate Sues for Defamation, Wiretapping
Republican former Dare County Judge Jerry Tillett was accused of using a racial slur in a widely circulated audio recording. He denies it.
State Senate Candidate Accused of Using Racial Slur in Recorded Conversation
A Dare County resident posted a recording that he said captures former Judge Jerry Tillett using the N-word, which Tillet denies.
Judge and Jury
A Dare County judge charged and summarily convicted an assistant capital defender of contempt during a death-penalty trial.
The Rise of Small Town Wine Bars
North Carolinians have grown fond of wine bars, bucking trends that suggested they were on the decline.
The Making of a Mask Mandate
A fight over school mask mandates in a GOP county lauded for its high vaccination rate shows just how tough it is to lead a public institution in the midst of a fast-changing pandemic.
The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks
In the summer of 1967, the slaying of Brenda Joyce Holland, a college student working behind the scenes for The Lost Colony outdoor drama in Manteo, became one of North Carolina’s most high-profile murder cases of that era. The mystery behind her death endures.
