Nov 23 Watch 6:26 Youngest NCAA Division I coach leads Tar Heels to field hockey national championship By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The youngest coach in NCAA Division I sports this year just took home a national championship. Amna Nawaz spoke with 23-year-old Erin Matson, the rookie head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey team, about the victory that… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 6:45 How new congressional maps in Georgia and North Carolina will impact 2024 election By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman House Speaker Mike Johnson will face the same struggle that plagued his predecessor, a narrow GOP majority. He will have to protect it in next year's elections and redistricting could complicate that. North Carolina has new congressional maps and a… Continue watching
Oct 16 The Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina’s undercover gag law By Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected North Carolina's appeal in a dispute with animal rights groups over a law aimed at preventing undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents or recording video. Continue reading
Oct 12 Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions By Hannah Schoenbaum, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals. Continue reading
Oct 10 North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina Republicans have enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor's ability to oversee elections and other state regulatory bodies by overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 8:47 Regulatory gaps leave communities at risk of chemical disasters, advocates say By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sam Weber Eight months after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, people are still waiting for answers about long-term health and environmental consequences. What happened isn’t uncommon — on average, there’s a chemical incident in the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple… Continue watching
Sep 23 Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland after making landfall in North Carolina with heavy rain By Brian Witte, Associated Press Tropical Storm Ophelia swirled across North Carolina after making landfall near Emerald Isle on Saturday morning, lashing eastern parts of the state with rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges of water. Continue reading
Sep 22 Medicaid expansion to begin in North Carolina as governor lets budget bill become law By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The budget's enactment was the last step necessary for Medicaid expansion provided in the 2010 federal health care law to states to get implemented in North Carolina. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 13:58 Conservatives target liberal state Supreme Court justices By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As political fights across the country become more contentious, key decisions over issues like gerrymandering are finding their way to state Supreme Courts. That’s turned once-overlooked questions about who sits on the bench into all-out political battles of their own,… Continue watching