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From the HERE City State DeskCARY, N.C. — A spot in the ACC men's soccer championship game will be settled between two old rivals on Thursday, with kickoff set for 5:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park as the 12th-ranked Tar Heels take on the Wolfpack. The ACC Network will carry…
Education
The Outer Banks, N.C., will celebrate a finished school building this month. Dare County and Dare County Schools welcome the public to a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting for the new Dare Early College campus on Monday, Nov. 23, held outside beside the Dare campus of College of The Albemarle in…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Students at North Carolina's two largest public universities could pay more starting in fall 2027, as trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State take up tuition and fee proposals this week. NC State is asking its board for a 3 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduates…
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DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina's hemp industry is entering a two-step federal crackdown with no clear answer on what comes after it. The first piece takes effect Thursday, Nov. 12, and a much broader limit follows on Dec. 11. Both changes trace back to the 2025 federal tax and spending…
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Homes that burn oil for heat are heading into winter facing some of the highest fuel bills North Carolina has seen. Federal energy data put the statewide residential average at $5.87 a gallon last week, compared with $3.27 a gallon at the same point a year ago.…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant chains across the country are thanking veterans and active-duty service members with free food Wednesday for Veterans Day, and a few of the offers extend past Nov. 11 with incentives to come back. Most of the deals require proof of service, such as a military or…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Who gets to run key parts of North Carolina state government is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court, which heard arguments Tuesday in two cases Gov. Josh Stein brought against laws the Republican-led General Assembly passed to shrink the governor's appointment powers. The first…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Robert Reives, the Chatham County Democrat expected to become the next speaker of the North Carolina House, said Tuesday that easing household costs will drive his caucus once it takes control of the chamber in January. Democrats won at least 66 House seats in last week's election,…
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WILKESBORO, N.C. — The race for North Carolina's 5th Congressional District seat is down to a few hundred votes, and voters across the district may not know the winner until next week. Once county election boards finished reviewing provisional ballots on Tuesday, Democrat Chuck Hubbard of Wilkesboro held a 325-vote…
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