When school ends, roughly 850,000 North Carolina students lose daily school meals. Pantries, hospitals and a $120 SUN Bucks payment are trying to fill the gap as SNAP changes bite.

On Nov. 10, 1898, organized white supremacists burned Wilmington’s Black newspaper, killed residents and forced a legally elected biracial government from office. New reporting and a forthcoming book have revived the city’s long‑buried history.

A Southport jumper survived a catastrophic July 5 fall and is beginning recovery after emergency surgery and a medevac. The local jumping community and donors have rallied to help.

Wake County has flagged Creech Road, Davis Drive and Durant Road elementaries for emergency repairs after inspections found conditions that could keep parts of the buildings unsafe.

The state budget names the Diaper Bank as North Carolina’s official supplier of period products for schools, but advocates warn funding and distribution still lag demand.

Wake Tech will use its share of a new state funding package to hire instructors and expand labs for in‑demand programs, college leaders say.

Douglas Byrd High held a campus rally after an activity bus overturned near Leland; counselors and medical staff were on hand as students were checked.

Wake County says its animal center is at capacity and has reduced adoption fees while staff plead for adopters, fosters and donations to free up space.

A one-day triple-match fundraiser aims to turn small donations into dozens of meals as Food Bank leaders warn of a generational hunger spike affecting children and veterans across central North Carolina.

Two North Carolina pilots give small monthly cash payments to people leaving prison. Early data show housing gains and low re‑arrest rates as officials collect multi‑year evidence.

A Wake Forest man matched all five Cash 5 numbers, turning a $1 Quick Pick into a $685,796 jackpot and taking home about $493,842 after taxes.

A June Catawba College–YouGov poll found most North Carolinians call cars, gas and groceries unaffordable; 72% say they’re cutting back and many struggle with monthly bills.

Nash County Public Schools will offer free breakfast and lunch to every student in 2026–27 under the federal Community Eligibility Provision; meal apps and payments will end.