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Science of reading bears fruit

From 2022 to 2024, there was a marked decline in the number of students rated below the state’s benchmark for reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension.

Causey defends state agreement on insurance rate increase for dwellings

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says he wants to clear up any confusion regarding recent news reports on insurance rate filings from the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB).

New book explores 1989 Edenton child-abuse witch hunt

Nearly 35 years after the Little Rascals allegations first surfaced, it's hard to fathom how anybody could believe that seven average people could commit unspeakable crimes against humanity in broad daylight in downtown Edenton.

Trial in suit challenging NC election law set for ‘late summer’ 2025

A left-of-center activist group’s federal lawsuit against a North Carolina election law will go to trial in “late summer” of 2025. A court order Tuesday set deadlines for the suit, which challenges a state law provision dealing with same-day voter registration.

Ruling in Stein ‘slush fund’ case could come later this week

A Wake Superior Court judge could decide by the end of the week whether a Randolph County pastor can stop state Attorney General Josh Stein from doling out $12 million in environmental grants. Critics have labeled the funding arrangement a “slush fund.”