Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On Monday evening, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the North Carolina State Capitol to demand that lawmakers halt the passage of Senate Bill 382, a controversial piece of legislation they condemned as a “legislative coup.” The...
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By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com RALEIGH — Terry W. Spicer holds many titles – from publicist and mentor to nonprofit founder and cancer advocate. The Tribune is adding one more to her repertoire: 2024 Triangle Tribune Newsmaker of the Year. No...
Kylie Marsh | The Charlotte Post Charlotte residents frustrated with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police handling of a series of confrontations between neighbors in the Grove Park neighborhood demanded answers at the Nov. 25 City Council meeting. Supporters of Jay Walker addressed council...
Raleigh Business Owner, UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Publishes ‘Public Relations Writing’ Textbook
Raleigh entrepreneur Valerie Fields, who is the founder of public relations agency PRPROS, LLC in downtown Raleigh – and also a faculty member in the School of Journalism and Mediaat the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – recently...
NC Utilities Commission approves Duke Energy Progress request to lower customer rates by 4.5%
Falling fuel prices result in lower customer rates Annual bills for typical residential customer are $235 below national average CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Starting Dec. 1, rates for Duke Energy Progress residential customers in North Carolina fell by 4.5% as part...
A GDN ExclusiveBy Tracey Morrison FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Michele Dillon, a Fayetteville native, embodies the saying, ‘It takes a village to raise a child.’ Her unwavering dedication to serving youth demonstrated through her tenure of over ten years with...
By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Brian Curry had some familiarity with the family tree in the souvenir program commemorating the 110 enslaved persons who departed on Nov. 1, 1844, on the Stagville Trek to Greensboro, Alabama. “You tried to...
By Mia Khatib Correspondent RALEIGH – Several years ago, Raleigh Area Land Trust envisioned having 100 properties online in five years. Its current projects will put it at about 30 homes by 2026, but executive director Kevin Campbell said they...
By Freda Freeman Correspondent Facing daunting statistics, Black women often feel afraid, overwhelmed, helpless and hopeless when diagnosed with breast cancer. Advocates are coming along to walk with these women and support them on their journey. During October – Breast...
By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com DURHAM – History could not be silenced Wednesday, even when the sound system plug was pulled by a disgruntled tenant, at the groundbreaking for the Lofts at Southside – Phases III and IV. “We knew where...