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How long will North Carolina remain an abortion ‘safe haven’?
In the first two weeks of July, more than a third of the organization’s appointments for abortion care in North Carolina were for out-of-state patients.
Criminal trial for Cherokee County’s former social services attorney postponed
Scott Lindsay faces felony charges for his role in separating children from their parents without judicial oversight; the county must pay $53 million to families and attorneys in related cases.
Fire and police facilities, sidewalks, affordable housing: Fayetteville proposes sweeping bond package
After Monday’s public hearing, city officials send the $97 million bond plan to voters to decide what’s next.
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SPECIAL REPORTS
Climate change is causing erratic weather events and altering ecosystems in the forests of Western North Carolina’s mountains.
What these changes mean and the challenges they pose for managing the forests.
Social services in NC may be in the hands of people who don’t meet minimum qualifications.
Why and how it happens, and how other states avoid the problem.
How climate change affects North Carolina’s fisheries
and the people who rely on them for a living.
The importance of sexual assault nurse examiners
and the difficulty of locating them in North Carolina
Justice elusive for NC sexual assault survivors
How and why North Carolina counties decide to build
or expand jails, the costs of those decisions
and possible alternatives.
Inconsistency and inequity in child welfare policies across NC
Struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic in state’s prison system
Is one of North Carolina’s main systems
for housing those with mental illness failing?
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Have you taken the survey? The NC Connection survey will help us, and in turn newsrooms across the state (and even beyond), understand how best to serve rural communities.
NC Connection: Closing the News Gap portal launched
Carolina Public Press launches the NC Connection web portal, where all elements of the research project into the news gaps and delivery needs of rural North Carolinians will be available for free.
CPP research: Serving NC across the ‘digital divide’
Carolina Public Press is researching the news gaps in North Carolina communities where high-speed internet is difficult to access, expensive or not available.
Mountain trails face stress from cyclists and climate change
Maintaining trails in Western North Carolina’s mountain forests poses tough choices between recreation and sustainability.
Lose the red spruce, lose an entire suite of species
Tiny endangered droplets of high-elevation forest are home to one of richest areas of biodiversity in North America. Western NC conservation efforts seek to connect this archipelago of habitat islands with ecological bridges.
NC town set to cease existence as state treasurer calls for criminal charges
East Laurinburg will become an unincorporated part of Scotland County on July 1. DA not commenting on calls for prosecution of town official cited in audit for misusing funds.
Crime & Justice
NC Senate waters down DNA collection bill
Revised legislation would mandate DNA collection on conviction. Original House bill called for collection on arrest for some crimes, which law enforcement and prosecutors say they prefer to keep communities safe. But ACLU applauds revision.
Economy
Black farmers markets grow in North Carolina
Three Black farmers markets in Piedmont region provide new opportunities for farmers and customers.
Education
Pilot sexual assault nurse training program would get boost from NC budget
Program at Fayetteville State will be uniquely based at a historically black university, helping to address needs of under-served population.
Environment
Oyster trail designed to protect threatened industry
New trail along North Carolina coastline includes oyster farms, seafood markets, restaurants and educational sites.
Health
Monkeypox cases spreading in NC
Viral infection spread mainly through direct contact found in multiple parts of the state in recent weeks.
Politics & Government
NC counties rethinking original ARPA spending plans
Clearer federal guidelines led officials in several Western NC counties to alter their original ideas for using the funds.