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Can guaranteed income help people leaving incarceration? Two NC local governments are testing it
A barbed wire fence outside a North Carolina prison. Thousands of people leave incarceration every year and face reentry challenges.

By Rachel Crumpler James Earquhart, 66, walked out of prison in De...

Posted: July 6, 2026, 8:28 am
July Fourth safety guide for fireworks, heat and water this weekend
A woman with long blondish hair wearing a red shirt is pictured on a screen during a showing of a fireworks safety documentary.

By Jennifer Fernandez CARY — Ginger Peters knows how quickly a sim...

Posted: July 3, 2026, 9:00 am
North Carolina lifeguards prepare for holiday surge, with an eye on rip currents
Beachgoers sit under bright blue shade canopies and umbrellas on the sand at North Topsail Beach, facing gentle waves under a wide, partly cloudy sky and no rip currents in sight.

By Will Atwater Key takeaways: It’s “go time” for North Carolina l...

Posted: July 3, 2026, 8:30 am

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