North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

Ohio State

East Palestine, OH

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The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the major train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. The suit, filed Thursday on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, accuses Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Norfolk Southern Corporation of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act, which prohibits groups from releasing toxic pollutants into waterways without a government permit.

The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

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Arkansas State

Little Rock, AR

At least 11 people were killed after a powerful storm system barreled through large swaths of the South and Midwest on Friday. The series of grueling tornadoes come just a week after a rare, long-lasting twister left 25 people dead in western Mississippi and one person in Alabama. In Arkansas,...

Multiple tornadoes sweep across the South and the Midwest, killing at least 11 people

Davidson, NC

Davidson College opens a new phase of its 186-year history with the inauguration of a new president Friday. And it’s marking the occasion by announcing it will build a $4 million monument to a long overlooked part of its past. The college’s oldest buildings sit in a grassy quad,...

With ‘Hands,’ Davidson College honors a painful past and embraces its future

At least 18 people were killed after a powerful storm system barreled through large swaths of the South and Midwest on Friday. The series of grueling tornadoes come just a week after a rare, long-lasting twister left 25 people dead in western Mississippi and one person in Alabama. In Tennessee,...

Death toll rises to 18 after tornadoes sweep across the South and the Midwest

The 2023 Charlotte SHOUT! festival kicks off this weekend, bringing funky art installations and live music to locations around uptown Charlotte for the next two weeks. One new installation this year is inside a formerly-empty church on Brevard Street — and you might hear it before you see it.

This 80-seat Charlotte SHOUT! amphitheater is made entirely from old pianos

Tuesday marked the start of a three-day charrette in Charlotte’s West Boulevard neighborhood. The forum allows residents to voice their concerns and outline a community-led vision for the corridor. People were welcomed and directed toward multiple rows of chairs inside a room at Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church in...

Residents in West Boulevard corridor make their voices heard

California State

Hollister, CA

Most of the country's lettuce and other leafy greens come from California's Salinas Valley, where 13 atmospheric rivers this winter have obliterated local drought conditions. Farmers have welcomed the water and also sometimes struggled with the deluge. Reporter Amy Mayer has this look at what it all means for spring salads.

In California, leafy greens farmers both suffered from floods and welcomed the water

Iowa State

Des Moines, IA

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds last week signed a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Matt McIver, a parent of a transgender child in Des Moines.

More states pass laws to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids

Gastonia, NC

Ryan Black's 40-plus-acre horse farm in Gastonia, Blackstone Ranch, was the setting this fall for a reality television show on the Fox network, “Farmer Wants A Wife.” Black, 32, is one of four bachelor farm owners who went on an 11-episode journey to not only find the woman of their dreams, but someone who could handle farm life.

Gastonia cowboy is looking for love — and celebrating his heritage — on reality TV series

Paw Creek, NC

Newell, NC

Pineville, NC

Matthews, NC

Mint Hill, NC

Belmont, NC

Huntersville, NC

Stallings, NC

Cramerton, NC

Harrisburg, NC

Lake Wylie, SC

Weddington, NC

Indian Trail, NC

Lowell, NC

Indian Land, SC

Lake Park, NC

Fort Mill, SC

Marvin, NC

Stanley, NC

Wesley Chapel, NC

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How the nuclear industry is expanding in North Carolina and around the world

Recently, a siren went off at the McGuire Nuclear Station, northwest of Charlotte. Both Duke Energy and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management said it was a false alarm...

How the nuclear industry is expanding in North Carolina and around the world

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