Jan 31, 2025 · Carolina Public Press is an independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan, in-depth and investigative news built upon the facts and context North Carolinians need to know.

Jan 30, 2025 · Carolina Public Press is an independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan, in-depth and investigative news built upon the facts and context North Carolinians need to know.

Dec 28, 2022 · The year 2022 took the nation through many economic, legislative and political twists and turns and North Carolina felt its effects. The state started the year with a winter storm that dropped as much as 5 inches of snow across central North Carolina; COVID-19 tests and vaccines continued to be rolled out; and the state experienced the spread of new coronavirus variants as the pandemic left in ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Mike Kernels joined the Carolina Public Press news team this week as Managing Editor.. Kernels will oversee the nonprofit online news organization’s statewide investigative and in-depth reporting efforts, including supervising staff reporters and contract contributors.

Nov 1, 2024 · On Sept. 27, 2024, Tropical Storm Helene brought devastating wind and rains to Western North Carolina, creating horrific floods and landslides that claimed lives, destroyed infrastructure, damaged homes and businesses and ripped apart forests.

Carolina Public Press is an independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan, in-depth and investigative news for North Carolina.

Seven years later, in 2018, we expanded our coverage from western North Carolina to cover the entire state. But our purpose didn’t change. From day one, it’s been our mission to dismantle barriers and shine a light on the critical, overlooked and under-reported issues facing our state.

Oct 4, 2023 · Carolina Public Press is an independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan, in-depth and investigative news built upon the facts and context North Carolinians need to know.

Dec 27, 2022 · But with the average cost of diapers at $80 monthly, according to the National Diaper Bank Network, and the maximum TANF benefit for a family of three at $272, it’s likely there’s not a large diaper budget for families receiving the assistance to help with a range of needs.. That’s why Heacock and her co-director, Meagan Lyon Leimena, started Western North Carolina’s only diaper bank ...

Analysis of 4 ½ years of North Carolina court data shows that about 1 in 4 sexual assault defendants who were charged and had their cases resolved in that time window were convicted of either sexual assault or a reduced and related charge.