When Jerry Bledsoe died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 84, state and national publications lauded him as a brilliant journalist and author, a Southern raconteur in the tradition of Mark Twain.

The complaint says the former Arizona lawmaker wooed a married member of her security detail with Taylor Swift and U2 tickets ...

Preyer championed efforts to revamp the university’s budget and launch a civics school, but he may be remembered most for his ...

Lianne Kowiak, whose son died after a 2008 hazing incident, speaks with students about preventing hazing. (Julia Wall for The Assembly) The Quad team is back at full strength! That’s right, baby, I’m ...

A review of more than 1,500 pages of records shows fraternity hazing rituals are deeply ingrained at NC colleges and universities.

Hazing—generally defined as any degrading or dangerous activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group—is a crime under state law, and schools across North Carolina prohibit it. But ...

Join 3,000+ readers who receive in-depth local insights on Cary, Apex, Morrisville, and Western Wake every Tuesday and Thursday. When I interviewed Cary mayor Harold Weinbrecht last week, I asked him ...

Congratulations to the Carolina Panthers on a hard-fought game this past weekend! They did much better than most people (myself included) had expected. I’m now exclusively cheering for the Buffalo ...

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