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‘Jesus worked in small groups:’ A look at North Carolina’s rural pastor shortage

Story by Abby Miss When Pastor Jay Meadows first arrived at Duke Memorial Baptist Church…

Ministers needed: The reason rural churches are closing their doors

Video by Gianna D’Amato Due to a statewide lack of ministers, more and more churches…

UNC students navigate voter ID rules

Video by Kate Chapman As midterm election season begins, UNC students are navigating voter ID…

UNC’s shift to digital One Cards creates voter ID challenges

Story by Maria Sullivan On Nov. 3, voters across the country will get in line…

More than a myth: Bigfoot brings Marion together

Story by Mercer Meadows It’s a late summer Saturday and the smells of fried fair…

Inside the WNC Bigfoot Festival

Video by Morgan Perry About 13% of Americans believe in Bigfoot, and many of them…

Believers, skeptics, and AI hoaxes: Why the search for Bigfoot persists

From lifelong researchers to casual enthusiasts, thousands who still hunt for Bigfoot gather in Western…

As courts side with Flock, Chapel Hill residents worry about privacy

Story by Gabe Thumm On Jan. 27, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District…

23 Flock cameras active on UNC’s campus, many students unaware

Video by Charlie Costal 23 Flock Cameras are currently in use on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus…

UNC Sophomores do designer dorm on a budget

UNC Chapel Hill sophomores Maryvan Gardner and Mae McCloskey have one of the best-decorated rooms…

Carolina cowboys: The culture impact of rodeos in N.C.

By Adair Martin Adair Martin is from Baltimore, Maryland, but lives in Sun Valley,…

purple flowers by the Old Well on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Demand, supply, and design: Organizations encourage North Carolinians to plant native plants

Native plants around the Old Well at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.…

The art of beekeeping: following beekeepers around the Triangle

Story by Ellie Kollme Beekeeping is a complex hobby, one that thousands of people across…

The preacher’s paradox: A street preacher’s contradictory quest for souls

Story and Photos by Amelie Fawson Every Monday just after 11 a.m., Stephen Brock arrives…

Two houses on a street with chopped down trees in front.

‘The testament is to the fortitude of people of the mountains’: Western North Carolina residents persevere over one year after Hurricane Helene

A family from Western North Carolina continues to recover over one year after Hurricane Helene.

More than a finish line: How women are redefining triathlons

By Olivia Jarman Sarah Hays still remembers her first triathlon: an ocean swim that left…

‘You remember the ones you couldn’t help:’ doctors reflect on burnout and the emotional cost of care

Story by Ellie Kollme Dr. Amir Barzin, a family medicine physician and the chief operating…

Whitewater kayaking race to return with a course transformed by Hurricane Helene

Story by Tori Newby Paddlers will soon return to the whitewater river of Western North…

‘There’s a ton of hope:’ Boone small businesses rebound after Hurricane Helene

Story by Harry Crowther Oct. 18, 2025, was a kind of equinox in Watauga County.…

Sarah Grace Elliot poses in the open doorway of her trailer coming down the steps with a sign that reads Katie beside the ajar door.

‘Only so sustainable’: UNC-CH senior juggles acting and academics

Sarah Grace Elliott has appeared in “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” “Outer Banks,” and more. Story…

What is Media Hub?

UNC Media Hub is a cohort of students from various concentrations within UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media who collaborate to produce top-tier integrated media packages covering stories across North Carolina.