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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…

A closed rural hospital and a last-ditch solution

Story by Sydney Brainard Photos by Joe Macia Williamston, North Carolina – A tattered sign…

Ski tourism lifts Western North Carolina’s economy after Hurricane Helene

Story by Sophie Watson

Return to normalcy: Local Boone businesses welcome visitors back this winter season

Story by Annie Ham Photos by Sophie Watson BOONE, N.C. – Western North Carolina is…

Alina Briedneiva, a 33-year-old Ukrainian refugee, sits in her brother's living room in Cary, North Carolina. She lived with him and his family for a year as she settled into her new life in America.

Ukrainian refugee finds her footing in Wake County, NC

Story by Sarah Monoson The air conditioning unit outside the bedroom window clicked on. It…

Ukranian refugee relocates, finds footing in Wake County

Story by Spencer Haskell

Innovative UNC program uses students to fill health care gaps

Story by Maya Hagan Photo courtesy of Joseph Macia The consequences of improper health care…

“There’s just so much fear”: North Carolinians respond to the Laken Riley Act

Story by: Adele Morris Photos and Media by: Anders Ljung On Jan. 29, President Donald…

‘They’re gonna see some things’: Undergrads fill short-staffed role at UNC Hospitals

Photo by: Joseph Macia Ahmadi: Registered Nurse Educator Michele Ream is training UNC undergraduates to…

Local Western North Carolina non-profit responds to Hurricane Helene.

Story by Bethany Pryor

Copy of a photo of the original Cobb Terrace houses, taken by Collier Cobb in 1920..

“It’s been a good Investment,” says Katherine Polk, a resident of Chapel Hill’s earliest planned development

Story and photos by Henry W. Thomas. Tucked behind the businesses of Rosemary Street and…

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.