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Tragedy to triumph: The Watauga Playmakers’ story of ‘Surge’

Story by Audrey Kashatus BOONE, N.C. – Bright yellow and blue lights shine down on…

How bargain stores fund a Republican megadonor’s political spending

Nat: Roses Discount Stores Track: Theresa Kinlaw has shopped at Roses Discount Stores for…

Beyond the badge: Durham’s grassroots response to violence

Ben Haas, director of the Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham, believes the more involved the community is, the less reliance there will be on external forces to handle harm.

‘What we’ve been trying to do is help farmers operate again’: Farmlands six months post Helene

LEAD: It’s been more than six months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, resulting…

Tragedy to Triumph: The Watauga Playmakers’ Story of ‘Surge’

Story by Bethany Pryor

‘You just have to be hungry’: Community fridges address food insecurity in the Triangle

Story by Eliza Benbow Cover Photo by Danielle Hart A new door is opening for…

Dedicated Kubb players seek fellow enthusiasts of this unique backyard sport

Story and photos by Annie Ham NORTH CAROLINA – Whoosh. Clack. Thump. These are the…

Short Films, Long Impacts

Tucked into the heart of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Cosmic Rays Film Festival offers…

Triangle Sword Guild creates community through recreating Historical European Martial Arts

HEMA, or Historical European Martial Arts, is a multidisciplinary hobby that combines real-weapon dueling with researching European dueling styles across the 12th-19th centuries. For members of North Carolina’s Triangle Sword Guild, it’s not just exercise and learning, it’s also community.

Triangle Sword Guild recreates Historical European Martial Arts

Story by Mila Mascenik Photos courtesy of Andrew Eicher The sound of clashing steel rings…

Latinx voters could swing the election

Video by Patsy Montesinos Graphics in video by Elizabeth Bryant Nonpartisan organizations are finding creative…

“I felt that I had no support”— UNC’s international MBA students struggle from afar

Story by Hannah Towey Simrit Ahuja and her family in Faridabad, India, have been saving…

She shared her bone marrow to give someone a second chance

Story by Marin Wolf Photos by Abigail Haydon Melody Kramer was filled with energy as…

What becomes a college campus when the students are missing?

Story by Emma Kenfield Photos by Hanna Wondmagegn CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — Sabrina Zirkle…

Black cotton is the new rose

Story by: Molly Weisner Broadcast and photos by: Josh Conner The two young men squint…

COVID-19 quarantine creates record amounts of trash

Story by: Molly Weisner Graphic by: Claire Willmschen Dan Parker wants to talk trash. Actually,…

Hard History: Teaching the truths we don’t like to talk about

Story by Anna Pogarcic RALEIGH, North Carolina — Matt Scialdone doesn’t care about silence. He’s…

Through Pain and Pandemic, She Runs on

Story by Maeve Sheehey It was like ice skating through the milky way. Her legs…

A stop on the Underground Railroad is fading away

Broadcast and photos by: Natasha Laguer Snow Camp is a small town in Alamance County…

New approaches to farming breathe life into rural NC communities

Story by: Drew Wayland Photos by: Hanna Wondmagegn Eunice Hill came to Edgecombe County so…

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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.