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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…

David Zucchino: Using the past to understand the present

Story and Audio by Anna Grace Freebersyser Over the last few years, growing racial tensions…

How our minds react to life online

Video by: Payton Tysinger People around the world are learning, working and socializing online because…

Coronavirus changes birth plans for N.C. moms

Story by Eva Ellenburg Addison Yarbrough had a picture in her mind of what the…

UNC BeAM Makerspace makes thousands of face shields for UNC Health Care workers

Video by: Jilly Kuehn College campuses empty? Think again. One spot at UNC-Chapel Hill is…

Loving and adapting amid coronavirus: LGBTQ church gives back to community

Story by: Hannah McClellan Photos and Portraits by: Will Melfi RALEIGH, North Carolina — Vance…

Story time is keeping community alive during social distancing

Story and Audio by Anna Grace Freebersyser Dolly Parton is doing it. Levar Burton is…

“Just keep reading”—Gaston County teachers working to encourage kids through Facebook reading videos

Story and broadcast by: Caroline Bowyer Gaston County teachers and the Gaston Literacy Council are…

Vacation cut short: Getting home during a pandemic

Video by: Payton Tysinger COVID-19 has a third of the world’s population on some sort…

Outside looking in: Families worry about loved ones in nursing homes

Story by: Molly Horak ASHEVILLE, North Carolina — It’s been a month since Pam Fitch Moser last visited the apartment…

An honor and a devastation: a look into the life of a bereavement doula

Story by: Eva Ellenburg The fluorescent hospital lights feel like an assault on her eyes.…

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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.