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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…

“A New Life” UNC football player Jake Lawler fights depression; impacts others

Story by Adrianne Cleven Video and Images by Cambria Haro For six years, from 9th…

The life and death of a Jewish boarding school

Story by Jessica Snouwaert. Feature photo courtesy of H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record. GREENSBORO –…

Slavery in North Carolina: Stagville Historic Site

Video by: Hayley Boland Photos by: Nathan Klima

“Lucky Us:” As a new Holocaust education bill approaches, survivors reflect

Story by Adrianne Cleven Images by Katie Clark Video by Cambria Haro When Abram Piasek,…

The Impacts of Stagville: How slaves and slaveholders have shaped North Carolina

Story by: Olivia Clark Photo by: Nathan Klima CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Every day, students at…

‘Persistence and survival’: One of NC’s largest plantations tells story of slavery

Story by: Myah Ward Photo by: Nathan Klima DURHAM — The thumb prints of enslaved…

“They were my best friends:” A Wake Forest intersection turns deadly

Story by Molly Horak. Video by Amy Cockerham. Photos by Katie Clark and Amy Cockerham.…

What are kids rights in the content posted about them online? Risks of a published childhood

Video by Andie Rea Many parents share about their children on social media. In addition…

N.C. has options for relieving its strained prison system

Story by Cole Villena Illustration by Katie Clark RALEIGH – Oklahoma made history last month…

UNC gives Silent Sam to the Sons of Confederate Veterans

Story by Jamey Cross CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina has given the…

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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.