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Jul 28, 2022
A quick story about our random encounter with a pontiff on vacation.
Jul 19, 2022
Steven Spielberg wore a North Carolina Highway Patrol hat while directing an Indiana Jones movie 34 years ago. You asked me to find out more. I found the man who gave it to him.
Jul 12, 2022
Raleigh is finally allowing drinking on the streets downtown. Seven years ago, an infamous political ad warned us of this. The extremely memeable guy in that ad has never been interviewed. Until now.
Jul 7, 2022
Remaining awake until sunrise used to be a romantic thrill. Years ago on a reporting trip, I discovered a hard lesson: At a certain age, sleep always wins.
Jun 30, 2022
All-You-Can-Bowl! Top-notch hotel oatmeal! A pile of phosphate mine waste! Here is how to make the most (or least) of a trip through eastern North Carolina.
Jun 23, 2022
The legendary racetrack owner died this week at age 95. In an interview, his right hand man talks about what it was like to work with a larger-than-life North Carolinian who wasn't afraid of a fight.
Jun 16, 2022
A sign in Waynesville promises the arrival of a new business! There's just one problem: That business is not allowed in Haywood County. So what's going on?
Jun 2, 2022
A member of the world's biggest K-Pop band is often spotted wearing a shirt with the letters "FG" on it. Is that a low-key reference to, of all things, a rec center in Chapel Hill? We investigated.
May 26, 2022
Last September, many of us saw the news about a student who was shot and killed at a school in Winston-Salem. It may have faded away from your memory. But not for them.
