Laura Lee, Author at NCLocal

NC expands diversion programs for some low-level offenses as alternative to jail

By Rachel Crumpler, NC Health NewsApril 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Winter Storm FAQs

By NC Local StaffJanuary 22, 2026January 29, 2026

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After decades of fighting, Congress recognizes the Lumbee

By Sarah Nagem and Morgan Casey, The AssemblyDecember 19, 2025December 19, 2025

How is school library access changing for NC students?

By Daniel WaltonDecember 2, 2025November 25, 2025

A crowd gathers around a woman holding a sign that reads We stand with immigrants.

Border Patrol may be leaving North Carolina. Where are the people they detained?

By Laura Brache and Lilly KnoeppNovember 20, 2025November 21, 2025

Higher Education

Need money for college? Check out North Carolina’s ‘Next NC’ program

By Brianna AtkinsonNovember 19, 2025November 18, 2025

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SNAP food assistance is set to end Nov 1. What does it mean for NC?

By Diara TownesOctober 30, 2025November 7, 2025

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What is the N.C. budget process? And why is the 2025 budget delayed?

By Kelly HinchcliffeOctober 29, 2025November 7, 2025

Hurricane Helene

WATCH: The Heart of the Mountains: Stories from a year of courage, kindness, and community after Hurricane Helene

By NC LocalOctober 3, 2025November 7, 2025

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Due South presents “Helene, One Year Later,” a statewide journalism collaboration

By WUNCSeptember 29, 2025September 29, 2025

Hurricane Helene

Tierra Fértil Coop and equitable recovery after Helene

By NC LocalSeptember 27, 2025September 29, 2025

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Después de la tormenta

By Enlace Latino NCSeptember 27, 2025September 27, 2025