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Ben Folds will headline a benefit concert later this month to raise money for North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. The concert, titled From Wilmington, With Love, will take place at Wilmington, North Carolina‘s Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on Oct. 29. Musicians from Western North Carolina will feature in the show. …

It could be any other food truck spot in West Asheville, North Carolina, with camp chairs grouped under the nearest shady tree and dogs nearly outnumbering the people. But at this bait shop parking lot on Tuesday morning, the lunch — bacon sandwiches with sprouts, and a side of veggies …

Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of the southeastern United States over the weekend. The category 4 storm has killed more than 100 people, leveled entire towns, and destroyed critical infrastructure. Nowhere has the devastation been more pronounced than in the Carolinas, where mudslides and widespread flooding have created apocalyptic scenes and …

Former president and 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump had a question. Ever since CNN reported that North Carolina’s lieutenant governor Mark Robinson posted on a pornography website that he’s a “black NAZI” who supported re-legalizing slavery and dubbed civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. “Martin Lucifer Koon,” Trump and …

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is no stranger to backlash. Still, in the wake of a damming CNN report exposing a virulent history of racism and misogyny on pornographic forums, his campaign for the state’s governorship is in dire straits. On Sunday afternoon, Robinson’s campaign announced in a statement …

M J Lenderman has no idea where to go. It’s mid-July and downtown Durham, North Carolina, is hot and empty. The first bar we try is closed, so now we’re searching Google Maps for another. “The Pour Taproom — looks kind of bright in there,” he says with deadpan concern. …

Mark Robinson wants to be North Carolina’s next governor, and his vision for the country is one of bloody ruthlessness. “Some folks need killing!” Robinson declared in a lengthy sermon delivered on Sunday, which was first reported by The New Republic. “It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not …

North Carolina blocked minors from accessing gender-affirming treatment — including hormone therapy, puberty-blocking drugs, and surgical gender-transition procedures — on Wednesday after Republican lawmakersvoted to override the governor’s veto on bills targeting transgender youth. The bill on gender-transition treatment, House Bill 808, was approved by the State Legislature in June. …

North Carolina Republicans, joining their colleagues across the country, have been cracking down on public education. Three GOP state senators introduced a bill this week that would pave the way for parents to have school officials removed from their posts and librarians prosecuted for failing to adhere to rules related …

North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, does not want to talk about abortion — in fact, the leading Republican candidate for governor cannot even bring himself to say the word. Speaking at an ice cream social in Concord, North Carolina on July 6 —five days after the state’s new abortion …