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Last fall, the North Carolina General Assembly approved $30 million to address a lack of air conditioning in the state’s prison system. But with summer approaching, none of the actual construction has begun.

Tush pushes, prison breaks, luxury jets and orange cats: This week's quiz is the usual potpourri of the silly and sublime. Actually, not the latter.

In a Department of Homeland Security video, Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown. Law and ethics experts say it violates the Hatch Act, but there are rarely serious consequences.

In this music parody game, lyrics were added to some of John Williams' most famous movie themes, making them about other famous people with the last name Williams.

William Nash is a professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures at Middlebury College.

Dr. Shante Williams

For Noem, "every state is now a border state" including her own where she says some tribal leaders are benefiting from drug cartel activity.

Ending her most recent quest to tie the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles, Serena Williams had to pull out due to a flare-up from a previous injury.

The incarceration rate for women is now more than five times higher than it was in 1980, and the rate of incarceration for black women is double that of…

President Biden on Friday recognized retired Army Ranger Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. for his acts of valor during his service in the Korean War.

Wild horse manager Meg Puckett remembers the horse "Jumper," a wild horse on North Carolina's Outer Banks famous for jumping fences.

Wild horse manager Meg Puckett remembers the horse "Jumper," a wild horse on North Carolina's Outer Banks famous for jumping fences.

http://66.225.205.104/JR20111123.mp3The Charlotte Housing Authority today evicted one of its Board of Commissioners after an appeals process that…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20111123.mp3The Charlotte Housing Authority today evicted one of its Board of Commissioners after an appeals process that…

A Charlotte Housing Authority commissioner who was evicted from public housing last month is fighting to keep her seat on the board. Lucille Puckett is…

A Charlotte Housing Authority commissioner who was evicted from public housing last month is fighting to keep her seat on the board. Lucille Puckett is…

A resident member of the Charlotte Housing Authority is facing eviction. Lucille Puckett has served on the CHA commission since last December. CHA…

A two-day conference in Charlotte this Friday and Saturday will bring together elected officials and community organizers to discuss climate change and environmental justice as they affect communities of color.

There’s a bipartisan effort to better care for pregnant North Carolina prisoners and jail inmates before and after they deliver their babies.

Some county commissioners are floating an idea of giving CMS a specific percentage of the county’s budget each year.Republican County Commissioner Jim…