"I don't know that they knew or others would have expected that they had the capacity to leave a $13 million gift. I also think these were very wise people."
- ALLISON LEE ISLEY Staff Photojournalist
Queen Latifah gave the keynote speech for N.C. A&T's commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
- Camdyn Bruce Staff Reporter
“Be delusional enough to call yourself something that the world hasn’t called you yet,” Latifa said. “Be brave enough to walk down that road that no one else can see but you."
Queen Latifah delivers the commencement address at North Carolina Technical Agricultural State Universities 2026 graduation.
- Ryan Oehrli, The Charlotte Observer
The school resource officer who body-slammed a girl at West Charlotte High School last year was suspended without pay for excessive force, according to a letter from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to the girl’s family.
- Billy Chapman
“In high school, when I started taking a chemistry class, I realized it was something I was kind of good at and it was also something I enjoyed."
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“The modern nursing simulation space at the Hickory campus will enable App State to offer advanced clinical training opportunities and help support the region’s workforce needs."
“This program is what we’re trying to do: an opportunity for all of the people in our care to go from an educational program to a work opportunity.”
“North Carolina is the furniture capital of the world, and Coley Home’s expansion reinforces that truth,” N.C. Gov. Josh Stein said.
"I'm indebted to Carolina's medical school," Kelly told UNC. "I learned techniques and teaching that I incorporated in training 48 surgery residents."
“I wanted to show him that if Mom’s OK to go here, you're OK to go here, and this is a safe place for you to be.”
After learning viola two years ago, Northview Middle student was chosen for international music fest
Aden Tran has auditioned and been selected for the Western Piedmont Symphony Youth Orchestra and the N.C. Music Educators Association’s Junior Western Regional All-State Honors Orchestra.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
Read through the obituaries published today in McDowell News.
More details have been unearthed pertaining to the health of Kyle Busch prior to the NASCAR legend’s sudden death last week.
"I commend Hendersonville. It took a lot of courage for the jurors to do what they did," Meredith Hinton said.
A suspect was captured nearly 3,000 miles away, in Washington state.
Duke Energy rate hikes from 2023 challenged by the state attorney general have been affirmed by the North Carolina Supreme Court.
The DOJ investigation comes as Trump is running out of options to avoid paying as much as $88 million in damages, plus interest.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hinted that a new $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump could become a reality if Congress approves proposed legislation. Speaking on the issue, Bessent explained that current U.S. law prohibits living individuals from appearing on American curr…
The United States and Iran reached an agreement Thursday to extend their ceasefire pending the approval of President Donald Trump.
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The shooting happened in Newton on May 11.
The charges stem from the break-in of a residence on Mack Noblitt Road in 2020 and the break-in of a storage unit in Marion in 2023.
No charges have been filed in the shooting.
A Marion woman and a baby were also named as victims.
The plan includes a 5% increase in the water rates and a 5% increase in the sewer rates.
Check out this list to see where you can swim on Memorial Day in surrounding areas.
A series of Republican-sponsored state constitutional amendment bills surfacing during the 2026 session now includes a House bill in which voters would decide whether to elect members to the State Board of Education.
In total, Medford devoted more than 50 years of her life to McDowell County Schools.