#cheesechallenge Coverage

AARON MENDELSON: Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too

Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 -- North Carolina's Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don't receive the scrutiny they deserve.

Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public Integrity

DRAUGHON: GOP doesn't want to 'discomfort' the comfortable

Friday, March 24, 2023 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

How they voted: NC Congressional votes for the week ending Oct. 6

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week.

Targeted News Service

NASA DC-8 Airborne Laboratory

DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight during research mission (NASA)

MAUREEN DOWD: Donald Trump - American Monster

Sunday, June 12, 2022 -- Mary Shelley's monster, unlike ours, has self-awareness and a reason to wreak havoc. He knows how to feel guilty and when to leave the stage. Our monster's malignity stems from pure narcissistic psychopathy -- and he refuses to leave the stage or cease his vile mendacity. It never for a moment crossed Donald Trump's mind that an American president committing sedition would be a debilitating, corrosive thing for the country. It was just another way for the Emperor of Chaos to burnish his title.

Over 30 countries to be represented at International Food Festival in downtown Raleigh

Food, art and performances celebrating diversity are coming to downtown Raleigh.

Workers in Times Square installing 192 new crystals on New Year's Eve ball

We're days away from 2022 and the Big Apple is wrapping up its preparation for the New Year.

SEN. GLADYS ROBINSON: Stop 'nonsense and lies.' Enable teachers to teach 'so our children will do better'

Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 -- Let's address the real issues. Let us enable our teachers to teach. Give them the support they need to make sure our L.E.A.s are doing what they should do. That's where we put policy. Make sure they're doing what they should do. And let's leave the rest of this nonsense alone. Little Children grow up believing what you tell them. And we're the ones who are perpetuating the racist attitudes in scenes like this. It's not the little kids. It's not the teachers. It's adults. It is not the kids. It's not the teacher, it's adults. So, we need to allow them to teach so that our children will do better than we have done.

NC State implements new safety protocols during coronavirus outbreak

Carmichael Complex Fitness Center won't be open due to Gov Cooper's executive order, but safety measures are in place, such as pods around equipment.

New hotline aims to help those at risk for eviction

Those battling possible homelessness from eviction can now text or call the hotline at 919-590-9165 to receive free legal assistance. They will also receive an information packet. The goal is to help people better advocate for themselves in court.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter

Raleigh police investigating armed protest group

WRAL has analyzed this protest group and believes it represents an anti-government movement that feels its First Amendment rights are being violated by business closures and the stay-at-home orders.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Great Smoky Mountains park reopens

Craving a getaway after all this time cooped up at home? The Great Smoky Mountains are open and ready for a visit.

Truck rolls knocks down poles and traffic signals at Hammond Road, I-40 in Raleigh

Truck rolls knocks down poles and traffic signals at Hammond Road, I-40 in Raleigh

'Tiger King' Revisited: Things We Learned in the New Episode

Hey, all you cool cats and kittens! Inspired by the phenomenal response to its bizarre documentary series "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness," Netflix dropped a new "after-show" episode Sunday called "The Tiger King and I," hosted by comic actor Joel McHale.

Jennifer Vineyard, New York Times

Should you see a geriatrician? An Interview with Bryan Godfrey, MSW, UNC Geriatrics

In a University of Minnesota study, patients who had seen a geriatrics team were a quarter less likely to become disabled, half as likely to develop depression, and 40% less likely to require home health services. Does this mean you should change who you see for primary care?

Liisa Ogburn

Stairs to elevated Ocean Isle Beach home give way

Authorities are investigating after stairs to an elevated beach home on Ocean Isle Beach collapsed.

What documents to gather for a fast move into Memory Care or Assisted Living

Suddenly moving a parent into Assisted Living or Memory Care after a hospitalization is stressful and emotional. As siblings divide up the workload, here are the documents commonly needed that people often don't anticipate -- which can really slow the process down.

Liisa Ogburn

NC woman's history with domestic violence shows need for resources in rural communities

A western North Carolina woman is speaking out about the domestic violence she says she suffered at the hands of her husband.

Sofia Millar, 2019 CBC-UNC Diversity Fellow

Apparently throwing cheese at babies is the latest viral thing with the new #cheesechallenge

I am the mom who recently purchase a fart machine for my younger daughter. But I really don't understand the appeal of throwing cheese in the face of an unsuspecting baby.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor