We’re also following how new federal funding could help make local communities safer and hearing from a local blind woman who says an Uber driver intentionally abandoned her at the wrong location. Plus, we’re one-on-one with a PhD student at UNC who was involved in a story that was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

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The Raleigh City Council has launched a $5 million pilot program to move people out of camps and into permanent housing.

In Depth with Dan: Examining Raleigh's growing homelessness problem

Raleigh program aims to help homeless find housing

It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

Student testing 

FILE-- Phil Murphy, a Democrat, at his swearing-in ceremony inside the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, N.J., Jan. 16, 2018. Under Murphy, New Jersey has been abruptly tilting in a more liberal direction on issues that include immigration, climate change and gun control. (Rick Loomis/The New York Times)

New Jersey Emerges as a Liberal Bulwark Under Murphy