30 NC counties are under alert, including Cumberland, Harnett, Moore, Chatham, and Sampson counties.

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 

As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

Hazy skies over Huson River, as seen from the Washington Heights area in New York, on June 06, 2023. Smoke from the hundreds of wildfires blazing in eastern Canada has drifted south, casting a hazy pall over New York City and triggering air alerts from Minnesota to Massachusetts. (Emon Hassan/The New York Times)

Canada Wildfires Cause Air Quality Alerts