UNC-Pembroke Coverage

With focus on training new nurses and doctors, NC officials hear update on millions in new state spending

UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, ECU and UNC-Pembroke are among the campuses state lawmakers focused on in the latest state budget, with an eye toward training future health care workers.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

20-year-old charged in deadly UNC Pembroke shooting

WMBF reports a 20-year-old man was arrested following a deadly shooting near the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

UNC Pembroke student killed in shooting near campus

A shooting near the University of North Carolina at Pembroke left one student dead and two others injured early Saturday morning.

UNC Pembroke student identified after deadly shooting near campus

Two people died following a Saturday shooting near the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Sophomore Cameron Taylor was identified as the student who was killed in the shooting, according to the university.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Concerns over blank campus alerts sent out at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is investigating the cause of a shooting that occurred at a nearby apartment complex, where a former student died off-campus. The school's Brave Alert system sent out a blank message after the shooting, leaving students confused and unsure of what was happening.

UNC Pembroke students got blank alert after shots fired near campus

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is investigating the cause of a shooting that occurred at a nearby apartment complex, where a former student died off-campus. The school's Brave Alert system sent out a blank message after the shooting, leaving students confused and unsure of what was happening.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Former UNC Pembroke student dies after campus police respond to shots fired call

Around 4:43 p.m., UNC Pembroke Campus Police responded to a shots fired call at Courtyard Apartments. When they arrived, they found shell casings, but not a shooter or victim. Shortly after, Robeson County deputies responded to another incident involving an individual needing medical attention who later died from their injuries.

WRAL staff

Here's how money from sports betting will benefit college athletics

Small college programs will get some of the proceeds once sports betting is legal in NC.

17-year-old on fast track to achieve teaching degree

Hannah Pearson, 17, is a college junior with a goal to become a licensed teacher in just two years.

Some business classes canceled at UNC-Pembroke after bomb threat

Classes in James A. Thomas Hall and the Business Administration Building at UNC-Pembroke were canceled Friday after a bomb threat, the university said.

UNC-Pembroke trying to claw back $43,000 in pandemic relief aid to ineligible students

Colleges and universities across the country have used billions of dollars in federal aid to handle enrollment challenges and help students during the coronavirus pandemic. But in the rush to get money into people's pockets, the urgency has led to errors.

UNC campus sends nearly $1M in pandemic relief checks to students not enrolled there

Colleges and universities across the country have used billions of dollars in federal aid to handle enrollment challenges and help students during the coronavirus pandemic. But in the rush to get money into people's pockets, the urgency has led to errors.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

New freezers at FSU, Pembroke will ease vaccinations in Cumberland, Robeson

Fayetteville State and UNC Pembroke are receiving small, portable super-cold freezers to help get vaccines to their communities.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Reporter

Meals, support help homeless college students succeed at UNCP

A professor at UNC Pembroke has started a unique program to address the issue of homelessness on college campuses.

UNC Pembroke music professor nominated for Grammy award

UNC Pembroke music professor Dr. Joanna Ross Hersey was nominated for a Grammy award.