Families First and the Southeastern Family Violence Center say they are already hurting from funding cuts. More could be on ...

The Border Belt Independent and local news partners hosted a listening session for young people at The News Reporter office ...

UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal won a Pulitzer Prize for her book "Native Nations: A Millennium in North America." ...

The Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina serves several counties, including Bladen and ...

Phyllis Williams was devastated when doctors diagnosed her with HIV in 2015. She had contracted the virus during a blood transfusion, and she felt her life would never be the same. Hurtful comments ...

A Columbus County Superior Court judge issued an order Monday requiring the county and the sheriff’s office to release additional public records to The Assembly and Border Belt Independent concerning ...

This story was produced with The Assembly. Ruth Letizia wept as the St. Andrews Pipe Band played the final notes of “Amazing Grace.” Graduation day was supposed to be a happy occasion. But to the ...

It was a familiar scene along Interstate 95: A construction crew was toiling into the early-morning hours on March 28, 2019, and local law enforcement officers helped guide drivers through the work ...

This story was originally published by CityView. Bills aimed at addressing water contamination in the Cape Fear River Basin have been filed in the North Carolina General Assembly. The bills contain ...

Scotland County leaders say they are devastated by the news that St. Andrews University will close on May 5. The private liberal arts school announced the closure on Friday, citing financial ...

This story is co-published with The News & Observer and The Assembly. Jarrod Lowery remembers the frustration in his grandmother’s voice as they waited in line to receive her updated enrollment card ...