Archive for author: righttime_admin

By Jennifer Fernandez Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent c...

By Rachel Crumpler After Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested in late August and accused in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee aboard a Charlotte light rail train — a killing that has drawn statewid...

By Will Atwater Larry Baldwin stood before a crowd of about 60 people gathered in Northampton County for the screening of The Smell of Money, a documentary that follows rural North Carolinians standin...

By Ashley Fredde The gears of government are turning slower by the day with a gridlocked U.S. Congress, and they’re threatening to seize altogether as another shutdown looms.  For North Carolina’s old...

By Jaymie Baxley  Efforts to prevent cuts that could significantly lower reimbursement to providers for services for North Carolinians on Medicaid stalled last week amid a three-way standoff between t...

By Claudia Rivera Cotto Enlace Latino NC At L. Gilbert Carroll Middle School in Robeson County, Principal Zach Jones watches the lunch line carefully, ensuring every student gets a tray. Many arrive h...

By Margaret Coker The Current This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Current. Update, Sept. 24, 2025: This story has been updated to reflect that on...

By Jennifer Fernandez ROCKY MOUNT — In the Black community, familes don’t talk about suicide or depression, one student said. Black men don’t grow up in homes where they can express themselves, anothe...