Public Radio East

07/18/2025

Despite inflation and tariff worries, retail spending data from June shows Americans still shopping with gusto. Economists cite low unemployment, bargain hunting and tariff fatigue.

07/18/2025

NPR CEO Katherine Maher answers questions on the future of public radio as Congress strips over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

07/18/2025

The case focused on whether Governor Josh Stein has the authority to choose his own State Highway Patrol commander.

The court's decision focused on a provision in a broader state law that said Stein does not have the authority to appoint his own State Highway Patrol Commander.

07/18/2025

Beaufort CCC officials say students can earn their certification and FAA license in sixteen months.

07/18/2025

Communications manager Deyanira Romo Rossell said it’s about choosing to refuse single-use plastic by being prepared with a greener alternative.

07/18/2025

A one-two punch from Chantal followed by severe weather in the state's center has “overwhelmed the response and recovery efforts of local governments,” according to Governor Josh Stein’s executive order.

07/18/2025

Officials said the Abandoned Manufactured Home Grant Program helps cover the cost of demolishing and removing single and double-wide home.

Officials said the Abandoned Manufactured Home Grant Program helps cover the cost of demolishing and removing single and double-wide homes.

07/18/2025

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.

07/18/2025

State elections officials launched what they are calling their "Registration Repair Project" in response to a May lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice that alleged the North Carolina Board of Elections' voter registration form led some people to believe they didn't need to provide a driver's license number or the last four digits of their social security number.

The so-called "Registration Repair Project" affects about 103,000 voters.

07/18/2025

The Town Council approved transferring $100,000 from the Capital Reserve Sewer Fund to augment the amount already budgeted for meter replacements this fiscal year, bringing the total for the first phase of a multi-year project to upgrade aging equipment to nearly $210,000.

The Newport Town Council approved transferring $100,000 from the Capital Reserve Sewer Fund to augment the amount already budgeted for meter replacements this fiscal year, bringing the total for the first phase of a multi-year project to upgrade aging equipment to nearly $210,000.

07/18/2025

The lawsuit filed by Berry Building Group alleges that county employees were deceived by a fraudulent email, and mistakenly sent payments for renovations to the new Lenoir County administration building to the wrong account.

07/18/2025

House Republicans delivered a major victory to President Trump early Friday, passing Trump's rescissions bill that claws back $9 billion in funds already approved for public media and foreign aid.