
I'm the metro editor for The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun in North Carolina. Contact me at [email protected]
Chapel Hill, NC
Joined July 2009
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“This is good not just for NCCU and Durham Tech. It’s good for the state of North Carolina."
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Could 60 days of sick leave make employees stay in jobs longer? Wake County thinks so. Every Wake County govt. employee who reaches a 5-year milestone of employment will get 60 additional days of sick leave. (Via @kristensuzettee) #wakepol #ncpol newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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Downtown Raleigh in the very near future. #ralpol
What are the big black boxes popping up in downtown Raleigh? Wander no more.
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📣 Internships!
The News & Observer 2024 internship application period is now open. We're looking for interns who are smart, curious and ready to learn & grow as journalists.
Please share. DM me with any questions.
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#internship #journalismjobs
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A speed enforcement operation is happening now.
Last weekend, we cited a driver who was traveling 91 mph on Fordham Blvd., where the speed limit is 45 mph. This is why these efforts are important.
Please safely share our roads.
More: ecs.page.link/e2oa1
#VisionZeroCH
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"It’s not so much for this body but for the 355,000 (people of Durham) and the generations that are going to come behind and how that’s going to play out in their lives.”
#DurhamNC #SCAD
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His story in the News and Observer is the only reason I learned about the game.
You can read that here: newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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The UNC Health system and other public health care facilities may be directly affected by the Senate bill. newsobserver.com/news/politi…
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Thank you @maryhelenmoore for telling my story and a huge thank you to my village, full of bold woman who inspire me every day.
#WeAreDPS
The 34-year-old Durham Board of Education chair is in her family’s third generation of Black women working in education. heraldsun.com/news/local/cou…
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The hometown preview of the new Rissi Palmer documentary is free to attend, but registration is required. Here’s what to know. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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It's Return of The Legislature week!
Get ready with some coffee and our new @underthedome
episode. #ncpol #ncga
open.spotify.com/episode/3BC…
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More details are emerging about the law enforcement to effort to corner and capture a teenaged mass shooter in Raleigh who killed five and injured two in and near the Hedingham community. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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Unlike other many other denominations, the United Methodist Church has avoided fracture over LGTBQ issues — until now. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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Finally wrote some good news this week. Three Durham sanitation workers were honored for taking care of lost toddlers they found on their route and helping reunite them with family. 🙏🏼
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Farm Aid returns to Raleigh with quite a lineup! @TriangleEditor has details. newsobserver.com/entertainme…
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Raleigh's incumbent mayor has more than $500,000 on hand headed into the race this fall (by @Anna_M_Johnson) newsobserver.com/news/politi…
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“To present something that says queer people aren’t this anathema, dangerous group but instead we’re queer people and we’re part of your communities, we’re here and we’ve always been here — that’s important.” #unc #ncpol
ncpolicywatch.com/2022/07/02… – at Greensboro, NC
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Putting up the bat signal:
Terrific opportunity - paid position - working and reporting alongside reporters (including me) on NPR’s biz desk. Some ambitious work ahead.
NPR Business News Intern - Fall/Winter 2022 | NPR Internships recruiting.ultipro.com/NAT10…
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NEWS: The City of Raleigh reached a $37K settlement with Nyee'ya Williams, a Black protester who was 17 when police officer Brian Scioli had her forcefully arrested.
He had falsely stated that she assaulted him at a George Floyd protest @newsobserver
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Some personal news: I will be a metro intern @newsobserver this summer! Thank you so much to @jessicabanov and @TriangleEditor for the opportunity. I am so excited to get started - catch me around the Triangle starting in June!



















