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price wunc nc death toll climbs to 24 major flooding still a threat the state s death toll increased to 24 friday afternoon accounting for most of nation s deaths since hurricane matthew barreled through the southeast last week . read more greg richter flickr creative commons trump holds rally in greensboro blasts hillary and accusers brianna ladd wunc photos opening night at the nc state fair the universe has almost 10 times more galaxies than we thought counting all the galaxies in the universe is hard . so hard it seems that it s possible to miss billions of them.a new analysis of hubble space telescope data finds there are almost 10 times more galaxies in the universe than we once thought there were about 2 trillion of them up from about 200 billion.it s the first major revision to the number since 1995 when scientists turned hubble s gaze on one section of sky for 10 days and created an image unveiled in 1996 that nasa called ... read more how to help hurricane matthew flood victims by liz schlemmer oct 14 2016 jay price wunc residents in fayetteville greenville and small towns throughout southeastern north carolina are facing the outlook of long term recovery from hurricane matthew s destructive flooding . breaking the law enforcement officer code of silence by frank stasio & laura pellicer oct 14 2016 laura pellicer a former north carolina state trooper won a 3.75 million verdict in a long running whistleblower case . state trooper reginald newberne claims that in 2000 a fellow officer told newberne he injured his hand while punching a teen suspect . newberne says he was hesitant about filling out an official report but he later offered a detailed account of the incident to his superiors . newberne was subsequently fired from his position in the highway patrol for a violation of the truthfulness directive . wuncpolitics podcast wrenn pearce talk politics by dave dewitt oct 14 2016 longtime political operatives and strategists carter wrenn and gary pearce sit down with capitol bureau chief jeff tiberii for a comprehensive look at the current and past political landscape in north carolina . nc jazz musicians host reunion shows by frank stasio & laura pellicer oct 14 2016 chris charles jazz singer nnenna freelon and jazz guitarist scott sawyer cut their teeth performing as a duo in listening rooms bars and even hotel lobbies back in the 1980s . over the past decades their individual careers have taken off bringing them grammy nominations and leading to collaborations with artists around the world . both artists settled in the triangle and are now pillars of the jazz scene in the state . small town of grifton nc still swamped after floods by jay price oct 14 2016 jay price wunc listen listening ... 4 33 jay price reports on flooding damage in the small community of grifton nc which is also his hometown . kelly thomas stood at the yellow crime scene tape on thursday afternoon and looked down grifton s south highland boulevard . the brown floodwater glided slowly around her restaurant . there was water inside it too . ross burr spar over foreign policy voting records in first senate debate by jeff tiberii oct 14 2016 kara lynne wiley wunc listen listening ... 4 32 jeff tiberii reports on the first and only debate between incumbent u.s. senator richard burr and his challenger deborah ross . north carolina voters will help to determine the balance of power in the united states senate next month . republican incumbent richard burr is seeking a third which he says will be his final . democrat deborah ross has provided a tougher than expected challenge . ross burr face off in first u.s. senate debate tonight by elizabeth baier oct 13 2016 courtesy of deborah ross and richard burr campaigns incumbent u.s. senator richard burr and challenger deborah ross will face off tonight for their only televised debate . uncertainty looms as floodwaters continue to rise in greenville by jess clark oct 13 2016 jess clark wunc listen listening ... 3 12 jess clark reports on the uncertainty that remains in parts of southeastern north carolina as floodwaters continue to rise . the tar river cuts right through the city of greenville but it doesn t usually cut through steve johnson s backyard . i wasn t prepared for flooding . you know i don t think anyone ever is said johnson . i was prepared for the hurricane . i was even prepared to leave if something happened during the hurricane ... i wasn t prepared for flooding you just never know how that s gon na turn . flooding continues in eastern north carolina by katy barron & frank stasio oct 13 2016 jay price wunc the sun may be shining but rivers are still cresting in eastern north carolina as a result of the prolonged rainfall from hurricane matthew . host frank stasio talks with wunc reporter jay price who is in eastern north carolina for an update on the damage . plus rob young professor of coastal geology and director of the program for the study of developed shorelines at western carolina university discusses the shortcomings of federal flood policy and the method of categorizing storms that fails to adequately warn of the kind of danger eastern north carolinians face . lives on the hill by katy barron & frank stasio oct 13 2016 learn nc unc school of education . photographer jon crispin spent five years shooting a collection of more than 400 suitcases discovered in an attic at the willard psychiatric center in upstate new york . the intimate portraits are widely acclaimed for adding a layer of humanity to patients who might otherwise only be remembered by their hollow medical records . pages1 2 3 4 next last on the state of things courtesy of perfecta visuals women who arm wrestle what happens when women get up on stage dressed to the nines and are judged not for their beauty but for their strength groups of women around the country have been exploring just that with competitive arm wrestling leagues . two of these leagues are based in north carolina the league of upper extremity wrestling women in durham luewwd and the greensboro arm wrestling league grawl . the competitors create characters don costumes and compete to raise money for charities that support ... read more what s on today s programs weather forecasts & info current weather & forecasts wunc music now playing start listening new wunc podcast covers nc politics get a new edition just about every week when you subscribe subscribe & more info education stories unc duke endowments take a financial hit by jason debruyn oct 3 2016 tim schleicher flickr creative commons after years of rapid growth endowments for both duke university and unc chapel hill took a hit last year . with the end of voter id law preregistration makes a come back by jess clark sep 30 2016 jess clark wunc one of the lesser known provisions of the sweeping 2013 voter id law ended voter preregistration for 16 and 17 year olds . now that the fourth circuit court of appeals has struck down those 2013 restrictions preregistration is back and some north carolina high schools are taking advantage . in wake county schools alone 3 000 students have already preregistered or registered in school based registration drives . unc s blind side a news and observer investigation by laura lee & frank stasio sep 23 2016 emily kristina gabbard wunc the academic and athletic scandal at the university of north carolina dominated headlines for years . allegations of paper classes and inappropriate assistance to student athletes prompted internal and external investigations . and newly released correspondence shows what was going on behind the scenes in the midst of revelations about academic fraud . more education news sustainer update your credit card now update your card like & follow wunc latest news from the bbc syria conflict rebels capture is stronghold of dabiq thai king death crown prince coronation delayed for a year china poised for space station mission haiti aid trucks looted 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