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Junk fees are gouging consumers; NC wants them gone
We’ve all heard the phrase, “too good to be true.” Well, these days shoppers are experiencing that when they find low advertised prices often come with junk fees — and consumer complaints are increasing. The White House says these fees cost consumers billions each year. Earlier...
ECU basketball gearing up for offseason trip to Bahamas
East Carolina's new-look basketball team under third-year head coach Michael Schwartz has been grinding away inside the Smith-Williams Practice Facility and Minges Coliseum for the vast majority of this offseason, but the Pirates will soon embark on a unique journey to close out their summer ahead of the fall semester.
Pirates claim ninth straight ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
GREENVILLE, N.C. — The East Carolina baseball program has received the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award for the ninth-straight year the organization announced Wednesday. Nearly 350 high school programs and more than 470 collegiate programs were recognized with this year’s award. On the heels of their fifth-consecutive regular season American Athletic […]
Church in Greenville works to help kids get supplies for the new school year
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — As August approaches, so does the start of a new school year. English Chapel Church in Greenville is holding a Live at 5 Back to School Bash where they will be giving away backpacks and other school supplies, along with vendors, food, games, a live DJ and more. Speakers from the […]
UNC System awards $29 million in grants to expand nursing education
RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina System has awarded nearly $29 million to expand nursing education at 12 public universities and North Carolina’s Area Health Education Centers. The grants are part of a groundbreaking effort to address the nursing workforce shortage in North Carolina. Like many states across the country, North Carolina is coping with an alarming drop in nursing professionals. The state is projected to have a shortage of up to 18,600 registered nurses over the next decade, a major challenge for health...
Maria Pharr Named First Woman President of Pitt Community College in North Carolina
Maria Pharr has been named the first woman president of Pitt Community College in Winterville, North Carolina. She will assume her presidency on August 13. Pitt Community College enrolls about 7,144 students, 61 percent of whom are women. Dr. Pharr’s new appointment marks a return to Pitt Community College, where...
Staying Safe During a Nuclear Emergency
There are three nuclear power plants in North Carolina, located in Brunswick, Mecklenburg and Wake Counties. A fourth plant near the NC-SC border, south of Charlotte, is close enough to be taken into our state’s emergency planning as well. Per federal mandate, nuclear plants and those counties within the ten-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ) and the state must have plans in place ready to implement protective actions within the EPZ if there is an emergency within the facility with the potential of a radiation release. Nuclear plants have many safeguards in place to prevent such events, but it is important to know what to do in the unlikely instance that a radiation release emergency occurs. That goes for both emergency managers and the general public.
East Carolina Garners ITA All-Academic Team Award
TEMPE, Ariz. – For the 11th time in the last 13 years, East Carolina has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I All-Academic Team. The squad posted a program-record 3.86 GPA during the 2023-24 academic year with all nine members of the squad earning at least a 3.0. The Pirates were also recognized with the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Academic Excellence Award earlier in the summer for tallying the best GPA of any women's tennis club in the conference. Kim Auerswald , Ines Bachir , Anne Lou Champion , Alisha Hussain , Brooke LaFrenz , Joan Madi ,...
Sold on a Promise: The North Carolina supportive housing projects that were never built
There was an error loading the media player. “Sold on a Promise” is a special two-part investigative series jointly produced by BPR News, WFDD and CityView that explores how a California developer and its nonprofit partner promised and then later failed to house around 550 homeless people in North Carolina.
Students can take alternate paths to an ECU degree
(Video by Rich Klindworth) Earning a bachelor’s degree doesn’t always follow a traditional course from graduating high school to starting as a freshman on campus. Some students take an alternate path with support from East Carolina University programs designed to meet students wherever they are in their educational journey.
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