North Carolina

TL/DR - The city of Raleigh, North Carolina is expanding efforts to address community mental health and substance abuse issues by creating an Alternative Response Program. Building on the foundation of the ACORNS program created in 2020, the new initiative aims to engage community input and will include partnership between social workers or…

TL/DR - Duke Energy is planning to rebuild a substation in Asheville, North Carolina, and the proposal is now with the design review committee. The first proposed location required the felling of a tree grove, which raised concerns among residents. As a result, a new potential location at the corner of Hiawassee Street and Rankin Avenue is being…

TL/DR - Police in North Carolina are searching for Vicki Renee Russell, who is suspected of murdering her boyfriend, Alexander Atkinson. Atkinson's body was discovered in his home following a welfare check; investigators believe he died from an assault. Russell, now wanted for first-degree murder, is thought to be using Atkinson's debit card and…

TL/DR - Lauren Davis, Ph.D., and Tonya Smith-Jackson from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have been inducted into North Carolina State University’s Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Alumni Hall of Fame. Davis was the sole recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Young Alumni Award, having…