Kaitlin McKeown

2 weeks ago | heraldonline.com | Kaitlin McKeown

North Carolina-based pastor and national anti-poverty activist Rev. William Barber II was arrested with two other clergy members Monday while praying at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The three were part of a group of 20 to 30 people who had gone to the Capitol after a larger “Moral Mondays” rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court building.

2 weeks ago | heraldonline.com | Kaitlin McKeown

Students and community members gathered on UNC-Chapel Hill’s Polk Place on Tuesday morning, their voices and banners rising once again in the heart of campus to support Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war continues, and to mark the anniversary of the tent encampment that stood in the same spot last April.

2 weeks ago | heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown

Zebulon Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Harrison listens as Mayor Glenn York speaks during a town hall meeting on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Zebulon Community Center. The News & Observer The resignations of Zebulon’s town manager and assistant town manager within four days of each other set off a whirlwind of speculation and concerns among residents. And they brought their questions about the resignations, pending litigation and overall transparency to a town hall meeting Monday.

2 weeks ago | heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown

People hold signs during a rally on Monday, April 14, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C., held in protest of Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of 65,000 votes in the November election. The News & Observer The legal effort to overturn the results of North Carolina’s 2024 state Supreme Court race is an affront to all of the state’s voters, but it potentially also could provide a blueprint for overturning election results in other states.

2 weeks ago | heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown

People walk through the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill near where a fence barrier surrounds the flagpole and portions of lawn on Friday, May 3, 2024. [email protected] The visas of five international students at UNC-Chapel Hill have been restored after the Trump administration initially terminated them, Chancellor Lee Roberts said Friday. “That’s a really positive development for those students,” Roberts said during a campus Faculty Council meeting.