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  • 2 days ago | abc11.com | Michael Perchick

    RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Department of Education announced it will resume defaulted federal student loan collections beginning May 5th. "This could not come at a worse time," said Khandice Lofton, Counsel with the Student Borrower Protection Center. According to the Department of Education, 42.7 million borrowers owe more than $1.6 trillion in student debt.

  • 2 days ago | abc11.com | Michael Perchick

    RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A few dozen people gathered in front of Mary's Grotto at Cardinal Gibbons High on Monday afternoon to pay their respects to Pope Francis. "I just know that whenever I encountered in my own personal life, whether it was my mother or my grandmother, or when we sadly lost students, we turn to prayer. The rosary is a prayer that, sometimes, when you have no words, it brings a community together.

  • 1 week ago | abc11.com | Michael Perchick

    RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- March was a busy month for Dan Kastner and the team at Atlas Motor Co. in Raleigh. "On the sales side, we have seen an uptick. There have been a handful of folks that have expressed that they have purchased the car earlier than they expected. There have been some folks who, instead of buying a new car, went to a cheaper used car.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc11.com | Michael Perchick

    RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Heavy rain coated Page Farms in Raleigh on Monday morning as Justin Page and his father, Danny, prepared for a busy season. "Strawberries and pumpkins are the main things we raise," Justin Page said. The family-run operation largely relies on local customers. "Anybody and everybody from around here is welcome to come to the farm. We are a 95% you-pick operation where people come on, they go out with their families and pick their berries," said Page.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc11.com | Michael Perchick

    RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's another busy morning for the Hawkins household. "We are a family on the go. We stay busy," said Tracey Hawkins. Her husband Zack, who represents Durham in the State House, and two boys, James Preston and Adam, recently returned from a trip to Morehead City. Now back home in the Triangle, they're enjoying the final days of their spring break. "(We) went to the aquarium," said James Preston, a fifth-grader.

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Michael Perchick
Michael Perchick @MichaelPerchick
25 Mar 25

Will Wade meeting hundreds of @NCState fans outside Reynolds Coliseum following his introductory press conference @ABC11_WTVD https://t.co/wENg32eMCV

Michael Perchick
Michael Perchick @MichaelPerchick
15 Dec 24

Scott Turner was WR coach in Cleveland when UNC GM Mike Lombardi was GM/VP there. He’s had prior stops at Oregon State, Pitt, and Michigan though majority of his career has been in NFL

Ian Rapoport
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet

One note: #Raiders OC Scott Turner has emerged as a top target to become Bill Belichick’s OC at UNC.

Michael Perchick
Michael Perchick @MichaelPerchick
13 Dec 24

What started as a list of 30 candidates ended up with the Tar Heels landing an NFL legend. Why @UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts, AD @BubbaUNC, and BOT member @jenlloyd_unc believe it's the right move, and what his arrival means for the future of @UNCFootball: https://t.co/nzm2pIR24f