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  • Third time's a charm? Raleigh will try again to find a builder for its bus rapid transit line

    Jan 13, 2025 | wunc.org | Will Michaels

    Raleigh is expected to reopen bids for contractors sometime in the spring to build a bus rapid transit line after the first two attempts failed. The city's first bus rapid transit line is expected to run down New Bern Avenue between downtown and New Hope Road. Raleigh has solicited contractors for bids twice, but received only one bid that was $30 million over its $90 million budget.

  • UNC astronomers found a 'baby' planet. It's only millions of years old

    Dec 6, 2024 | wunc.org | Will Michaels

    Astronomers at UNC-Chapel Hill have found one of the youngest known planets in the galaxy. The planet IRAS 04125+2902 b, or TIDYE-1b, is about three million years old, which when compared to Earth at 4.5 billion years old is like discovering a two-week-old infant. "The planet is just smaller than Jupiter in radius and it orbits its star about every 8.8 days," said UNC graduate student Madyson Barber, who identified the baby planet.

  • Poised to become Raleigh Mayor, Janet Cowell wants new push for affordable housing

    Nov 21, 2024 | wunc.org | Will Michaels

    Janet Cowell's victory in this month's election for Raleigh mayor brings her back to where she started her career in politics. Cowell was first elected to the Raleigh City Council in 2001, quickly rose to the state Senate, and then became the first woman to be elected State Treasurer in 2008. After a break from politics, she announced her campaign for Raleigh mayor this year and won handily with nearly 60% of the vote. WUNC's Will Michaels spoke with Cowell about her goals for her first term.

  • Traffic could be flowing on I-40 in far-western North Carolina by New Year's

    Nov 6, 2024 | wunc.org | Will Michaels

    The state Department of Transportation now has a tentative reopening date for I-40 in both directions at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Flood waters from Helene washed out the freeway more than a month ago. More than 40 miles of I-40 have been closed at the border. Major flooding on the Pigeon River destroyed the interstate in four spots, forcing drivers to take hours' worth of detours. Now, NCDOT says its goal is to open one lane of traffic in each direction by New Year's Day.

  • Helene survivors remain scattered 'all over the state' one month later

    Oct 30, 2024 | wunc.org | Will Michaels

    It's been more than a month since Helene caused catastrophic damage in western North Carolina. The manager of Buncombe County called it her area's own Hurricane Katrina. FEMA set up a base of operations in the mountains, but FEMA workers are also in the Triangle to help with recovery efforts. WUNC's Will Michaels spoke with FEMA spokesman Darrell Habisch about how the agency is helping from the American Tobacco Historic District in Durham. Helene has been compared to Hurricane Katrina.

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