Every day there are more shootings, more dead, more families left mourning, and more communities devastated. But of course, no article or editorial from the past few days comes close to answering the all-consuming question of “Why?”
Leigh Tauss
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Decision Pending on Whether to Charge RPD Officers for Daniel Turcios Killing
Daniel Turcios’s autopsy showed he was not intoxicated when Raleigh police shot and killed him following a highway crash. Will that matter to the Wake County DA?
Sunday Reading: Tears on Ice as Olympian Dreams Dashed
There was no winning this week in women’s figure skating.
Senator Wiley Nickel Out of NC Congressional District 4 Race, Eyes Competitive 13th District
His odds weren’t great in the Durham-based district, but the newly drawn District 13 could also be an uphill battle.
Governor Cooper Recommends Towns, Schools End Mask Mandates
“People and businesses should continue to make the best decisions for themselves, their employees, and their customers,” Cooper said at a Thursday press conference.
Jenny Slate and Charlie Day Revive Romantic Comedy Formulas In ‘I Want You Back’
Their plan is so crude, outrageous, and morally bankrupt that clearly it’s bound to blow up in their faces spectacularly. But that’s precisely why we tune in.
A Month After Raleigh Police Shot and Killed Daniel Turcios, His Family is Still Waiting for Answers and Demanding Justice
Activists and the family of Daniel Turcios are frustrated by a lack of answers for what they say is an unwarranted shooting.
Quickbait: Money Makers
A look at fundraising so far in North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District race.
Raleigh Council Will Return to In-Person Meetings in March
Committees and work sessions will continue to be remote until April.
Sunday Reading: Queen of Stripes
A sprawling, cinematic profile of the former “prison queen” of Huntsville, Texas sheds light on the stark reality of the incarceration system: no one gets out unscathed.

