Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to receive a Level II driver’s license, a teen driver would need to complete sixty hours of supervised driving within a twelve-month period.  During the lockdown, the state changed the law to shorten the period to six months. This was done in order to remedy the longer wait times and temporary stoppage of

By: Hadi Rahim For the first time in seventy years, a British monarch will be coronated. On May 6th, King Charles III will become the oldest person to be crowned King in British history.  King Charles ascended the throne upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. The Queen was the longest-serving British monarch in history and was one of

This week, through Sunday, May 7, the Wake County Animal Shelter is waiving adoption fees for all dogs who have been at the shelter for more than twenty-two days. There are currently forty dogs available who meet these criteria. In addition to being free to adopt, the dogs will be spayed or neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated free of charge.  Living

One of the main goals of individual states and the nation is to entice businesses to make their home inside the state’s or country’s borders. For a media and entertainment superpower such as Disney to make one of the world’s biggest and most popular theme parks in Florida was a gift to Walt Disney’s favorite state. Walt Disney World brings

On Monday, April 10, North Carolina State Representative Tricia Cotham officially changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. In doing so, Cotham gave North Carolina Republicans a supermajority in the state legislature. This will allow them to override vetoes by the state’s Democratic Governor, Roy Cooper. The move has been met with polarizing responses since Cotham first announced her

By: Sophia Volpe Popular social media interface TikTok has taken over the world since its release in September 2016. This app has had a chokehold on society since its rise to fame. But, just like every multi-million dollar app downloaded over 210 million times in America alone, TikTok is nothing short of controversial.  Rumors have been circulating for some time

On Saturday evening, news broke that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn broke up. It was first published on People’s website, stating that the couple had been separated for “a couple of weeks” at the time of publishing.  Joe Alwyn, British actor known for his role as Robert Dudley in Mary Queen of Scots (2018), was largely unknown in American pop

On Thursday, March 2, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a bill restricting public drag performances in the state, referencing “male or female impersonators” as an example of an “adult cabaret performance.” The new Tennessee law comes alongside at least nine similar bills across the United States. In light of this wave of legislation targeting drag performers throughout the

At least six different schools in Wake County have gone into either a code red or code yellow lockdown this month. There has been an increase in online threats, not just this school year, but more specifically in 2023. Recent news stories about schools going into lockdown because of social media threats or the stories of students bringing guns into