Wake County is experiencing growing food insecurity, and community groups, churches and local government are expanding networks of help to fill the gaps. A recent report from Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, using data from Feeding America’s “Map the Meal Gap,” finds that about 12% of Wake County residents struggle with food...
Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is moving steadily toward adopting a formal policy governing the use of artificial intelligence in its schools, amid growing adoption of generative AI tools, concerns over academic integrity and questions about how to prepare students for a world in which AI is increasingly present....
In communities grappling with crime, many Christians are asking how mental health fits into a faithful response. Beyond punishment and law enforcement, there is growing recognition among clergy, mental health experts and policymakers that mental illness does often play a significant role in pathways to crime. For a Christian approach...
In the wake of the fatal light rail stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, 23, who was a refugee from Ukraine, by Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, a renewed debate has emerged in the state legislature over whether to lift the moratorium on executions. The case has drawn criticism by some who say...