Joel Brown
ABC11 EyewitnessNews
Contact Joel
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Joel:
Raleigh group heads to Virginia to protest ICE detention center
Sixty people are leaving downtown Raleigh Saturday morning to protest the conditions for migrants at ICE detention centers. They've chartered a bus not to take them to the U.S.-Mexico border, but to Farmville, Virginia. → Read More
'Hero' of UNC academic scandal speaks at Capitol Hill forum on paying college athletes
At the Capitol Hill forum, Mary Willingham shared story after story of UNC-Chapel Hill players, young men and women, she tutored, who came to UNC on athletic scholarships but who couldn't read letters, who were unable to write a sentence. → Read More
New push to block controversial NC reading program for kids
Thirteen NC senators have fired off a letter to Phil Berger, calling for an investigation into the process that the state schools superintendent followed in awarding a reading assessment contract that went against his committee's recommendation. → Read More
Wake deputies train for active shooter at county's largest building
"We went from having an active-shooter incident once in a while to sounds like we're having one across the world every week at least. So, with that, the sheriff has stepped up our training." → Read More
Dozens in Raleigh march in solidarity with massive Puerto Rico protests
The crisis in Puerto Rico follows the leak of nearly 900 pages of group chat messages between the governor and his inner circle filled with the sexist and homophobic language. → Read More
New community-led effort to help parents navigate Wake County's controversial new math program
Fifteen-year-old Josiah McGilveary grew up always acing math. But since the change in curriculum, this rising 10th grader at Garner High School started to dread it. → Read More
Injured woman found bloodied, screaming on busy Durham street
Neighbors found a woman on the ground, bloody, seriously hurt, and screaming in pain. Durham Police are investigating, but no one seems to know exactly what happened. → Read More
Man stabs daughter, shoots 4-year-old grandson before killing self in Warren County: Police
Warren County Sheriff's Office will release new details Tuesday on the quadruple shooting that killed two adults and injured two children Monday afternoon. → Read More
News conference scheduled for Warren County quadruple shooting that killed 2 adults, injured 2 children
Warren County Sheriff's Office will release new details Tuesday on the quadruple shooting that killed two adults and injured two children Monday afternoon. → Read More
Rev. Barber delivers 4th of July sermon in Raleigh blasting Trump immigration policy
Reverend William Barber returned to Raleigh on the eve of the 4th of July to make his argument that the nation isn't living up to the ideals of Independence Day when it comes to immigration policy. → Read More
Raleigh city leaders not yet ready to sign off on 40-story tower
It was supposed to be the big decision night where the Raleigh City County would finally vote on whether to rezone the property that sits as the gateway to downtown's north front for what could be the city's tallest skyscraper to date. → Read More
Hundreds show up for Raleigh's hotly anticipated gentrification discussion
Walk the streets of Raleigh, south of downtown and over to southeast, and you can see it. Neighborhoods once considered historically black now welcoming newer high-priced homes and neighbors more affluent, and now more often, white. → Read More
'Undocumented and proud:' Immigrants push back in Raleigh against NC bills
Alongside faith leaders from across the state, many undocumented people attended a rally on Wednesday evening outside the Executive Mansion. And they spoke openly about the nervousness and fear their families are feeling as the state moves to make it tougher for people to live here without legal status. → Read More
Mixed reactions on using sales tax to pay for Downtown South project
Project planners insist Downtown South will drive economic developments not just in this part of the city but the county and the state. → Read More
Triangle women take on the 'shark tank' to boost their businesses
North Carolina is ranked seventh in the nation for the number of businesses owned by women. → Read More
6 injured after SUV slams into Raleigh apartment, fire breaks out across street
Authorities are investigating after an SUV crashed into a portion of an apartment building Wednesday afternoon in Raleigh. → Read More
Undocumented and afraid: Triangle immigrants react to new Trump crackdown threat
Call it a tale of two cities Tuesday night In Orlando -- President Donald Trump officially kicked off his re-election campaign with promises of a new crackdown on undocumented immigrants. → Read More
WCPSS parents pledge to fight on after District gives passing grade to MVP math
When Wake County Schools said it would investigate parents concerns over the district's controversial new MVP math curriculum, the review committee was given a two-fold purpose: to respond to parent complaints and seek objective feedback. → Read More
WCPSS parents pledge to fight on after District gives passing grade to MVP math
When Wake County Schools said it would investigate parents concerns over the district's controversial new MVP math curriculum, the review committee was given a two-fold purpose: to respond to parent complaints and seek objective feedback. → Read More
Parents frustrated after WCPSS keeps math curriculum, promises improvements
The letter that popped into Wake County parent's inboxes Friday afternoon was not what many had hoped to read. Many of them wanted to see the school system's new MVP math curriculum go away. And they're not buying the promises of improvements. → Read More