Dave DeWitt
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Raleigh, NC, United States
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Dr. Mandy Cohen to step down as secretary of NC DHHS
Dr. Mandy Cohen, the secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, is stepping down, WUNC has confirmed. She quickly became the public face of North Carolina's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Bipartisan energy bill could reshape power production, climate change in North Carolina
WUNC's Dave DeWitt speaks with Elizabeth Ouzts from the Energy News Network → Read More
DA: Deputies Who Shot Andrew Brown Jr. Will Not Be Prosecuted
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with WUNC's Will Michaels, who is in Elizabeth City, about District Attorney Andrew Womble's rationale for not prosecuting the deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. → Read More
Every Vote Counts
Early voting starts this week in North Carolina, and the pandemic has forced many people to re-think how they’re casting their ballots. As accounts trickle → Read More
All Those We’ve Lost
With more than one million deaths worldwide, it can feel nearly impossible to fully grasp the toll COVID-19 has taken across the globe. The consistent → Read More
Videos Show Events Leading Up To John Neville's Death In NC Jail Cell
Officials released videos today that show the events that led up to the December death of John Neville, an inmate in the Forsyth County Jail. According to → Read More
COVID On Campus
After pivoting to virtual instruction in the spring, colleges and universities are now taking different approaches to try to keep students and faculty safe → Read More
After Long Battle, All-Female HBCU Bennett College Loses Accreditation
The crowd in the Annie Merner Pfieffer Chapel sing Bennett College's "Preference Song" on Feb. 4 as they celebrate raising $8.2 million in their Stand With → Read More
Woody Durham, Longtime Voice Of Tar Heel Sports, Dies At 76
Woody Durham, the retired "Voice of the Tar Heels" who called North Carolina football and basketball games for four decades, died Wednesday. He was 76. → Read More
NC Governor Cooper Seeks Offshore Drilling Exemption
Governor Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein – both Democrats – are calling for the federal government to grant the state a waiver from the Trump → Read More
Charlie Rose To Stay In NC Journalism Hall Of Fame
Charlie Rose is staying in the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame. In an online announcement, Susan King, the Dean of the UNC Chapel Hill School of → Read More
Duke Rescinds Journalism Award From Charlie Rose
Duke University’s journalism program has rescinded an award it gave to journalist Charlie Rose 17 years ago. → Read More
Charges Filed Against Man Accused Of Small Explosion On UNC Campus
Updated 12:57 p.m. | November 6, 2017 The man accused of setting fire to an iconic poplar tree at UNC - Chapel Hill has been accused of six felony charges. → Read More
Suspect In Custody After Small Fire On UNC Chapel Hill Campus
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The Chapel Hill Fire Department has extinguished a small fire on the → Read More
Raleigh Mayoral Race Likely Headed For Runoff
Raleigh Mayor Nancy MacFarlane was the clear choice of voters in yesterday’s municipal election, but did not get enough votes to avoid a runoff. → Read More
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Judicial Redistricting, Ballot Access And AG Stein
This week on the WUNCPolitics Podcast, a conversation with WUNC Political Reporter Rusty Jacobs. → Read More
Price Officially Installed As 10th Duke President
Vincent Price has been officially installed as Duke University’s tenth president. → Read More
NC Sports Figures React To Trump And National Anthem Debate
It all started when the President of the United States tweeted at a former student from Charlotte Christian High School. → Read More
As Storms Rage, Climate Change Opinions Unchanged
Multiple major hurricanes in the last few weeks have led to a renewed discussion of climate change, and when it is appropriate, to discuss possible policy → Read More
Eyewitnesses: Smoke Came From Duke Life Flight Helicopter Prior To Crash
A Duke Life Flight helicopter that crashed earlier this month was trailing black smoke before it crashed on a wind turbine farm near Hertford, according to → Read More