Finding News Stories: North Carolina News
Current News
- America's News
Over 6,300 U.S. newspapers including 200+ in North Carolina: - The (Raleigh) News & Observer full-text articles (1991-present)
- The (Raleigh) News & Observer full images (March 2018-present)
- The (Greensboro) News & Record (1906-present)
- The Charlotte Observer (1886-present).
- Asheville Citizen-TimesText only, 1999-present.
See also Full-images from 1991-2010
- Newspaper Source PlusOver 1,500 US and foreign newspapers, including 50 from North Carolina. News transcripts from TV and radio. 1990s-present.
Older N.C. Newspapers
- News & Observer available on microfilm at
- UNC's North Carolina Collection: 1894 to present (C071 N55).
- UNC's Davis Library: 1980-2011 (Serial 1-857).
- Charlotte Observer Historical Archive
Charlotte Observer online. 1892 to present. - Greensboro News and Record Historical Archive
Greensboro News and Record from 1906 to present.
Other N.C. News Sources
- North Carolina Newspapers
African-American, student, and community newspapers from around North Carolina. Some major papers as well. From DigitalNC. Dates vary.
- Our State.
- Digitized through the State Library of North Carolina. Dates: 1933-2011.
- North Carolina News Network (NCNN)
Includes the current and previous days' audio clips. - NCPA
North Carolina Press Association. View their members by city.
Public Radio
- WUNC, Chapel Hill
Includes daily news coverage, the State of Things, and more.
- WFAE, Charlotte
Includes daily news coverage, Charlotte Talks, and more.
More Newspapers @ UNC
Looking for a specific paper?
- Search the library catalog for Subject = North Carolina - Newspapers.
- Add terms in the search box and click "Search within results" to narrow your search to a title such as the Mount Olive Tribune or the Mebane Enterprise.
These are available at the North Carolina Collection on microfilm:
- African American Newspapers in North Carolina 19th-century-present.
- Newspapers by Year, 1736-1865 Hundreds of newspapers, which you can filter by date.
See also:
- North Carolina Newspapers at the State Library of North Carolina. This brochure explains their holdings.
- North Carolina Newspaper Locator This lists all newspapers available at N.C.'s Government and Heritage Library on microfilm.
- Newspapers.com (North Carolina Newspapers)North Carolina newspapers from 1751-1992. Not all newspapers or dates are included.
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Daily Tar Heel
- Current issues ... on Facebook... on Twitter ... on YouTube
- Print archive, Sept. 2017 to present.
- Issues on Scribd (full-image of the daily paper), January 2010-April 2017
- Online between 1893-1992 at
- Digital NC (open to all)
- Newspapers.com (UNC login required)
- Bound volumes
- in the North Carolina Collection for "most years;" NCC will refer you to microfilm in most cases.
- in the Park Library. 1927 - spring 2009
- Full issues on microfilm
- in the North Carolina Collection 1893-present (C071 T16). Free registration required to use the NCC; more info
- in Davis Library, 1982-present (Serial 1-1414)
- Headline Archive 1970-2015. Retired May 2020.
- Print Index, August 1970- August 1991 available in Davis (LH1.U6 D34 Index)
- Online historic archives. Dates vary; include 1900s through 1960s. Search via archive.org and download as pdf.
- Archive.org DTH websiteBrowse some issues of the archived version of the DTH website. 2000-present.
- Wayback Machine DTHBrowse some issues of the archived version of the DTH on unc.edu. 1997-2000.
N.C. Television Outlets
- Charlotte: WCCB
- Greensboro: WGHP Fox8
- Raleigh: WRAZ Fox50
- Raleigh (Research Triangle Park) UNC-TV
Business Journals in North Carolina
- American City Business JournalsClick above to get the Business Journal login & password and return here to go directly to:
Links not working? Log into American City Business Journals first, then return to click on one of the N.C. Business Journals.