Reporting on the 50th anniversary of NC State's NCAA basketball championship traces the team's season and the lives and careers of it's members and their connection and impact on local schools and athletes. Good job.

Very informative.

Stories through the year inspired the reporters to reflect on their sourcing and conversations that led to and were there in imbedded. A unique section giving readers the background and insights that led to the published accounts. Magnificent result!

This is a very detailed series on police payouts. The examples used are very powerful. The interviews and story organization are nicely done. One thing i'd like to see in this type of story is, what do crime victims think of these payouts? I've been a crime victim and frankly, i don't know how I'd react if someone who committed a crime against me had this kind of police experience and then got a large payout.

Even to the disinterested reader, this series sucks you into the world of software and the Triangle in an unexpected and delicious way

Incredibly interesting story on something I've never read about nor seen reported on: competitive gingerbread bakers/food artists. I really thought this was perfectly covered by the reporter, with good writing, lots of information and depth of sourcing and nice use of photographs. Two stories helped, too. Thank you!

The approach to this coverage was thoughtful and well rounded. Especially the quick thinking to include a list of mental health resources for the community.

I'm not sure many people think about honoring workers killed on the job. I certainly didn't before reading this. Not only does this story successfully educate people that such a thing exists, but it also serves as a reminder that sometimes a simple phone call can make a difference.

Great video and voice over. Really tells the story. Left me wanting a whole doc on this coach and legacy of the team. Great editorial hook.

Tremendous amount of photos here capturing the heartbreak of the moment.

Video journalism is so important now to engage audiences.

The way you wrote it makes the reader angry for the musicians.

This is a feel-good story about a young girl being wronged by her school district, so NC State gave her the opportunity she was seeking locally. Good behind-the-scenes sports reporting.

I Love this shot. Such a worthy event merits a terrific photo. This art delivers!

Well done! All are strong ledes. The vaping lede really clinched it for me. So descriptive - can see students actually vaping in class while the teacher tries to catch them. Strong, strong writing.

Well done and very encouraging. We all need well informed and capable readers like this.

Very nice images, clearly a good deal of time spent with Jaren. As a standalone photoessay, it suffers a bit from lack of cohesiveness and some visual/informational redundancy, probably unavoidable because it was a longish-term project and images were used to accompany multiple stories. Bu all in all, great job!

The way you described his emotion made me feel like I was there to witness it for myself.

These stories dig deep, and while emotional in ways, present straight, hard facts to show the adverse affects of the abortion ban and its details.

Pretty in-depth story with a good interview sequence.

I was extremely impressed by the careful detail that was paid attention to in crafting this story. The "color" really popped out and made me feel as if I was walking through the speedway.

As a young journalist, Andrew Carter's storytelling vision and execution inspires me

Such a unique and well written story! I was pulled in by the first paragraph and it just kept getting better, I felt like i was walking through the peanut farms with you and RayMan! fantastic job.

The photographer managed to imply water here without showing it. There is su much expression in the photo, and the cloud / jumper juxtaposition just makes the shot. Nice work!

A very eloquent and moving essay about the tribute to the homeless who died in Raleigh's winter cold.The page layout with the names of the deceased between the commentary was very effective.

Wow. The sweet tea lede has me hooked (and I'm a non-sweet tea lover)! The barbecue lede is so descriptive and the mayo lede made me laugh out loud. Excellent writing.

Start to finish, a well written, powerful story about a wrongful conviction. The best of a strong field.

Immaculate reporting in a big issue for people, culture and the state's history - barbecue. The reporter hit all the bases in this trilogy of 'cue goodness. Loved the snappy writing, good word use and structure and clearly expert insight into 'cue. Videos and photographs added peppery spice to this series. Great job!!!

Quickly being able to uncover something that lawmakers did not intend anyone to notice was so important. Great coverage and quotes.