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Greensboro Editor for The Assembly. Formerly: NC Newsline, NC Policy Watch, News & Record, The Bristol Press, Cape Cod Times, Youth Journalism International.

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Investigative Reporter Joe Killian's work examines government, politics and policy, with a special emphasis on higher education, LGBTQ issues and extremism.

A newsroom veteran with more than 20 years’ experience, Killian joined NC Newsline in 2016 after a decade at the News & Record in Greensboro, reporting on everything from cops and courts to higher education and state government. At Newsline he has broken stories that have made national headlines, twice winning the Duke University/Green-Ros…

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A Comedian Walks Into a Police Station

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By Joe Killian Verified
| The Assembly Verified
Robin Cheeley isn’t in the habit of checking the Greensboro Police Department’s social media channels. But one weekend last month, as seems to happen every few weeks now, it became unavoidable. “We’re going to try something brand new on our page!” the department’s account posted on  Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) on April 11.
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A Comedian Walks Into a Police Station

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By Joe Killian Verified
| greensborothread.com
Robin Cheeley isn’t in the habit of checking the Greensboro Police Department’s social media channels. But one weekend last month, as seems to happen every few weeks now, it became unavoidable. “We’re going to try something brand new on our page!” the department’s account posted on  Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) on April 11.
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Every Vote Counted in Guilford

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By Joe Killian Verified
| The Assembly Verified
In one of the most expensive and dramatic primary races in North Carolina political history, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page ended Tuesday in a virtual tie with State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger in their GOP primary. At midnight, with all precincts reporting complete but unofficial results, Page was up by just two votes. Sign up for our free newsletter. Guilford County played a key role in making it that close. Sen. Phil Berger on the phone at his primary night event in Rockingham County.
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