High winds subside along the North Carolina coast, but road closures, localized flooding, and significant structural damage from a severe nor'easter continue to disrupt travel and daily operations across the Outer Banks and Crystal Coast.
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U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan granted a defense request to postpone Comey’s arraignment from September 30 to January, pushing his trial to February.
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The Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter—known as OWLS—in Newport reports that three different birds recently came into its care due to discarded hooks and lines.
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Nest 39 successfully hatched over the weekend, with 31 out of 54 hatchlings making it safely to the ocean, but volunteers counting the remaining shells noticed something they had never seen before—every single egg had unusual strings of shell material attached to it.
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The storm caused nearly $60 billion in damages across Western North Carolina and killed more than 100 people. A new survey shows how it is still hurting survivors across the region.
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River Whyless songwriter Daniel Shearin spoke with BPR's Helen Chickering about the song, the storm, and the question that won't let him go.
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The LIFT fund supports projects that are expected to bring more tourists to the region and benefit the local community.
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The forum will be held at the Reynolds High School auditorium on Oct. 1, at 6 p.m.
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Chip Thomas spent decades working as a physician on the Navajo Nation while building a career as a public artist. Now, the Wake Forest graduate has been named a MacArthur Fellow.
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A concert in Yancey County gave Hurricane Helene survivors an opportunity to share their experiences with the storm.
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GMRS, or General Mobile Radio Service, gives communities a back-up for when internet or cell service is disrupted. More people have grown interested in learning after Hurricane Helene.
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Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to make it unlivable.
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The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education selected Randy Bridges to serve as the interim superintendent from Oct. 1 through the end of the school year.
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President Trump met with top tech leaders Tuesday as he rolled out an AI-driven website, America.gov, to help citizens navigate government services.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with AI policy expert Aalok Mehta about President Trump's AI Summit with tech industry leaders.
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Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended two criminal indictments against President Trump on Capitol Hill.