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Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said more than 500 wildfires have scorched more than 2,200 acres in just the last few weeks.
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Brett Barley, who was out on his Sea-Doo, captured incredible footage of hundreds of Spinner Sharks engulfing his personal watercraft while devouring schools of menhaden. -
The committee did not take up a pair of proposals that would have curbed tax exemptions or refunds for hospital systems. -
The Ocracoke Access Alliance is pitching a $10 fee for the Hatteras-Ocracoke route and $20 dollars for mainland ferries. The plan calls for a total toll waiver for verified Ocracoke residents. -
The change follows massive first-quarter fundraising numbers from former Governor Roy Cooper, who brought in nearly $14 million dollars—more than double the $5 million raised by Republican Michael Whatley. -
Chancellor Aswani Volety shared initial plans at a UNC Board of Governors meeting Wednesday. -
Nearly half of all people detained by federal immigration agents during "Operation Charlotte's Web" last November had no criminal record, according to new data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. -
Chancellors are required to live in their official residences, which has occasionally posed some challenges. -
Three Black transgender women chronicle alleged abuses they faced while serving time in men's prisons in North Carolina. -
Officials say safety starts with a simple rule: assume an alligator is present in any coastal body of water."
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