While scattered storms brought minor relief to parts of Craven, Jones, and Onslow counties this week, it simply wasn't enough to break the dry spell.
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Under the proposed rules, emergency workers might have to give advance notice before flying rescue or tactical drones over restricted areas. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson argues that requirement could cripple search-and-rescue efforts and critical law enforcement actions
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The war in the Middle East is playing a role in Davie County’s decision to stop fluoridating its water. Officials say they’re concerned in part about the availability of water-treatment chemicals from an Israeli manufacturer.
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Base officials say the Main Gate closure is required to install critical security and infrastructure upgrades, and the project is expected to last 4 to 6 weeks.
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A small device that attaches to a Glock pistol slide turns the semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic weapon. Two of the illegal handguns were seized by police in High Point earlier this month.
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Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army’s Special Warfare Center will head into local communities for Robin Sage—their final, grueling test before becoming Green Berets.
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Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tyler Austin Harper, a former professor who writes for The Atlantic, about the allegations British academic Jason Arday faced before he was found dead Aug. 14.
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Fighting immigration detention can be expensive and some families now struggle with the financial fallout from the mass deportation campaign.
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Divers in Florida are seeking sunken slave ships for connections to history.
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For the first time, China has established a scheduled shipping route through the Arctic. NPR's Michel Martin asks Marc Lanteigne of the Arctic University of Norway why that matters.
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Recovery is underway on Indonesia's Flores island after a 7.7 quake killed dozens. Damaged roads and 1,600 aftershocks complicate aid deliveries to residents sleeping outside.
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The U.S. focus on Iran has pivoted key resources away from another key geopolitical region -- Asia.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jung H. Pak, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, about the Trump administration's evolving Asia policy.
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Tuesday's primary races include Republican Rep. Cory Mills who is under a House ethics investigation for allegedly assaulting a former girlfriend and violating campaign finance laws.