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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North Carolina voters will decide whether state lawmakers set limits on how much local governments can increase property taxes. Counties use that revenue to pay for services like education.
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The Trump administration is proposing major changes to how the U.S. government produces results for the next national census in 2030.
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Second Harvest is trying a new approach to food drives in three Piedmont counties: residents leave donations on their porches, and volunteers take care of the rest.
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Another proposal for a temporary moratorium on data centers highlighted divisions among Davidson County's Board of Commissioners at Monday's meeting
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A new state recovery plan for Western North Carolina proposes investing in health care education, small business to spur job growth.
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Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On.
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Five men arrested on terror charges near a U.S.-operated air force base in England were released on bail Monday, as police investigate whether there is a link to Iran.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Nick Aldworth, a former U.K. counterterrorism national coordinator, about the investigation into a suspected bomb plot near U.S. operations at an air base in England.
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SpaceX's mammoth rocket, Starship, reached orbit for the first time on Monday. The mission was shorter than expected, but SpaceX completed its objectives as it develops the world's largest rocket.
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The Charlotte City Council voted 9-2 Monday to launch a curfew pilot program that, with exceptions, requires anyone under 18 to be home by 10 p.m.