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A primary focus will be an urgent update from the state Department of Transportation regarding vulnerable "hot spots" along Highway 12, which serves as the sole transportation lifeline for Hatteras Island. -
Heavy rain brought relief to areas like Brunswick County and increased streamflow levels at Trent River, but relief was scattered in the mountains, and counties in the piedmont saw little to no improvement in drought conditions. -
The town is eyeing the former industrial plant for conversion into a major civic center. Potential uses include consolidating municipal offices, expanding indoor recreation, and adding community gathering spaces. -
Amid a tough election landscape for Republicans across the country, GOP candidates for the N.C. House are spending on TV ads in districts that haven’t been very competitive in the past. -
The free, voluntary Special Needs Occupant Program allows residents, parents, and caregivers to fill out an online form detailing specific disabilities, medical conditions, or communication barriers. -
At a recent city council committee meeting, Deputy City Manager Eddie Bowling announced that all staff will soon have access to a program called GovAI.
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Nearly 39,000 fewer guests attended the Carolina Classic Fair this year compared to last. Officials are attributing the decline to Saturday's weather-related closure. -
Rivers overflowed their banks and some low-water crossings were inundated as Hurricane Isaias swept through western North Carolina. But forecasters say flooding was nowhere near the scale of Helene. -
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, 49-year-old Larry Wayne Tate Jr. was shot in a Food Lion parking lot in Welcome after a car chase with law enforcement this weekend. -
The Justice Department says the search is part of an "ongoing federal investigation", while Omar calls it "an attempt to target political enemies" -
The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has issued a cease-and-desist order for a Salisbury driving school. -
The results of the North Carolina Court of Appeals elections could determine whether Democrats have any voice at all on the state’s second-highest court. -
Rosalind Eleazar plays a once-successful Hollywood actor whose career has taken a downward turn in a film that takes viewers to bleaker places than they might anticipate.
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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy warns Trump's decision to ease Russian diesel sanctions could fuel Moscow's war effort as the U.S. president urges Ukraine to find new leadership.
