Meteorologist Tom Lonka with the National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City said, “It won't have a name to it, but it's still going to be a heavy rain producer and some strong gusty winds with that. And along with that, there's going to be the possibility of severe weather in the form of some damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.”
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After a unanimous block from the U.S. Senate, federal officials backed down. The agency confirmed that all scheduled removals are halted, effective immediately.
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A new study by the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership reveals that high-salinity seagrass meadows shrank by 16.2% between 2006 and 2020. That is a loss of more than 16,000 acres of vital habitat.
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Raleigh's pitch to MLB could receive a boost in the state budget. That could include additional taxation authority and the creation of a new governing body like the Centennial Authority.
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New data from NC State University reveals that tobacco production costs spiked thirty percent over the last four years—climbing to nearly $5,400 per acre. Lawmakers argue these families deserve the same emergency federal support as other commodity crops.
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The 2 Marine Expeditionary Force has named its brand-new headquarters facility the General Alfred M. Gray Junior Operations Center. General Gray, who died in 2024, served as the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps and originally commanded this very unit in the mid-1980s.
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The larger-than-life sculpture is based on a small wooden carving Shull’s father made three decades ago.
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Extreme heat and a lack of rain are pushing North Carolina further into drought with no relief in sight.
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The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced its list of six new inductees for 2026.
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Health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks, can reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.
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A planned U.S.-Iran meeting was abruptly postponed, leaving the initial agreement to end the war on shaky ground.
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A look at the hardliner leading Iran's negotiating team wit the U.S. to end the war.
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Who are the winners and losers of the war with Iran? NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations for his assessment.
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The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to Wisconsin swing voters who participated in two online focus groups that NPR observed.
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A planned Switzerland meeting between the U.S. and Iran has been put on hold, JD Vance has become the face to U.S. negotiations with Iran, Obama Presidential Center gets star-studded opening ceremony.
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When the United States plays Australia in the World Cup on Friday, U.S. striker Folarin Balogun will be a key to the attack. He scored two goals in the opener against Paraguay.