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North Carolina drought continues even with rain in the picture
Agricultural damaging drought continues in North Carolina, though rain during the week has helped. Severe drought grips all or parts of 26 more counties spread across the state and 49 more have moderate drought. That’s 77 of 100, and 21 of the rest are abnormally dry. In Monday’s crop progress and conditions report, corn remained...
Local man makes rounds at RNC
MILWAUKEE — It’s been a whirlwind week for local resident A.J. Daoud as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, which has included rubbing elbows with what arguably is a who’s who list of top party notables. Daoud, the owner of Cox-Needham Funeral Home in Pilot Mountain and a longtime GOP insider, not only has frequented the convention hall while former President Donald Trump and vice president pick JD Vance were present; he has been right in the thick of other events this week as...
My 2018 Honda was taxed like a brand new car years after I bought it – I refused to pay the $252 fee twice & fought back
A WOMAN fought her tax bill for 2024 after she noticed a dramatic increase in her vehicle's value - it was $1,000 more than last year. Even after the city adjusted her car's value, she appealed the decision again. Shirley Davis, a Durham, North Carolina resident, experienced "sticker shock" when...
What to know about CrowdStrike outage effects in WNC: Mission Hospital, county, FedEx, airport
A massive IT outage led to chaos in airports this morning, causing many cancellations and delays in Western North Carolina - and thousands more across the planet. Other industries, from banks to hospitals, also suffered from the outage. The IT outage is linked to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which is used...
Man in custody after car wash robbery in Burlington
BURLINGTON, N.C. — A man is behind bars after a car wash was robbed in Burlington Friday. Burlington police said they responded to the Auto Bell Carwash at 3420 S. Church Street in regards to a robbery around 4 p.m. Investigators said officers saw the suspect's car a short...
Conner Harrell's Drive To Conquer Challenges
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Athletes from a collection of sports programs at the University of North Carolina gathered in late April at Memorial Hall for the school's Rammy Awards event, designed to celebrate their athletic accomplishments from the past year. Everyone came dressed to the nines, looking to impress — and in walked Conner Harrell, with an outfit that did just that.
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into two vehicles on Durham highway, police say
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday afternoon in Durham.The Durham Police Department said officers responded to reports of a crash involving a motorcycle just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of NC Highway 98 and Chandler Road.Police said a man on a 2002 Yamaha motorcycle was driving east on NC Highway 98 when the front end of the motorcycle hit the back of a Jeep that was stopped and waiting to turn left onto Chandler Road. After hitting the Jeep, the motorcycle crossed the double yellow line into oncoming traffic and collided with the front of a 2018 Nissan work van.The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.Police said no other injuries were reported.Anyone with any information is asked to contact Investigator G. Munter at 919-560-4935 ext. 29448.
Durham Customers Await Duke Energy Repairs
Nearly 1,600 customers in the South Durham area waited on the restoration of power by Duke Energy after heavy storms passed through the region on Friday. The power company reported outages started around 4:24 p.m., blaming the blackout on fallen trees or limbs during the storm. Power was expected to be back on by 10:30 p.m.
Dudley High’s Le’Ezra Brown named Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track and Field Player of the Year
CHICAGO — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade recently announced that Le’Ezra Brown of Dudley High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. Brown is the first Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Dudley High School.
UNC pays to settle open meetings lawsuit over Board of Trustees
UNC-CH Board of Trustees chair John Preyer on closed session and athletics. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill must pay $25,000 and its Board of Trustees must reaffirm its commitment to the state's open meetings laws as part of a settlement agreement over allegations that the university violated those laws.
RJ Davis Will Win the 2025 Wooden Award
The Wooden Award is presented to the “Most Outstanding College Basketball Player in the United States”, and for years, the award has gone to big men. A guard hasn’t won the Wooden Award since Jalen Brunson did so in 2018. I believe that will change in 2025 as North Carolina’s RJ Davis will take it home.
New Duke Basketball Target Gets Priority Treatment
When the doors opened to July's second evaluation period at 6 p.m. ET Friday, Jon Scheyer could have been at the prestigious Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C., or anywhere else on the grassroots scene watching Duke basketball recruiting prospects. But the third-year head coach decided on the 3SSB All-American Camp in Atlanta for his first stop. RELATED: UNC Sees New Threat From Duke for High-Flying Recruit The decision seems quite strategic in nature. After all, Scheyer began around the courts featuring newly minted Blue Devil target Braylon Mullins, 247Sports' Travis Branham reported on social media. Mullins, a springy sharpshooter...
Duke Football's all-time record vs. every 2024 opponent
With the ACC Football Kickoff event set for next week, Duke football fans can feel the 2024 season approaching rapidly. Certainly, there will be plenty of intrigue when the ball is kicked off both on and off the field as the future of the ACC is up in the air.
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