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Earthquake Recorded In North Carolina Mountains
CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The U.S. Geological Survey says a low-magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of the North Carolina mountains Sunday morning. The 2.2 magnitude quake was reported near Buffalo Cove Road which is near Boone. Officials say the earthquake was recorded around 4:30am. The earthquake was 4.3...
Man dies after car crashes along highway in Durham, police say
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in Durham closed part of U.S. 15/501 Sunday after a deadly car crash in the area between Morreene Road and N.C. 751. The crash was first reported around 5:35 p.m. Sunday in the southbound area of the highway, according to a statement from the Durham Police Department.
Sold on a Promise, Part 1: How cities across NC set aside $12M for housing the homeless and got nothing
“Sold on a Promise” is a special two-part investigative series jointly produced by BPR News, WFDD and CityView that explores the failed attempts of public-private partnerships to provide more than 500 units for homeless people in North Carolina. A “special sauce.” A “rare opportunity.” An endorsement from “very important...
NCHSAA participation rises in almost every sport, surpasses 200,000 total student-athletes
For the first time since the 2017-2018 school year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association saw more than 200,000 student-athletes compete in sports last school year. The NCHSAA released its participation data from the 2023-2024 school year on Monday morning, and it shows a significant amount of growth overall and in most sports year-over-year.
The Challenge changes ownership, but Belton stays in golf business
Richie Belton says he’s still immersed in the local golf business, just to a smaller degree than the past decade. Belton sold The Challenge Golf Club in Graham in March, but he’s still owner of Quaker Creek Golf Club in Mebane. That’s a course he helped build as the original owner.
Ranking WNC kickers in 2024 North Carolina high school football season
From Tanner Jackson to Rossi Santelia, the Citizen Times and Times-News ranked the top kickers and punters for the 2024 North Carolina high school football season in WNC. It's not just players on offense and defense ready to make a splash this season. While special teams players don't get the...
Durham Schools providing more mental health resources for students and families
DURHAM N.C. (WNCN) — Durham Public Schools is investing in students’ mental health ahead of the new school year. The district’s senior executive director of student support services Dr. Laverne Mattocks-Perry says they expected to see more students and families needing mental health assistance coming out of the pandemic but the demand has been even greater than they thought.
Dustin’s First Alert Forecast: Overcast with daily shower and storm chances across ENC
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the following locations through Midnight Monday: Beaufort, Craven, Dare, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington counties. Several towns across Eastern North Carolina had a wet and loud start to the day, as showers and storms were...
NC health workers detected lead contamination in applesauce that led to a nationwide recall, several lawsuits
Quick work from a North Carolina pediatrician and Catawba County public health authorities helped detect mass lead poisoning that has affected more than 500 children in at least 44 states. Their action helped get the word out quickly to unsuspecting parents across the country about tainted applesauce. In a new...
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