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Space X rocket lights up ENC skies
ROBERSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Early Thursday morning, Eastern North Carolina skies were illuminated by a celestial event. At approximately 5 a.m., Deborah Rogerson witnessed a bright light streaking across the sky from her workplace in Robersonville. “My initial thought was, what in the world is that?” Rogerson said. She quickly captured the moment on her phone.
National conference convenes education leaders around ‘future-focused schools’
Hundreds of education leaders from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for Successful Practices Network’s (SPN) 2024 Future-Focused Schools Conference. The three-day conference discussed a shifting education landscape, changing student and employer needs, and successful strategies being implemented across the nation — including in North Carolina....
9 stores pay fines for overcharging customers, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Standards Division collected fines from nine different stores in several counties for price scanning errors. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) The stores that the NCDOA is collecting fines from are in Alamance, Forsyth, Hertford, Mecklenburg,...
Red, white, and brown? Lawn tips for a hot and dry July Fourth
How droughts are changing lawncare and soil guidance, products. More than half of North Carolina, including Wake County, is currently under moderate drought conditions. Crops are cooking and lawns across the state are browning, as July Fourth backyard barbeques get underway. Grady Miller, a turfgrass management specialist and professor at...
North Carolina's Latino population is growing — but not its recent voter turnout
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — When Josahandy Avila thinks about the 2024 presidential election, the word “excitement” does not come to mind. As a first-generation Mexican American, her family is directly affected by state and federal immigration laws, and she’s concerned about reproductive rights. But at the presidential level, she’s still undecided — she is leaning toward President Joe Biden but is potentially open to a third-party ticket.
No, it wasn't a comet, it was SpaceX's Falcon 9 flying through the Triangle
A rocket that launched in Florida early Wednesday morning was seen in the sky over North Carolina.ABC11 viewers from around the Triangle shared videos they captured of the rocket streaking across the sky. Many of you asked-what was that?SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was seen in North Carolina after its early morning launch at Cape Canaveral.What was that?It was not a comet but a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.The liftoff happened at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station around 4:55 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, according to SpaceX.The rocket was carrying 20 Starlink satellites, which include 13 with direct cell capabilities. These satellites act as cellphone towers in space, eliminating dead zones without phone modifications or special apps, the company said.Click on Space X to watch the launchThis marks the 67th Falcon 9 mission of 2024 already.Thank you for sharing your videos and photos with ABC11!WATCH | Mysterious objects found in North Carolina mountains were part of SpaceX spacecraftThe two mysterious objects were found 40 miles apart in the North Carolina mountains in late May.
PCC president awarded Trailblazer Award by American Council on education
On Friday, June 14, at the closing ceremony for the North Carolina Chapter of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Pamela G. Senegal, President of Piedmont Community College (PCC) was awarded the organization’s Trailblazer Award for 2024. “The Trailblazer Award...
Severe drought touches 10 North Carolina counties
(The Center Square) – Ten counties, mostly in the eastern part of the state, are under severe drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor of North Carolina. Sixty-nine more are considered in moderate drought, according to the weekly report from Tuesday. A week earlier, 57 counties were in moderate drought and there were none reaching the severe level. Pitt and surrounding counties are the hub of the worst conditions....
Taylor urges North Carolinians to leave fireworks to professionals
The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has launched a public safety campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of fireworks. As part of this campaign, State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor has released a video urging residents to leave the fireworks displays to the professionals to ensure a safe and enjoyable holiday for all. […] The post Taylor urges North Carolinians to leave fireworks to professionals appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
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