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State finds ‘serious deficiencies’ at nonprofit run by Lt. Gov. Robinson’s wife
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday it discovered several “serious deficiencies” with a non-profit organization run by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife Yolanda Hill.
By 2050, 90% of NC will be above "cancel activity" level temps in the summer
Data: CarbonPlan; Note: Estimate uses median high WBGT from 26 climatological models; Chart: Simran Parwani and Erin Davis/AxiosThe majority of the world will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics by 2050. That includes North Carolina. By the numbers: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data finds that, in 2050, 60% of locations globally will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures above 82°F, the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat illness.CarbonPlan's models estimate that 90.2% of weather stations in North Carolina would experience temperatures above the "cancel activity" level in 2050, compared...
Man pleads guilty to hit-and-run death of Cumberland County deputy
A Linden man who was intoxicated when he struck and killed a Cumberland County Sheriff's deputy in 2022 will was sentenced to up to eight years in prison last week after pleading guilty in the case. Nicholas Terlizzi, 25, of Linden, pleaded guilty to felony death by a vehicle and felony hit-and-run for the Dec. 16, 2022, death of Deputy Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca Jr., 23. ...
NC Health News wins 20 awards in annual state press contest
NC Health News has been lauded with an organization-record 20 awards in the annual North Carolina Press Association editorial contest, including five first place wins. The state press association honored work published from March 2023 to March 2024. NC Health News was judged among its peers in the online-only category.
‘Down East’ immersion enriches K-12 teachers’ N.C. knowledge and spirits
Carolina K-12, a program based in the College of Arts and Sciences, hosted a summer retreat for educators from around the state, immersing them in the history and culture of Beaufort, Harkers Island and Cape Lookout. Karen Willis Amspacher gestured at a buffet table laden with homemade food — squash...
Why isn't Cumberland County funding Airborne & Special Operations Museum?
Officials with the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation in downtown Fayetteville say a decrease in county funding will prolong a hiring freeze, decrease work hours for museum shop employees and limit outreach programming. Cumberland County Commissioners voted 5-2 last month to stop county funding for the foundation, which supports the museum. ...
Serious crash shuts down Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh
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‘Devastating’: NC drivers warned as child, pets die in hot cars; arrests made in Wake, Harnett Counties
We’ve seen triple digit temperatures this summer in central North Carolina. In one study from San Jose University, car temperatures can climb almost 20 degrees in 10 minutes from just 95 degrees to 114 degrees.
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