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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...
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...
Heartfelt memorial grows in Fayetteville for slain siblings Blake, London Deven
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Outside of the Deven home on Berridale Drive in Fayetteville, neighbors put up flowers and crosses to remember two children at the center of a homicide investigation. A Fayetteville woman accused of killing and dismembering two of her adoptive children was set to face a...
Morinaga & Co. Announces Second U.S. Factory in North Carolina
Morinaga & Co., Ltd, the holding company of Morinaga America, Inc., announced its second North American manufacturing facility in Mebane, North Carolina. The company will invest over $130 million to construct the new facility, which will support increased production for the HI-CHEW candy brand. With this additional production pipeline, the...
Lanham Adds 12 Freshmen for the 2024-25 Campaign
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke wrestling head coach Glen Lanham announced Friday the addition of 12 incoming freshmen for the 2024-25 campaign. "This is our biggest class since I have been here at Duke," said Lanham. "It is a well-decorated class with a variety of weights and we are excited to have them joining our program. We felt like we needed get more depth in our weight classes, so we went out and recruited hard and brought in some really good guys. We are excited about what they are able to do. They have been busy this summer training, going to Fargo and national duals. I am super excited with the class coming in and I am looking forward to coaching them."
Duke Recruiting: Shelton Henderson Intel
Shelton Henderson, a promising 6-6 wing out of Houston, is in a great position because he can essentially choose any school he wants. Henderson, who attends Bellaire High, is a 5-star wing who has drawn immense interest from schools like Louisville, Kansas, LSU, Texas, Houston and Duke. The last three may be the main players.
UNC Baseball Hires Former Liberty Head Coach Scott Jackson to Staff
Scott Jackson, who spent eight seasons with the UNC baseball program before taking the head coaching job at Liberty in 2017, is returning to Chapel Hill to join Scott Forbes’ coaching staff. Jackson will be both an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. “I’m thankful that Coach Forbes has offered...
Coastal Studies Institute teaches environmental stewardship
Lindsay Dubbs credits one of her high school science teachers in Pennsylvania with nurturing her love of biology, the environment and specifically marine ecology. “He would always come back from these fantastic diving trips and show us videos and photos from places like New England and Fiji,” recalls Dubbs, now a research associate professor at the UNC Institute for the Environment and director of UNC’s Outer Banks Field Site. “When you’re a kid that grows up in a landlocked place, water has this allure. You just want to know more.”
UNC Basketball Preview: Tar Heels Taking Charge
The Tar Heels had a solid 2023-24 season, reaching the Sweet 16. After winning the 2023 ACC Regular Season title, can North Carolina repeat? Despite losing Armando Bacot, Harrison Ingram, and Cormac Ryan to the NBA, they’ll have one of the best guards in the nation with RJ Davis as their leader. The Tar Heels have plenty of momentum as Hubert Davis enters his fourth year as head coach. Let’s dive into a UNC basketball preview, as they look to build upon last year‘s success.
Career-Building Gaming Day at UNCG Celebrates Students Who Take the Lead
North Carolina is home to different paths that turn a love for video games into a career. That was on display at UNC Greensboro’s Esports Arena, where a meeting of student-led organizations helped youth see what skills could prepare them for a dream profession. Middle school and high school...
Morinaga & Co. Announces Second U.S. Factory in North Carolina
Morinaga & Co., Ltd, the holding company of Morinaga America, Inc., announced its second North American manufacturing facility in Mebane, North Carolina. The company will invest over $130 million to construct the new facility, which will support increased production for the HI-CHEW candy brand. With this additional production pipeline, the...
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