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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...
New Report Ranks UNC Hospitals as Second-Best Hospital in North Carolina
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of hospitals once again see UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill grabbing a top spot. The 2024-25 rankings by the magazine were released on Tuesday, with the hospital campus checking in at No. 2 overall out of 135 hospitals evaluated in North Carolina. It is a position UNC Hospitals, which is part of the UNC Health system, has held for several consecutive years.
'No legal pathway' to keep popular Asheville river bar open, Buncombe County says
ASHEVILLE - As locals decry the impending closure of French Broad Outfitters riverside tubing, boating and bar operation at Hominy Creek, the result of a recently rediscovered 2006 conservation easement, Buncombe County says, legally, its hands are tied. "I know this is really sad news about French Broad Outfitters. The...
All-Rookie forward predicts his team will end NBA's longest active playoff drought
The Charlotte Hornets currently hold the NBA's longest active playoff drought, last making the postseason in 2016.First Team All-Rookie small forward Brandon Miller was just 13 years old the last time the franchise appeared in the playoffs and was still seven months away from being born when the Hornets most recently won a postseason series on April 30, 2002.Charlotte has finished above .500 only once since 2016, going 43-39 in 2021-22. The group dropped to 27-55 in 2022-23 and 21-61 last season.Despite all the struggles, Miller told HoopsHype's Michael Scotto that he sees the organization's lengthy streak ending during the...
Postino WineCafé Opening First Carolina Location in Charlotte Tomorrow – Free Champagne and Giftcards
Grand opening ceremonies are now scheduled for Friday, July 19th at their new Bowl at Ballantyne location. Tomorrow, the first 100 customers will receive a complimentary bottle of bubbles and a $50 gift card. “Becoming a part of the Queen City’s vibrant community has always been on our bucket list...
This Charlotte Mother Starts Her Day At 1:30 am To Make a Better Life For the Family
This Charlotte mother and Diva gets up at 1:30 am every morning to start her day and works til 5:30 pm. She’s all about taking care of family. And that’s why I’m honoring MELISSA BRIGGS as Diva of the Day. Her daughter, Diamond, says she never complains and tries to hide her fatigue, but she knows better. We are celebrating the ‘Woman Power’ in Melissa! Congratulations!
DSDC accepting artist applications for 2024 Fall Fine Art Crawl
Downtown Statesville Development Corporation is now accepting applications from artists for the Fall Fine Art Crawl. This year’s fall event is set for Saturday, September 21, from 2 to 6 p.m. in Downtown Statesville. Downtown Statesville’s Art Crawl, held twice a year, features local artists work in various downtown...
Coroner identifies North Charleston Public Works employee killed in shooting
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Charleston County Coroner's Office identified the North Charleston Public Works employee who was shot to death Thursday morning. Da'twan Gatling, 26, died at 2:18 p.m. at Trident Medical Center from a gunshot wound, the coroner said. The shooting happened at approximately 10:46 a.m....
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