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Scattered storms moving through parts of central NC | LIVE RADAR
There is a level 1 risk of severe weather until 9 pm Tuesday night, which means isolated severe storms.If a storm turns severe, it would be due to damaging wind gusts. After 9 pm, expect less severe scattered storms -- even into the overnight hours. Otherwise, cloudy and humid.Temperatures reached near 90 on Tuesday but with humidity, it feels like over 100 degrees.This is a similar pattern storm as Monday which brought flash flooding to some areas, including a service road alongside 15-501 in Durham. The driver of a white truck crashed into a hole in the ground while trying...
1 dead, 1 in hospital after shooting on East Market Street in Greensboro, police
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A man is dead after a shooting in Greensboro on Monday, and another man is in the hospital, according to a Greensboro Police Department news release. At around 1:07 a.m., Greensboro officers responded to a reported shooting in the area of Laurel Street and East Market Street. Arriving officers found a […]
Man shot, killed by Catawba County officers while driving toward them
CONOVER, N.C. — A man was shot and killed while attempting to crash into officers with a Catawba County tactics team, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. Officers attempted to arrest Pierre Ramseur around 6 p.m. on Monday in the Elite Comfort Solutions parking lot on Farrington Street SW in Conover. Ramseur was wanted for second-degree kidnapping, robbery, larceny, communicating threats, and injury to personal property, according to the sheriff's office. He was also out on bond for a murder charge.
Black Greek organizations, NC Howard alum stress importance of 2024 election: 'A serious matter'
With the growing potential of Vice President Kamala Harris securing the Democratic nomination for president, there are conversations happening across the globe on if a Black woman is capable of leading the United States."As a vice president, she has already led," said Aurellia Anderson Thompson, a Howard University alum. "We know she can lead at the highest office because she has the skills to do so."Thompson is thrilled that Vice President Kamala Harris graduated from the same university she did. She proudly showed off her Bison merchandise from the shirt to the bracelet."So we have on the wonderful...
North Carolina Dance TEACHER CHARGED WITH INDECENT LIBERTIES AND STATUTORY RAPE Involving Students
A woman associated with several dance studios around the state, including one in Raleigh, was arrested in Raleigh on allegations of indecent liberties with a juvenile. A New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office investigation linked Elissa Susan Edwards to charges of wrongdoing with pupils at various North Carolina dancing studios. According to online documents, the dance […]
First Alert: More rounds of heavy rain, storms ahead
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - After a what was a wet weekend for many, there is a continued chance for rain and storms every day through the end of the workweek. Temp Trend: Upper 80s to low to mid 80s over the week. Rain Trend: Daily downpours, storms likely. Humidity: Stays...
Party pushing Cornel West for president sues NC elections board
Litigation was filed Monday by the Justice for All Party, supporter of Cornel West for president, against the N.C. State Board of Elections by three Fayetteville residents. The lawsuit of plaintiffs Johnny Thomas Ortiz II, Jimmie Gregory Rogers Jr. and Weldon Murphy says the state board had “no legal authority” for its action and that the party met the 13,865-signature requirement of state law. Defendants are the elections board as an entity, and each of its members and Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell in their...
NC Rural Center Opens Application Period for Homegrown Leaders Training
The NC Rural Center has announced that the application period is now open for its Homegrown Leaders training. The in-person training will take place from September 10-12 in Kinston. About Homegrown Leaders. Homegrown Leaders is a three-day regional leadership and community economic development training program. It aims to equip existing...
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