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Wake County Salvation Army volunteers hand out fans to those in need
Volunteers with the Salvation Army in Wake County passed out 150 box fans to people in the community at their Raleigh location off Capitol Boulevard.Drivers lined up in the parking lot of the building an hour ahead of Wednesday's giveaway. Most people in line waiting were seniors, including Rebecca Lasane.She describes this summer heat as miserable. "This has been the hottest summer I believe I have ever seen. It has really been hot. It seems to be okay early in the morning. But about 11:00, you better start fanning."Lasane was the second person in line for a fan. "I'm gonna...
Weekend best bets: GalaxyCon, Monster Jam
This weekend, there are a lot of options for fun, including a pop culture fan convention and some monster trucks. July 25-28: GalaxyCon Raleigh - This family-friendly fan convention will feature celebrities, voice actors and lots of vendors featuring everything pop culture and comic book. Tickets are still available. The event will be at the Raleigh Convention Center Thursday through Sunday.
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...
New RPD taskforce bent on cutting down car thefts is working
Raleigh Police Department launched a new taskforce last month to try and cut down on the number of cars being stolen in the city.The focus is on stolen cars because they're very often used in other violent crimes.So far, the taskforce is seeing positive results."We look at everything from a moped to very high-end vehicles being stolen in the city," said Lieutenant John Black of RPD.Since the launch of the taskforce in early June, 10 people have been arrested and 25 stolen cars have been recovered. The group has also recovered in total $400,000 worth of property."In doing so, we...
Home solar panel retrofit fails for years, drains money from NC couple until Troubleshooter steps in
Imagine shelling out more than $60,000 to go solar, but after a few years never seeing any savings.That's exactly what happened for ABC11 viewers Robert and Leatha Batts."It's been very stressful, very stressful," Leatha said.The Batts signed a contract with Sunpro Solar in 2020 to install solar panels and two batteries at their home near Goldsboro. The total price for the system was more than $60,000."It was supposed to be a whole home battery backup system, whereas the panels would generate the energy and we would be able to store the energy as well with the batteries," Robert said.Unfortunately, there...
Forecast: AM rain likely Thursday, few PM showers & storms
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Rain and a few storms likely Thursday then a drier end to the work week and weekend. Wednesday Overnight: Cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Patchy fog possible. Lows in the low 70s. (Rain Chance: 70%) Thursday: Light to moderate morning rain likely. A few showers...
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