The state Department of Transportation will also briefly close a rural roundabout for improvements in the county.

Why would we owe the state? What are we paying them for,” asked Sean Langley, president of the McCrorey Heights Neighborhood ...

Parents started a large-scale push for dedicated play-based learning in kindergarten, and 8 schools may see it happen next ...

A Lake Norman-area tennis professional who was recently charged with child sex crimes faced similar charges decades ago, and ...

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E. Osborne “Ozzie” Ayscue Jr., a prominent Charlotte trial lawyer, died at 92; he led legal organizations on the local, state ...

On Saturday at 2:38 a.m. an updated heat advisory was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC valid between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The ...

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A report from the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC was issued on Saturday at 2:29 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 3:30 a.m.

On Saturday at 2:05 a.m. a heat advisory was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC valid between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. The ...

A weather alert was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Saturday at 12:45 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 1:45 a.m. The alert is for Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Northern Outer Banks ...

The NWS Wilmington NC released a heat advisory at 12:49 a.m. on Saturday valid between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The advisory is for ...