RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order to help avoid blackouts on Friday in North Carolina as temperatures in Raleigh topped 100 degrees, and a heat advisory was issued The order allows Duke Energy in both Carolinas to operate up to their "maximum generation output levels, notwithstanding air [...]
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A wildfire at the North Carolina coast is still burning and largely uncontained Friday, 10 days after it began, according to state officials. The Rose Bay Canal Fire was first reported on June 2 in Hyde County, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Authorities said deep, organic pocosin soil and [...]
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Coker finished second on the team with 394 receiving yards last season, scoring three touchdowns.
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Parents and teachers in Gaston County are advocating for the school board to keep W.B. Beam Intermediate School open despite a budget deficit, while district leaders are considering options such as moving fourth-grade students to Cherryville Elementary School or transitioning fifth-grade students to Chavis Middle School.
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He says it’s on the players to get in the best shape of their lives.
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With less than three weeks left before the end of the fiscal year, it's crunch time for North Carolina lawmakers to come up with a new state budget, nearly 1,000 days after the General Assembly last passed a comprehensive spending plan.
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A social media video featuring North Carolina Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch is drawing criticism from Republican lawmakers after the profanity-laced clip went viral online.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Drought conditions worsened sharply across North Carolina over the past week, with parts of the state now experiencing exceptional drought — the most severe classification on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale. The latest report, released Thursday, shows 3.01% of North Carolina is now classified as being in D4 exceptional drought. No [...]
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He was ordered by a judge to be held without bond. 
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Parents and students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are calling for district leaders to limit kids' screentime in classrooms and audit how much time is spent using technology each day, while some are also asking for a ban on the i-Ready online platform.
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