Lighthouses of North Carolina Ocracoke Island Lighthouse Ocracoke’s lighthouse is unique in that it is a beckoning lighthouse instead of a warning lighthouse. It is on without a flash or rotating device, telling sailors to come to it and not worry about rocks. Built out of dressed stone and timber with brick and mortar surface…… Continue Reading
Peruvian Steak Kabobs Peruvian Steak Kabobs Recipe from Beef It’s What’s For Dinner Prep time: 1 hour Cooking time: 8-10 minutes Serving size: 8 servings Ingredients Sauce and Marinade: Directions… Continue Reading
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two border collies have a full-time job keeping birds and other wildlife off the runway at West Virginia’s busiest airport. Hercules and Ned make daily patrols with their handler to keep planes and passengers safe along the milelong airfield at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. Hercules is 8 years old and has been on the job at the mountaintop airport in Charleston since 2018. Ned is 3 and was brought in last year. Hercules is also the airport’s chief ambassador, soaking in affection from passengers inside the terminal while providing calm for some nervously waiting to board a flight.… Continue Reading
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court has confirmed it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month. The court’s Republican majority declined or dismissed requests Friday that Gov. Josh Stein made three weeks ago to block for now the enforcement of the Republican law shifting authority to State Auditor Dave Boliek while Stein seeks to overturn it. But the court didn’t immediately act, so Boliek made his appointments May 1. The old Democratic-majority board now has a Republican majority. Appeals over the law’s constitutionality can continue.… Continue Reading
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe won the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 and will start on the front row for NASCAR’s longest and most grueling race alongside Kyle Larson. Briscoe, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, turned a lap of 182.852 mph on the 1 1/2-mile oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway to edge out Larson, who plans to arrive at the track about an hour before the race Sunday night after completing the Indianapolis 500. William Byron starts third, followed by Chris Buescher and AJ Allmendinger. Rounding out the top 10 will be John Nemechek, Ty Gibbs, Noah Gragson, Alex Bowman and defending race champion Christopher Bell.… Continue Reading
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Niko Mikkola and Aleksander Barkov each scored twice, and the Florida Panthers scored five goals in a nine-minute span of the third period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 on Saturday night and move one win from a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Jesper Boqvist — playing for the injured Sam Reinhart — scored the go-ahead goal early in the third for Florida, which now leads the Eastern Conference finals 3-0. Brad Marchand also scored for the Panthers and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots. Logan Stankoven and Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina, which has now dropped 15 consecutive East finals games… Continue Reading
Grilled Steak Flatbread Grilled Steak Flatbread Recipe from Beef It’s What’s For Dinner Prep time: 12 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serving size: 6 servings Ingredients Directions… Continue Reading
Gazpacho Steak Salad Gazpacho Steak Salad Recipe from Beef It’s What’s For Dinner Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serving size: 4 servings Ingredients Gazpacho Dressing: Directions Tortilla Strips:… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. The temporary restraining order stops the government from pulling Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which allows the school to sponsor international students as they obtain visas to study in the U.S. Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday.… Continue Reading
Grilled Steak and Watermelon Salad Grilled Steak and Watermelon Salad Recipe from Beef It’s What’s For Dinner Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 14-16 minutes Serving size: 4 servings Ingredients Directions… Continue Reading