Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Lighter winds help crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated PressMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Lighter winds Monday helped crews in South Carolina and North Carolina battle wildfires that caused evacuations and threatened hund...
Mar 03, 2025
USDA scholarship for students at North Carolina A&T suspended
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.The U.S. Department...
Feb 22, 2025
Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold
By BEN FINLEY, MAKIYA SEMINERA and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated PressNORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials in Virginia and North Carolina asked drivers to avoid travel Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hu...
Feb 20, 2025
Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold
By BEN FINLEY, MAKIYA SEMINERA and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials in Virginia and North Carolina asked drivers to avoid travel Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to h...
Feb 20, 2025
Winter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere
By BEN FINLEY and JOHN RABY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials urged people to stay off the roads Wednesday in portions of Virginia and North Carolina where a storm dropped heavy snow and ...
Feb 19, 2025
Gov Stein declares State of Emergency in advance of winter storm
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency as a major winter storm approaches, expected to bring snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the state starti...
Feb 18, 2025
Gov Stein declares State of Emergency in advance of winter storm
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency as a major winter storm approaches, expected to bring snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the state starti...
Feb 18, 2025
What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week
The term "polar vortex" usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest weat...
Feb 17, 2025
Amazon workers in Garner vote against joining union
By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O'BRIEN AP Business Writers GARNER, N.C. (AP) - Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company's...
Feb 15, 2025
A Vermont border agent's death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group
By HOLLY RAMER, PATRICK WHITTLE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tena...
Feb 15, 2025