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In his first 2026 victory, William Byron, the 28-year-old Hendrick Motorsports driver, won for the fourth time on the half-mile short track.
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Traveling through Kannapolis this week? NCDOT has scheduled two overnight closures on U.S. 29, with southbound and northbound traffic affected on different nights.
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Have type O blood? The Red Cross says your donation is especially needed as the holiday season approaches. Two Cabarrus County blood drives are scheduled in November.
- Anna Roman The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Each weighs about the size of a medium lemon, about 82 to 91 grams, but can grow up to 11 pounds. That’s about the same weight as a cantaloupe.
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Want to help make Concord greener? The city offers memorial tree plantings and free trees for eligible residents through community partnerships.
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The state biologist assigned to Buncombe County asked the Asheville City Council to bring back funding for bear-resistant trash cans and beef up the penalties for feeding bears.
Three customers suffered burns from margaritas at a Chili’s Grill and Bar, after the popular cocktails were prepared with a toxic degreasing chemical, according to health department officials in western North Carolina.
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N.C. 12, the only highway access to Hatteras Island, will reopen at 4 p.m. Thursday to one-way traffic through the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, more than a week after a coastal storm forced the state to close the road for the second time in a month.
Upgrades to the dam have been paused due to the fall, according to Duke Energy.
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Former Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving are beginning to thrive as a duo.
CJ Bailey threw two touchdown passes and NC State dominated the second half against visiting Cal to begin the post-Dave Doeren era with a 31-10 win in Raleigh on Saturday.
Duke football ended the month of October the opposite way it started it. With back-to-back wins.
UNC football came close to making history, but couldn't close in a 38-35 loss to No. 1 Miami.
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Cox Mill finished third at the NCHSAA 7A girls golf state championship at Seven Lakes Golf Club, led by top-10 individual performances from two juniors.
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UNC Greensboro men’s basketball has sold out its Nov. 3 home opener vs. Milligan at Bodford Arena, the program’s first sellout since December 2019.
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UNCG men's soccer hosts ETSU on Saturday for Senior Day and the regular season finale, with SoCon title implications and live coverage on ESPN+ and live stats.
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UNCG men's and women's cross country teams head to the Tryon SoCon Championships, with full lineups, meet details, recent results and returning Spartans noted.
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