"It would not be a surprise to see frost in places across the NC foothills and NW Piedmont."
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“My eyes like lit up when I saw it,” Lori Latham recalled. “It’s so surreal.”
- Michael McCleary The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The Duke men’s basketball team is the preseason ACC favorite. The Blue Devils were selected as the top team in the 2026-27 ACC preseason media poll, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon. Duke got 45 out of 48 first-place votes in the poll. Virginia (second), Louisville (third) and M…
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The Charlotte-area expansion brings Alignment into a market encompassing nearly 300,000 Medicare beneficiaries across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston and Rowan counties.
On Nov. 3, voters living in Cabarrus County can approve a school bond that can pay to renovate and repair our aging school buildings, including the heating and cooling systems.
- William Chapman
Public hearings on potential incentives for Utili-Serve will be held on Nov. 2 at the Catawba County Board of Commissioners and Conover City Council regularly scheduled meetings.
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DoorDash awarded a $5,000 Project DASH Impact Grant to Solo Faith Church to support its food pantry and expand home delivery throughout Cabarrus County.
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Two roller coasters at Carowinds are closed following a fatal incident at a Georgia park owned by parent company Six Flags based in Charlotte, according to several national news outlets. A man while riding Goliath roller Coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia died Oct. 12, 2026, when he fell from the 200-foot-tall Goliath roller coaster. Four other people were injured. The incident is under ...
Days after a bill pausing the state tax on fuel became law, North Carolina’s attorney general is asking the public to help enforce it.
Do North Carolina voters want to lower the cap on the state income tax? Millions of voters will decide if the state drops its income tax cap to 3.5%. It’s one of three constitutional amendments on your Nov. 3 ballot.
The mosquito-borne illness is carried by wild birds and transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito.
If voters choose to pass the amendment, the General Assembly would be required to pass new legislation that would instill a levy limit, meaning that local governments would have a limit on how much revenue they can collect from property taxes.
Tap to Pay is up and running at several North Carolina Walmart stores, giving shoppers a new way to pay at checkout.
The dangerous part was trying to separate the cub from its fiercely protective mother, state officials said.
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