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From Huntsville to Houston, the space industry in the US is rooted in the South. And as NASA works towards returning to the moon with the Artemis program, our space history is inspiring new generations of Americans. But in North Carolina, two important sites from the Space Race of the 1960s remain relatively unknown.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Snow days aren’t what they used to be. In the aftermath of last weekend’s ice storm, dozens of schools across the state shifted from in-person classes to asynchronous remote learning, forcing many parents to find child care as they still have to go to work.

Devin Clark left behind a family that misses him daily and will always wonder about the life he could have lived, his relatives said in Orange County court Thursday. Clark, 18, and Lyric Woods, 14, were killed on Sept. 17, 2022, in a rural field off Buckhorn Road near Efland. A jury found Issiah Ross, now 21, of...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A new legal battle has emerged after news broke of toxic chemical exposure years ago inside one of North Carolina State University’s buildings. According to a Jan. 16 court filing, 12 plaintiffs — including families representing people who have died — are alleging that the chemicals found...

The pilots of an American Airlines commuter jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter were put on a collision course over the Potomac River by the Federal Aviation Administration, which designed and approved a flight pattern that relied too heavily on pilots to avoid crashes, according to the National Transportation...

When an extreme weather event struck Raleigh, the city's transportation unit didn't hesitate to show why they're an essential part of the emergency response team. As freezing conditions caused unexpected disruptions, Raleigh's public servants acted swiftly to ensure women displaced by a shelter closure found a new...

I never thought I’d find authentic East Coast deli magic in North Carolina. But one sunny afternoon, I walked into Pastrami Tom’s, and everything changed. The aroma of slow-cooked pastrami hit me the moment I stepped through the door. Located at 312 W Chatham St #103, Cary, this...

Most Triangle students will have a delayed school opening on Friday while other students will still have another day of remote learning. Wake County, Durham Public Schools, Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Chatham County announced that they’ll open school on a two-hour delay on Friday due to lingering concerns about road...

CLAYTON — A wanted man was arrested Thursday afternoon after a brief chase that ended with his car crashing, catching fire, and a passenger being rescued by police. Clayton Police said it started around 12:30 P.M. when officers approached a 2013 Chevrolet Impala in the Walmart parking lot after receiving information...

PEMBROKE — Kennedy Jones, a Pembroke native who is a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill, is the first Lumbee student to receive the financial b