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NORTH CAROLINA — Rainfall forecasts for western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina are trending higher as moisture from Isaias moves into the region. High-resolution models increasingly show a corridor of 4 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated amounts approaching 10 inches possible. The heaviest rain is expected along the southern and eastern-facing slopes of the mountains. Flash flooding and isolated landslides are growing concerns, especially in areas still recovering from Hurrican

Six days before Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board members voted to fire Superintendent Crystal Hill , she sent them a scathing 14-page memo raising concerns about some of their ties to CMS contractors. One couple was at the center of the controversy. Raki and Kimberly McGregor, and their consulting businesses, appeared more than 70 times in Hill’s memo . Since 2020, the McGregors have received more than $4 million in contracts with CMS and Mecklenburg County. Their work was the centerpiece of

GREENSBORO — The newcomers Carolina expected to score most didn’t, but returnees filled the void nicely as the Michael Malone era began. Improved second-half defense held USC scoreless for nearly six minutes as the Tar Heels took control. UNC rebounded from a halftime deficit for an 88–70 win Friday night over Southern Cal at the First Horizon Coliseum in the exhibition opener for both teams.

For two years, a North Carolina woman has sought to publicly share video footage that shows an N.C. State Highway Patrol trooper fatally shooting her two trained dogs during a car break-in on her property in 2024. An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a decision saying she can’t. Lydia Nikac, a professional K-9 police dog trainer in Washington, N.C., had challenged a trial court’s 2025 decision granting her access to the trooper’s dashcam footage but barring her from publicly releasing it. In a u

She thought it was a joke. A letter saying she owed $400 to her HOA — for a bill she says she never even saw — did not seem like something that could take her house. So Taylor Sanders ignored it. That decision cost her…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Western North Carolina faces a double threat this weekend as Isaias brings heavy rain and strong winds that could cause flash flooding, landslides and power outages. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch Friday afternoon for Asheville and 13 other mountain counties, along with...

A dangerous rescue had to be staged in western North Carolina, after a bear cub got its head hopelessly stuck in a plastic jug. It happened in the Haw Creek area of Asheville, and state wildlife officials learned of the predicament Tuesday, when people started calling the N.C. Wildlife Helpline (866-318-2401). The dangerous part was trying to separate the cub from its fiercely protective mother, state officials said. “At 12:30 (Thursday), staff were able to locate the cub, distract its mother an

North Carolina drivers could soon see some relief at the pump. A new law suspends the state’s 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax through the end of November, though it could take time for those savings to reach drivers.

Explain a big story in simple terms. Long lines at North Carolina DMV offices in eastern North Carolina have eased dramatically, with new state data showing average walk-in wait times now measured in minutes at several locations. A review of North Carolina DMV data found Greenville’s average walk-in wait time...