Data center lawsuit: www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/e...

The Justice Department on Tuesday took the opening step in erasing the guilty verdicts of the last few Jan. 6 rioters who were not granted total clemency by President Trump, moving to throw out the convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers militia.

Downtown Asheville this evening. Current temperature 79 degrees #ncwx

More Cary government weirdness from @dpkane.bsky.social: The town's police chief owns two homes in the Charlotte area. And he uses his town vehicle to travel to and from those homes. State official says he's "unaware of any chiefs having a residence that far from the communities that hired them."

Tug-of-war for NC mountain hospital beds takes a turn DHHS award of new beds to HCA’s troubled Mission Hospital over AdventHealth’s new Weaverville facility leaves many puzzled. #AVL

Commentary- If the conservative safe space at UNC Chapel Hill was such a great idea, why are they hiding a report on the school... www.politicsnc.com/p/shill?

NC House Republicans don't like the books in the Chapel Hill Library- threaten to withhold funds from the district which would be unconstitutional #ncpol

Raleigh could break a temperature record today. Expected high: 90 degrees #ncwx

Mostly clear skies and heading for a high of 87 in Morganton, NC #ncwx

A large development of nearly 1500 homes near Winnabow rejected by the Brunswick County Planning board www.wect.com/2026/04/14/b...

A wildfire burning in South Carolina is causing smoky conditions all across southeastern North Carolina today www.wect.com/2026/04/14/s...

Starlink launch visible this morning in parts of the Carolinas

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection. Mine's a Mute Swan #birds #photography #ECK @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography

Statewide burning ban continues in NC, with a wide swath of west-central NC at highest risk. Some wildfires remain in the western NC mountains -chances for rain remain low wlos.com/news/local/c...

We have roses in bloom. Happy Spring.

Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections www.propublica.org/article/trum...?

We have roses in bloom. Happy Spring.

#ncpol news for US Senate contest:

Some activity at Carolina Beach today. Temp: 77

Boone, Canton, Kings Mountain and Chatham County have approved moratoriums on data centers. Next up: Apex, where the town council will hold a hearing tomorrow. #datacenters westernwakenc.com/news/apex-to...?

Coming up: The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in downtown Durham. Exceedingly great films featured every year. April 16-19. Highly recommended.

Pay the electric bill or the mortgage? Some homeowners are dealing with this question. Case in point: West Virginia

PRO TIP if you're filing taxes by mail: Your tax return may not get postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service the same day it's dropped off. If you want to make sure your return gets a postmark by the April 15 deadline, go to a post office by Wednesday and ask for one.

Partly cloudy in Durham. The triangle could break some high temperature records later this week.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... Speaking aboard the papal plane, the pope said “I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the church is here to do.”

Partly Cloudy in West Jefferson this morning. Temp: 61 heading for a high of 75 #ncwx

Economic indicators: As gas prices go up, so do pawn shop loans. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🇭🇺 Magyar: Our country wants to live again. It wants to be a European country again. Crowd chants: "Russians go home!"

Brent crude futures just opened up at 102.55 up 8.24 from Friday's close. Got gas? Better get some...

On the spread of Asian Needle Ants www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...

Polls show Increasingly pessimistic North Carolinians favor more guardrails on presidency

Wisconsin city passes nation’s first anti-data center referendum The vote suggests ballot measures could become a powerful new tool for grassroots activists seeking to block data center projects.- lawsuits will ensue www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Obliterated in June

What Is the Economic Impact of Data Centers? It’s a Secret. N.C. Gov. Josh Stein wants state lawmakers to rethink tax breaks for data centers. The industry’s opacity makes it difficult to evaluate costs and benefits.

#ProudBlue #Resist #WindAndSolar This is what happens when science matters. Why is saving the planet so low on the priority list of #CF47? Is he afraid he won’t get enough money to live forever? Imagine if we had leaders with the vision of Denmark’s leaders how much better our lives would be.

“The narrative over the last 15 [to] 20 years has been decline, desertification, distress — it’s been this really negative narrative, and that’s turned off a lot of people." www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/more...

Charlotte is seeking to host its first NBA postseason game since 2016.

Why Progressive Graham Platner appears to be leading in Maine -This race has become perhaps the country’s clearest referendum on how Democrats should be responding to Trumpism. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Democrats say they are growing optimistic about their odds of competing for North Carolina congressional districts that lean Republican. #ncpol

NC governor warns of ‘exceedingly painful cuts’ as legislative tax cuts reduce future revenue

Excellent article by Chantal Allam on problems with expanding affordable housing. Raleigh is trying to add affordable housing, but residents in existing neighborhoods have a problem with the method. www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...

Advocates push for affordable housing bond and land commitments in Raleigh #housing

Efforts to extend the state's rail network include a passenger train to the beach

Cloudy in downtown Apex this morning. Heading for a high of 79 today with plenty of pollen... #ncwx

49 degrees in the mountain town of Blowing Rock this morning. Heading for a high of 71 #ncwx

The Azalea Festival parade kicked off this weekend, bringing people from across the region to downtown Wilmington. www.wect.com/2026/04/12/a...

Mild weather= Fishermen out at Mercer's Fishing Pier on Wrightsville Beach. Temp 62 degrees

Howard Douglas Winstead Jr., a singer, trumpeter and member of the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame, died in a crash early Saturday in Dunn, the awards group that runs the Hall of Fame confirmed. He was a member of the Band of Oz Read more at: www.newsobserver.com/entertainmen...