After sunset at White Lake in Bladen County, NC Temp: 50 degrees.

Cloudy over Greensboro after a mild day. Temp: 55 degrees. Warmer tomorrow. #ncwx

NC energy report warns of more rate hikes A new state report finds electricity bills have climbed 22% since 2020 and could rise 40-60% over the next 15 years. www.wral.com/news/nccapit...?

12 Notable North Carolina Trees -maybe one day they'll be joined by the majestic Chestnut once again.

Where is all the money coming from for the high stakes Republican primary fight between state Senate leader Phil Berger and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page? Follow the money... ncnewsline.com/2026/02/17/a... #ncpol #nc

A bright, sunny day on the riverfront in Wilmington. Heading for a high of 57 #ncwx

What's left of the beach at Buxton: The Outer Banks town will have to make adjustments for erosion #OBX www.wunc.org/politics/202...

The Trolls were a big hit in Asheville's NC Arboretum- today is the last day wlos.com/news/local/t...

The Democratic Primary Race in NC's 4th Congressional district has national implications #ncpol www.politicsnc.com/p/the-genera...?

I don't like this new intersection design in North Carolina, but with all the increased traffic, it's probably inevitable: Synchronized Street design:

Heavy rush hour traffic, and still some fog in Charlotte this morning. Heading for a high of 67 today- about 12 degrees above normal for the date. #ncwx

Rachel Maddow shares highlights from a judge's remarks in rejecting Donald Trump's power to dismantle a national monument i Philadelphia to hide the fact that George Washington owned slaves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng9l...

Fog still lingers over Rocky Mount this morning. Temp 35

Former President George Bush throws heavy shade on Trump on Presidents Day www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Jesse Jackson, rest in peace www.cbsnews.com/news/jesse-j...

There was no greater example of a servant and no great representation of a truly good individual, than Jimmy Carter... My word to you... "Be like Jimmy!" #SpectrumNews1 #PresidentsDay

John Oliver Returns, Cracking ICE open.substack.com/pub/gregmitc...

Climate Update: New visuals for the progress of climate change guyonclimate.com/2026/02/16/e...

A visit to the Lumberjack School at Haywood Community College in Clyde:

heights of romance to play a bloody Shakespeare power couple, imho - I interviewed the couple in the upcoming PlayMakers production of Macbeth for @indyweek.bsky.social

Sylvano Esso’s Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, who have earned a reputation for taking a strong stance on industry issues, posted that Wasserman’s ties to Maxwell are “so reprehensible that we can no longer allow our work to have any association with him or his name.”

The historical term for this is "looting." The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb

Sun makes a welcome appearance through the clouds in Durham: Temp 49 degrees, heading for a high of 55. #ncwx

Back to the Future With North Carolina’s Modernist Design Advocates How the Tar Heel state shaped the history of modernist architecture—and how local preservationists help keep the dream alive today. #architecture #housing www.theassemblync.com/news/culture...?

On the road with a Blue Ridge Sunset

Work on Wilmington seeking volunteers for 2026 event #NCnews

The recent high of 70 degrees in Raleigh was the warmest day in a month. And more warm weather is on the way. Right now: 46 degrees and cloudy at Raleigh-Durham Airport. Happy President's Day!

In women's basketball Duke held off North Carolina in a close game tonight. #Duke #UNC www.wral.com/sports/duke-...

Over in Hell, the billionaires are fighting with each other over who hung out with Epstein more. 🍿

Clouds and rain moving in at Beaufort. The state is in a serious rainfall deficit. Hopefully, this will help #ncwx

The rain has reached the North Carolina coast. Now 58 degrees in Wilmington #ncwx

Do former DOGE employees have the type of access to SSA’s database that wld allow them to make changes? I ask bc there seems to be no transparency, & Trump & Musk now want states to purge voters from the rolls by using the “SAVE” system to compare data in the rolls to the data in SSA’s database. 1/

How to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count- it's on now

In praise of some off-the-beaten-path North Carolina coffee shops

How an administrative oversight and a phone call led to abrupt closure of a Wake County High School in Cary. Many students left to do remote learning for the rest of the school year. archive.wakeed.org/crossroads-f...

Rain has helped crews contain 230-acre wildfire near Franklin www.bpr.org/climate-envi...

A trend developing? Canton NC passes a 12-month moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining www.bpr.org/climate-envi...

Novant Health will embark on a $1 billion expansion to meet growing healthcare demands across the Wilmington region. www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/h...

In Appalachia's rough beauty, a serial killer is on the move. An Appalachian Murder Mystery with twists, turns and a major environmental twist: Reader review: Loved it and was hard to put down The Cumberland Killers. a Kentucky Mystery #KindleUnlimited #mystery www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

On the road with a Blue Ridge Sunset

Nearly all the state will receive much needed rain at some point today #ncwx

Photo essay: When a rare snow blankets the state www.ourstate.com/winter-at-re...

With early voting underway, a look at some key NC Primary Races this year #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2026/02/12/h...?

First rain bands from the storm system about to reach Western North Carolina. A rainy day tomorrow for most of the state.

Live now in Raleigh! www.youtube.com/live/6LhpVEs...

i love how texas started this and was all “neener what you gon do” and a buncha blue states said “lol watch this”

The Supreme Court has erased several racial protections for voting. Will it erase even more, as states await latest case? archive.ph/7E9Yl

A 2.2 earthquake was recorded Friday in the Sparta area of North Carolina, which is the same town where a 5.1 quake ruptured the ground in 2020. www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...

MAGA’s Manufactured Outrage MAGA Media and Republican lawmakers whipped themselves into a frenzy over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show—only for the FCC to quietly determine the outrage was built on lyrics that were never performed. www.status.news/p/bad-bunny-...?