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An updated weather alert was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Cabarrus County.
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UPDATE: Pea-sized hail expected with thunderstorms in Cabarrus County Sunday
An updated weather alert was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Cabarrus County.
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The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued an updated report at 5:55 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. The alert is for McDowell Mountains and Eastern McDowell as well as Yancey County.
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UPDATE: Weather alert for Western North Carolina Sunday evening - gusts up to 40 mph
The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued an updated report at 5:55 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. The alert is for McDowell Mountains and Eastern McDowell as well as Yancey County.
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The recall covers stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee.
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Publix fruit recalled after 12 customers got E. coli-linked stomach illnesses
The recall covers stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee.
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about 1 hour ago
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The move should “reduce administrative costs, streamline vehicle registration processes, and enhance efficiency,” per the budget proposal.
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NC could ditch physical car registration cards and stickers under budget plan
The move should “reduce administrative costs, streamline vehicle registration processes, and enhance efficiency,” per the budget proposal.
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about 2 hours ago
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It’s about a 45-minute drive north from Charlotte in Lincoln County.
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Sprawling rock hidden in North Carolina woods began as trapped magma, experts say
It’s about a 45-minute drive north from Charlotte in Lincoln County.
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about 2 hours ago
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The development will include 27 “sleek minimalist style” homes resembling those in the Florida coastal resort city of Alys Beach.
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Luxury townhomes to rise on Lake Norman peninsula. Prices start at $2.5 million.
The development will include 27 “sleek minimalist style” homes resembling those in the Florida coastal resort city of Alys Beach.
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about 3 hours ago
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Warren Buffett issued a sharp warning during Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting this year, and its significance extends to every investor watching this market.
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Warren Buffett unveils 11-word stock market warning
Warren Buffett issued a sharp warning during Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting this year, and its significance extends to every investor watching this market.
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about 3 hours ago
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash, which happened east of Rock Hill and south of Charlotte.
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Small plane that crashed in SC near Charlotte left from Mississippi
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash, which happened east of Rock Hill and south of Charlotte.
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about 4 hours ago
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The state budget provides money to help staff the zoo’s long-awaited expansion with tigers and Komodo dragons.
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The NC Zoo’s Asia exhibit inches towards opening, with budget set to become law
The state budget provides money to help staff the zoo’s long-awaited expansion with tigers and Komodo dragons.
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Nike's stock clawed back most of a steep post-earnings drop this week.
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Nike unsteady as new legal fight brews
Nike's stock clawed back most of a steep post-earnings drop this week.
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about 5 hours ago
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Paramount Skydance (PSKY) could be encountering a further hurdle in its $110 billion chase of Warner Bros.
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Paramount's Warner deal has a new $650 million problem
Paramount Skydance (PSKY) could be encountering a further hurdle in its $110 billion chase of Warner Bros.
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Many public employees are getting a bonus in addition to a raise. Here’s what the budget provides for different groups of workers.
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Raises for teachers, police and state workers in NC budget. Here’s the breakdown
Many public employees are getting a bonus in addition to a raise. Here’s what the budget provides for different groups of workers.
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about 5 hours ago
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Millions of retirees with traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans must take required minimum distributions (RMDs) before the December 31 annual deadline.
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Fidelity, Vanguard have a warning for anyone taking RMDs
Millions of retirees with traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans must take required minimum distributions (RMDs) before the December 31 annual deadline.
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We can praise the Charlotte advantages on social media until the cows come home | Opinion
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Charlotte is about to get shut out of MLB by Raleigh | Opinion
We can praise the Charlotte advantages on social media until the cows come home | Opinion
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about 6 hours ago
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It's every supercar owner's nightmare.
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Kids Used A Ferrari 488 As A Playground. Now Their Parents Are Being Sued
It's every supercar owner's nightmare.
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about 7 hours ago
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Building a nationwide wireless network has long been one of the most expensive challenges in telecommunications.
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National wireless phone service closing after Chapter 11
Building a nationwide wireless network has long been one of the most expensive challenges in telecommunications.
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about 7 hours ago
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A new federal savings account for children launches July 4.
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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley announce new employee perk
A new federal savings account for children launches July 4.
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about 8 hours ago
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The 78-year-old Ford also had plenty of thoughts on the state of college football in a recent radio interview.
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Ex-Clemson coach Danny Ford sounds off on Tigers’ 2026 season, LSU opener
The 78-year-old Ford also had plenty of thoughts on the state of college football in a recent radio interview.
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about 8 hours ago
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Higher Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums are prompting many Americans to rethink their health insurance.
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Why ACA Health Costs Keep Rising
Higher Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums are prompting many Americans to rethink their health insurance.
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about 9 hours ago
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Tesla (TSLA) is bringing its robotaxi pitch to another major U.S.
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Tesla's $1.4 trillion valuation rests on what happens next in one city
Tesla (TSLA) is bringing its robotaxi pitch to another major U.S.
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about 9 hours ago
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It was “fraudulently diverted and sold into the marketplace.”
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Dog food meant to be trashed wound up in stores. It might have metal, plastic
It was “fraudulently diverted and sold into the marketplace.”
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about 10 hours ago
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Here’s how you can minimize encounters in your own yard.
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Can you keep copperheads away from your home? NC experts share tips to stay safe
Here’s how you can minimize encounters in your own yard.
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about 10 hours ago
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Machine gun among 140 weapons seized when agents search Lincoln County, NC, home suspected of being weapons stash house for drug cartel, ATF officials say
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Drug cartel used North Carolina home as stash site for gun smuggling, ATF says
Machine gun among 140 weapons seized when agents search Lincoln County, NC, home suspected of being weapons stash house for drug cartel, ATF officials say
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about 11 hours ago
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Our readers comment on PFAS hypocrisy and Trump, Social Security shortfall, Supreme Court’s TPS decision, and appreciating small gestures | Letters to the Editor
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Help me make this NC budget math make sense | Opinion
Our readers comment on PFAS hypocrisy and Trump, Social Security shortfall, Supreme Court’s TPS decision, and appreciating small gestures | Letters to the Editor
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about 11 hours ago
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As some Republicans are beginning to learn, there’s safety in numbers. | Opinion
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More NC Republicans are unexpectedly standing up to Trump | Opinion
As some Republicans are beginning to learn, there’s safety in numbers. | Opinion
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about 12 hours ago
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3-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl are shot after four children find loaded gun at grandma’s house and one starts pulling trigger, North Carolina sheriff says.
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Child finds a gun and shoots 3-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl, NC sheriff says
3-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl are shot after four children find loaded gun at grandma’s house and one starts pulling trigger, North Carolina sheriff says.
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about 13 hours ago
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The state budget shifts some appointment power away from Gov. Stein, who is weighing the legislation sent by the General Assembly.
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First budget sent to Gov. Josh Stein includes taking some appointment power away
The state budget shifts some appointment power away from Gov. Stein, who is weighing the legislation sent by the General Assembly.
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about 13 hours ago
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Nearly 30 people arrested during and after Charlotte’s America 250 festivities in uptown, most of them under age 18, CMPD says.
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12-year-old among nearly 30 people arrested in uptown on Fourth of July, CMPD says
Nearly 30 people arrested during and after Charlotte’s America 250 festivities in uptown, most of them under age 18, CMPD says.
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about 14 hours ago
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Our readers comment on flawed NCDOT traffic planners, an ICE arrest of a nun, clean energy independence, and the power of small gestures. | Letters to the Editor
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Thank you, Richard Childress, for representing NC at the Great American State Fair | Opinion
Our readers comment on flawed NCDOT traffic planners, an ICE arrest of a nun, clean energy independence, and the power of small gestures. | Letters to the Editor
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about 14 hours ago
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On July 5, 2016, FBI Director James Comey announced the agency wouldn't recommend charges be brought against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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On This Day, July 5: FBI's Comey announces no charges for Hillary Clinton
On July 5, 2016, FBI Director James Comey announced the agency wouldn't recommend charges be brought against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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about 15 hours ago
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Paul Pelosi, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, is expected to face charges after he hit a parked car in Napa County, Calif., on Saturday.
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Nancy Pelosi's husband likely to face hit-and-run charge after California crash
Paul Pelosi, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, is expected to face charges after he hit a parked car in Napa County, Calif., on Saturday.
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about 15 hours ago
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Beloved rock supergroup Black Country Communion has earned a spot among the greatest in rock history.
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Beloved Rock Band, Disbanded for Four Years, Ranked Among 'Best Supergroups' of All Time
Beloved rock supergroup Black Country Communion has earned a spot among the greatest in rock history.
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about 16 hours ago
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The NWS Wakefield VA released an updated extreme heat warning at 7:54 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 8 p.m. The warning is for Western Currituck as well as Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Bertie, Chowan and Perquimans counties.
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UPDATE: Eastern North Carolina placed under an extreme heat warning Saturday evening
The NWS Wakefield VA released an updated extreme heat warning at 7:54 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 8 p.m. The warning is for Western Currituck as well as Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Bertie, Chowan and Perquimans counties.
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about 17 hours ago
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Photos of the July 4th festivities at Truist Field and Romare Bearden Park.
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PHOTOS: Independence Day in Charlotte
Photos of the July 4th festivities at Truist Field and Romare Bearden Park.
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about 17 hours ago
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Andrew Dunn: Michael Whatley has first-time campaign problems. There’s an easy way to get past them.
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How Michael Whatley should deal with silly questions about his birthplace | Opinion
Andrew Dunn: Michael Whatley has first-time campaign problems. There’s an easy way to get past them.
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about 18 hours ago
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The proposal shows raises and bonuses for state agencies like the State Bureau of Investigation and State Highway Patrol.
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NC budget would give raises to officers — and cut hundreds of vacant positions
The proposal shows raises and bonuses for state agencies like the State Bureau of Investigation and State Highway Patrol.
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about 18 hours ago
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The state legislature overrode Gov. Stein’s July 2025 veto of Senate Bill 227 on Wednesday.
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DEI ban in NC K-12 schools is ‘solution in search of a problem,’ CMS official says
The state legislature overrode Gov. Stein’s July 2025 veto of Senate Bill 227 on Wednesday.
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about 19 hours ago
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“We felt like the word Baptist probably was, in a way, hijacked by Southern Baptist, with some of the things that they were doing,” said the chair of the church’s deacon board.
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This historic Myers Park church says ‘Baptist’ was a ‘barrier’ for its congregation
“We felt like the word Baptist probably was, in a way, hijacked by Southern Baptist, with some of the things that they were doing,” said the chair of the church’s deacon board.
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about 19 hours ago
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The Native American tribe has been fighting for decades for state recognition.
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‘It took 50 years.’ Tuscarora tribe recognition takes a step forward in NC
The Native American tribe has been fighting for decades for state recognition.
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about 20 hours ago
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After topping the list for over a year, Charlotte fell behind a pair of cities.
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Charlotte is no longer the No. 1 city for growth of office jobs. What’s going on?
After topping the list for over a year, Charlotte fell behind a pair of cities.
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about 21 hours ago
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If you’ve ever made a New Haven pizza pilgrimage, you’ll recognize this immediately.
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A Charlotte pizzeria has a fun treat for you New Haven style pizza fans
If you’ve ever made a New Haven pizza pilgrimage, you’ll recognize this immediately.
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about 21 hours ago
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The publication, started in 1976, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
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How this Plaza Midwood house birthed nation’s longest running lesbian journal
The publication, started in 1976, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
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about 22 hours ago
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A majority of people in an informal survey by the Observer said a particular Charlotte neighborhood has the most pride. It’s not Plaza Midwood or NoDa.
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We asked which Charlotte neighborhood has the most gay pride. Here’s what you said
A majority of people in an informal survey by the Observer said a particular Charlotte neighborhood has the most pride. It’s not Plaza Midwood or NoDa.
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about 22 hours ago
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A letter from U.S. Sen. Tillis confirmed the government moved the man, who lived in Charlotte for 10 years, to a country where he knew nobody.
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‘Abti was taken’: Charlotte family left in dark as uncle was shipped to Somalia
A letter from U.S. Sen. Tillis confirmed the government moved the man, who lived in Charlotte for 10 years, to a country where he knew nobody.
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about 23 hours ago
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When Target and Ulta Beauty decided to end their five-year partnership, the department store put out a terse statement about the impending divorce.
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Ulta Beauty is leaving Target, here's what's replacing it
When Target and Ulta Beauty decided to end their five-year partnership, the department store put out a terse statement about the impending divorce.
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about 23 hours ago
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An updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Saturday at 5:23 p.m. in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Buncombe County.
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UPDATE: Thunderstorms with damaging winds and quarter-sized hail in Buncombe County Saturday
An updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Saturday at 5:23 p.m. in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Buncombe County.
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about 24 hours ago
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A report was issued from the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Saturday at 4:52 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for Buncombe County.
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Weather alert for Buncombe County early Saturday evening, says the NWS
A report was issued from the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Saturday at 4:52 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for Buncombe County.
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At 1:52 p.m. on Saturday, the NWS Wakefield VA released a heat advisory valid for Sunday between noon and 8 p.m. The advisory is for Western Currituck as well as Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Bertie, Chowan and Perquimans counties.
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Heat advisory in place for Eastern North Carolina for Sunday
At 1:52 p.m. on Saturday, the NWS Wakefield VA released a heat advisory valid for Sunday between noon and 8 p.m. The advisory is for Western Currituck as well as Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Bertie, Chowan and Perquimans counties.
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South Carolina has shot up the recruiting rankings over the past four days.
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More recruiting fireworks: Gamecocks land four-star edge rusher from NC
South Carolina has shot up the recruiting rankings over the past four days.
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Heat advisory continues until 8 p.m. for the entire Charlotte region, according to the National Weather Service.
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Severe storms with 60 mph winds, quarter-size hail threaten the Charlotte region
Heat advisory continues until 8 p.m. for the entire Charlotte region, according to the National Weather Service.
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