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1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (261+ words) FAYETTEVILLE " The city has hired its first homelessness strategy coordinator. Gage Reed joins the city after serving as day services manager at 7hills Homeless Center, where he worked directly with those experiencing homelessness, according to a news release from the city....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (48+ words) The RSPCA hunts for the owner of the horse found dead on a grass verge near the village of Brampton. The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their. .. Guilford County EMS says two people…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (562+ words) Another rainy week is expected in Western North Carolina beginning with Monday, June 8. According to the National Weather Service, rain is expected every day the week of June 8, with only a few gaps in the weather. Thunderstorms are expected on…...

16+ min ago  (497+ words) The future of at least three Surry County volunteer fire departments remains unclear. Several firefighters at Franklin, Bannertown, and Skull Camp are at odds over new contracts they say are unfair. "We don't know what the future looks like," said…...

16+ min ago  (357+ words) On Capitol Hill this week, lawmakers are gearing up for two major legislative battles this week: renewing a key foreign surveillance program and addressing immigration funding through President Donald Trump's term. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are preparing for two major…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (239+ words) The Raleigh City Council unanimously passed a $1. 76 billion budget on Monday. The fiscal year 2027 budget includes a 1. 7 cent property tax increase. It means about $67 more per year for a median Raleigh home, which is about $450, 000. "The Proposed Budget protects our…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (625+ words) State Auditor Dave Boliek says his office is seeing a growing trend of financial difficulties in municipalities across North Carolina. "Our office has been involved with dozens of municipalities of varying sizes that are experiencing financial distress for a lot…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (208+ words) The Department of Agriculture confirmed on Monday two additional detections of the New World screwworm in Texas and New Mexico, bringing the total number of cases to four. The two new cases were found in a calf in La Salle,…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (776+ words) The strong El Ni'o expected to warm ocean waters this year could impact shark activity and bring different species into waters they don't typically traverse, experts say. Scientists are anticipating an influx of great white sharks off the Pacific coast…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (305+ words) A federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump's requirement of a $100, 000 application fee for H-1 B visas, ruling that he lacked authority to impose the new policy for a program used by companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers in…...