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1+ hour, 10+ min ago (241+ words) Investigators are looking into what caused a house explosion in Salisbury that injured 12 firefighters and two residents. According to the Salisbury Fire Department, the explosion occurred just before 5 p.m. Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell said a single-family home on Laurel Street was engulfed in flames when his crews arrived. Then, Chief Parnell said, something exploded. Parnell said the blast blew out the walls of the house and lifted the roof, which later collapsed. He said it was so powerful, it blew the masks off the firefighters' faces. "They were doing exactly what firefighters do, exactly what our protocols are for a structural fire of that nature. They were on the roof cutting holes, they were dragging hose lines from the front to the back to extinguish the fire, and they were searching for the occupants," Parnell said. The explosion sent 11 Salisbury…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (420+ words) Starting Tuesday, the U.S. Capitol will display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago. The unveiling ceremony of the statue representing Virginia in the Capitol will take place in Emancipation Hall, featuring Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Virginia's congressional delegation. Johns later married the Rev. William Powell and became Barbara Rose Johns Powell, raised five children and was a librarian in the Philadelphia Public Schools. She died at 56 in 1991. A model of the statue showed the young Johns standing to the side of a lectern, holding a tattered book over her head. Its pedestal is engraved with the words, "Are we…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago (240+ words) Retiring Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Monday her engagement to Brian Glenn, a pro-Trump pundit who works for the far-right news network Real America's Voice. Related video above: Marjorie Taylor Greene to step down from Congress The announcement comes weeks after Greene had a public falling out with President Donald Trump and said she would resign from office in January, noting that she wanted to avoid a nasty primary. Greene, who had been an ardent Trump supporter since arriving on Capitol Hill in 2021, now insists the president has been too focused on foreign policy in his second term and is not doing enough to sell his domestic agenda at home. She, along with fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, has been one of the most vocal critics of the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files. Glenn…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (95+ words) Temperatures will begin to warm up this week after a frigid few weeks. Wet weather returns Thursday and it's expected to turn quite soggy across North Carolina. Meteorologist Brian Slocum has your Tuesday forecast Temperatures will begin to warm up this week after a frigid few weeks. Wet weather returns Thursday and it's expected to turn quite soggy across North Carolina. Meteorologist Brian Slocum has your Tuesday forecast Temperatures will begin to warm up this week after a frigid few weeks. Wet weather returns Thursday and it's expected to turn quite soggy across North Carolina....

2+ hour, 38+ min ago (111+ words) The Carolina Artists guild will be celebrating a successful year at its monthly meeting Thursday, Dec. 18, at St. John's Lutheran Church Faith Center, 100 North Jackson Street. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. The December meeting will be a combination of business and fun. The members will be selecting new officers for the 2026 [] Carolina Artists monthly meeting and Christmas party Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Boyden Class of '59 contribution part of larger giving cycle Blotter for Dec. 16: Traffic stop leads to narcotics, weapons seizure Moped operator killed in CG on Monday Salisbury blaze, explosion injures 12 firefighters, two residents...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago (102+ words) (20) updates to this series since 11 mins ago June Dowd Carter left this life last Sunday night. She was a loving, generous woman and will be missed by all that knew her. She was the daugh" Ellen York Fleming Wells Ray Thomas Maness, Jr., passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025. He was born in Greensboro, NC, on July 27, 1954, to Ray Thomas Maness and Shi" Charles Wesley Bogle, Jr. Ida Doris "Dot" Peay Dillon Carol Sue Hankeison (82) of Greensboro, NC passed away December 3, 2025, at Advent Health Zephyrhills. A graveside service will be held at 2 p"...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago (19+ words) Near normal highs and low returning this week in North Carolina Near normal highs and low returning this week...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago (158+ words) Officials said at a news conference Tuesday that they were making their first comments about the suspects" ideologies because of evidence they had obtained, including "the presence of Islamic State flags in the vehicle that has been seized." A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday.The suspects were a father and son, aged 50 and 24, authorities have said The older man was shot dead while his son was being treated at a hospital on Tuesday.Officials said at a news conference Tuesday that they were making their first comments about the suspects' ideologies because of evidence they had obtained, including "the presence of Islamic State flags in the vehicle that has been seized."There are 25 people…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago (89+ words) Sixteen people were arrested in an Alamance County drug bust. The Alamance County Sheriff's Office said the arrests came after an extensive investigation into the distribution of narcotics in the county. The months-long investigation worked to identify and disrupt organized drug activity, officials said. All told, deputies said the operation netted 57 felony charges and 19 misdemeanor charges. A variety of illegal drugs were seized, including cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription medications, and fentanyl, according to investigators. More charges could be added as the investigation continues, deputies said....

5+ hour, 38+ min ago (212+ words) Folks at the Forsyth Humane Society can't help but sing the praises of shelter pup Bruno Mars "He loves squeaky toys. He'll follow you everywhere around the house. He's like a little shadow, and he's great on a leash," Alex Patton, the marketing manager at the Forsyth Humane Society, can't help but sing the praises of shelter pup Bruno Mars. Besides being adorable, Bruno Mars loves being the center of attention. He's pretty spunky for his age. He's almost 6, and on the day we met him at the Forsyth Humane Society, he spent a great deal of the time playing with his squeaky toys and rolling over for belly rubs. It's hard to believe an easy-going, friendly dog like Bruno has been at the shelter since September. "Sometimes it's a challenge, because right now we have a lot of puppies…...