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17+ min ago (433+ words) A popular destination to spend winter getaways is Beech Mountain....

40+ min ago (52+ words) A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences. Crews in the Gate city are also preparing roads ahead of the wintry mix. Crews in the Gate city are also preparing roads ahead of the wintry mix....

58+ min ago (160+ words) ROCK HILL, S.C. " A Rock Hill woman scored a $248,000 win in the Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot while grocery shopping, attributing her win to her persistence. "It feels like I have been playing since I was born," the woman said in a release. Her winning moment came at the Food Lion on Cross Point Drive in Rock Hill. Before leaving the store, she played her usual lottery numbers. All five matched the Palmetto Cash 5 numbers drawn. "I was so glad and like 'Wow,'" she said. "Is this real?" The winner said she plans to pay off her debts and help some friends with the windfall. "I'm not going to let the win go to my head," she said. Food Lion #1590 in Rock Hill received a commission of $2,480 for selling the winning ticket. The odds of winning a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 850,668, according…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (366+ words) Navy Admiral Frank Bradley told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not give an order to "kill them all" during a U.S. military operation that targeted an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela. During a closed-door briefing Thursday, Admiral Bradley, alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, detailed the Sept. 2 operation, including the follow-up strikes that killed two survivors. Lawmakers remained divided after viewing video footage of the attack. Democrat Rep. Jim Himes, of Connecticut, expressed deep concern, "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service." In contrast, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, of Arkansas, stated, "I didn't see anything disturbing about it. What's disturbing to me is that millions of Americans have died of drugs being run through America…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (166+ words) The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after a judge's ruling halting the prosecution of James and another longtime Trump foe, former FBI Director James Comey, on the grounds that the U.S. attorney who presented the cases was illegally appointed. The Justice Department could go back to the grand jury to try again. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter. James was initially charged in October by the U.S. attorney installed by the Trump administration to replace the prosecutor who resigned under pressure to bring criminal cases against Comey and James....

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (11+ words) Snow for some overnight in North Carolina Snow for some overnight...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago (15+ words) Tracking wintry weather moving in overnight in North Carolina Tracking wintry weather moving in overnight...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago (233+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Seventy names were read aloud at a Charlotte memorial ceremony, each representing a life lost to domestic violence. Eunice Eaddy's name wasn't among them, but only because she survived. "I could have been dead numerous times," Eaddy said. Eaddy said each name called felt like a weight in her chest and served as a reminder of what it took her 10 years to escape. She was shot on two separate occasions by her abuser " once the first time, and eight times the second. "I got shot on two different occasions, the first time it was one time and the second time it was eight times," Eaddy said. Eaddy said she lived in the same darkness as the victims being honored. The only difference, she said, is that she made it out. Now she honors those who didn't get the chance…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago (243+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Charlotte's new police chief announced a holiday safety initiative Friday targeting a spike in violent crime in the Uptown area, even as overall crime has declined across the city. Police Chief Estella Patterson, in her first week on the job, launched Operation Safe Season to increase police presence in Uptown Charlotte during the holiday season. The initiative comes as the Central Division, which includes downtown, has seen violent crime rise 15% this year. "We want families and visitors and businesses to feel confident that Uptown is a place where they can gather safely, but we also want offenders to know that if you come to Uptown to commit crimes, you will be held accountable," Patterson said during her first news conference as chief. While overall crime in Charlotte is down 9% compared to this time last year, and violent crime citywide…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago (383+ words) Capturing the cultural zeitgeist and trends for the year ahead is a tricky business. But every year, the Pantone Color Institute chooses a color to do precisely that. And it has settled on a shade of white, "Cloud Dancer," as its Color of the Year for 2026. The institute, which is considered a leading authority on color, forecasting trends and advising brands, described the shade as "a billowy, balanced white imbued with a feeling of serenity." As technology's grip on daily life tightens, Cloud Dancer represents a "calming influence in a frenetic society, rediscovering the value of measured consideration and quiet reflection," Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the institute, told CNN. The color is "associated with new beginnings" and "signifies our desire for a fresh start," Eiseman said. For the institute's team of experts, everything is filtered through the lens of…...