Polk County officials are urging some residents who live near uncontrolled fires to “leave now” as two of the fires surge over 1,000 acres each, tripling in size over mere hours. As of 5:30 p.m. on March 21, the Deep Woods Fire near Holbert Cove Road jumped to 1,102 acres with no containment, N.C. Forest…
The three wealthiest Americans, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, sat together Monday in a VIP section at the second inauguration of President Donald Trump. It was an historic moment: a literal concentration of wealth, the core of a group of billionaire guests with a collective worth of more than $1 trillion. Images of…
Grammy-winning artist J. Cole, shown here at his alma mater Terry Sanford High School in 2012, was raised in Fayetteville. RAUL R. RUBIERA/THE FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER Brian Tyree Henry is an Academy Award-nominated actor who graduated from E.E. Smith High School. Unique Nicole, Getty Images For Paramount Pictu Elizabeth McRae was a three-time Academy Award nominee…
A wildfire near Marion, in McDowell County, an area hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene that downed trees and complicated firefighting operations, is now 100% contained as of Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire, which grew to 518 acres, mostly affected agency land in Pisgah National Forest. The fire started Dec….
Like many small businesses and entrepreneurs, the COVID pandemic significantly changed the path they were on. Talya Jackson is one of those entrepreneurs who found a silver lining when forced to make changes due to the pandemic. Jackson says, “I moved to North Carolina in 2019, started working to save for graduate school, and when…
As rapid growth in Wilmington has caused some to argue against development, or at least a better way to manage it, voters more than 60 years ago had little problem saying yes to expansion. Amid sadness days after the assassination of President John Kennedy, Wilmington residents went to the polls in a special election to…
ASHEVILLE — A collaboration between governmental agencies and nonprofit and faith-based organizations is repurposing some of the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene’s destruction into use for local residents. As part of a project developed by FEMA’s Interagency Recovery Coordination, thousands of trees damaged by Helene will be repurposed under a state project, FEMA announced in…
This year has proved to be an especially active political season for Wilmington with numerous high-profile officials hosting events and delivering remarks across a range of venues. Since May, nine prominent political figures have made stops in Wilmington. Here’s a closer look at each visit and the key issues they brought to the forefront. President…
An 11-year-old reported missing in Iowa was found Monday morning around 360 miles away at an Indiana gas station, police said. Indiana State Police were contacted at 2 a.m. by a detective from the Iowa City Police Department concerning a child abduction that happened in their city on Sunday, according to a department news release….
Officials confirm at least 72 dead in Buncombe County, North Carolina after Helene Updated: 5:54 PM EDT Oct 3, 2024 FORECAST IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, GRIFFIN, THANK YOU. LET’S TAKE YOU OUT NOW TO BUNCOMBE COUNTY WHERE OFFICIALS THERE ARE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON RECOVERY EFFORTS WITH HELENE. NEXT UP, WE WILL…