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Both Parents Charged After Firearm Enters Westwood Elementary School in Ashe County
WEST JEFFERSON — Both parents of a Westwood Elementary School student have been charged after a firearm was found concealed…
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NCDMV Selects Vendor for System Modernization
ROCKY MOUNT – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) today announced the selection of Kyndryl for its System Modernization…
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NC Forest Service Warns of High to Extreme Fire Danger Statewide for March 25
The North Carolina Forest Service is warning of elevated wildfire risk across the state on Tuesday, March 25, with fire…
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NC Courts Warn of Toll Scam Texts Targeting Wake County Residents; Other Counties Could Be Next
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts is warning residents about a toll scam currently targeting Wake County residents…
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Two Wildfires Burning in Western North Carolina: Poplar Fire and Tarkiln Ridge Fire
USDA Forest Service firefighters are currently responding to two wildfires in western North Carolina. Poplar Fire — Mitchell County The…
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TRAFFIC ALERT — King Street Closed Saturday, March 28 for “No Kings” March
King Street in downtown Boone will be closed from 10:55 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 28 for a permitted…
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Great Mother March: 500-Mile Women’s Empowerment Pilgrimage Passes Through High Country This Weekend
BOONE — The Great Mother March, a 500-mile women's empowerment pilgrimage making its way from Asheville to Washington, D.C., will…
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Boone Town Council Passes One-Year Data Center Moratorium 5-0; Watauga County Commissioners Move Toward County-Wide Restrictions
BOONE — The Boone Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to enact a one-year moratorium on data center construction within…
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NC Forest Service Warns of High to Extreme Fire Danger Statewide
Fire danger remains high, even extreme in some areas, statewide, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. Fires can start…
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Buncombe County Deputy Hospitalized, Suspect in Custody After 60-Mile Chase Spanning Five Counties Ends in Avery County Crash
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — A Buncombe County deputy is hospitalized and a suspect is in custody following a 60-mile vehicle…
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