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Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect for Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Wilkes Counties Until 10 PM
What The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 590 in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening. Where…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Monday, August 17, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 433 AM EDT Monday, August 17, 2026, for…
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Hoist Rescue on Grandfather Mountain After Hiker’s Significant Fall
Around 12:00 Saturday, Linville-Central was advised by Avery County 911 Communications of a hiker who had suffered a significant fall…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Sunday, August 16, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 424 AM EDT Sunday, August 16, 2026, for…
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Boone Native Anderson Castle Makes NFL Debut in Colts’ Preseason Opener
Anderson Castle, a Boone native and former Watauga High School standout, played in his first NFL game Thursday night as…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Saturday, August 15, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 414 AM EDT Saturday, August 15, 2026, for…
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Joint County Investigation Leads to Arrest for Crimes Against a Child
Crumpler, NC – Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces the arrest of a 23-year-old Josue Reynoso of Crumpler, after a joint…
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Hazardous Weather Outlook Friday, August 14, 2026
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, 419 AM EDT Friday, August 14, 2026, for…
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Drought Monitor Update — Thursday August 13, 2026
Exceptional Drought (D4) has been eliminated from North Carolina for the first time since late April, as Brunswick County —…
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Youth Coach Sentenced to Prison for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nathaniel Willard Byrd, 38, a youth coach from Hudson, N.C., was sentenced to 121 months in prison…
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