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CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina’s election results could change as county election boards meet Friday to certify the results of the Nov. 3 general election. All 100 county boards of elections are scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, for their official canvass, according to the North Carolina State Board […]
The impact of a cold front on North Carolina’s higher elevations continues to worsen, with forecasters calling for more snow, lower temperatures and more powerful wind gusts. Forecasters initially expected “the season’s first snow” would be no more than an inch along the NC-Tennessee state line, but it’s now suspected up to 4 inches could fall in areas like northern Swain County. “If moisture ends up lingering longer over these areas, they can expect an uptick in snow amounts,” the National Weather Service says. The bigger concern will be the bitter cold and wind gusts starting Thursday night, forecasters say. Gusts of 40 to 50 mph are possible along ridge tops Friday and Saturday, resulting in very cold wind chills when “parts of the mountains will drop into the 12 to 20F degree range,” the NWS says. Temperatures could feel as low as 10 degrees west of Boone, making frostbite and hypothermia possible for those who venture out with exposed skin, forecasters say. “Highs from Friday through early next week are also expected to remain below normal for mid-November,” NWS forecasters say. The cold front will stretch from one end of the state to the other on Sunday, with lows
Drivers in Georgia and North Carolina are set to pay their states’ full gas taxes again on Dec. 1. Georgia’s suspension of its 33.3-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax and North Carolina’s suspension of its 41-cent motor fuel tax are both scheduled to end Nov. 30. For anyone with a 15-gallon tank, that works out to roughly $5 […]
Nov. 11 (UPI) — A North Carolina man scored a $100,000 lottery prize using a set of Powerball numbers that his daughter helped him choose. Wendell resident Alvester Perry told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he and his adult daughter, who has special needs, have a tradition of picking lottery numbers together.
North Carolina’s fast-food landscape is getting more crowded as Whataburger, Del Taco, Smashburger and Raising Cane’s expand alongside homegrown favorites Bojangles and Cook Out. The story is less about proven winners and more about a high-stakes battle for attention, convenience and repeat visits.
The lingering effects of Hurricane Helene in 2024 and ongoing renovation efforts have left the state's largest hatcheries short of supply or not operational.
“I grew up on your sauce.” “This tastes like home.”. Sentiments like this make Patrick Ford, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based vice president of Bone Suckin’ Sauce realize that every drop of effort his family has poured into their business has been worth it. After inducting Bone Suckin’...
The startling gains for Democrats in North Carolina’s 2026 midterms, according to Michael Bitzer , were largely driven by dissatisfaction over Republican President Donald Trump. But what happens to North Carolina’s government in 2028, he believes, will largely be up to state legislators themselves. Bitzer, director of the Center for North Carolina Politics and Public Service at Catawba College, shared his analysis of the recent election during a Nov. 12 event hosted by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce at The Restoration Asheville. Like most midterms, he said, 2026 could be considered a referendum on the president and his party. Yet the results were nearly unprecedented, he continued, calling them a “historic bloodbath” for Republicans. The last time midterm voters moved toward Democrats so strongly was 1974, following the resignation of Republican President Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal. Voters in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties, noted Bitzer, supported Democratic Senator-Elect Roy Cooper more strongly this year than they backed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in 2024. Cooper ended up winning his race against Republican Michael Whatley by nearly 20 percentage points. The vote shares across all Democratic candidates in both state House and Senate elections were more than
Julia Howard has represented the people of her district since the 1980s, and she is heading back to Raleigh for at least two more years. The incumbent in District 77 […]
The North Carolina General Assembly is coming back for a post-election lame duck session next week. But what they’ll do, if anything, is still being decided. Democratic lawmakers, who benefited from the national blue tsunami on election night, would rather not see any action. But Republicans still control both the House and Senate, so they get to set the schedule until the end of the year. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein said Thursday he remains “unconvinced that it’s necessary.” Stein has had preliminary discussions about the session, but doesn’t have any clarity on what they could take up yet, he said. “If (legislators) come in, we need to make sure that we’re investing in things that are going to make a difference in people’s lives. We have to make sure that we are supporting law enforcement. We have to make sure we’re strengthening the economy. We have to continue investing in Western North Carolina,” Stein told The News & Observer as he spoke to reporters after an unrelated event at the Executive Mansion. “So we’re having these preliminary conversations with (Republicans). The fact that it’s unclear what they’re going to be working on tells you that this may not be the
According to Baker, his daughter was later pulled into a storage closet by the school's vice principal.
Rep. Gregory Murphy (R-N.C.) conceded his reelection race Wednesday to Democrat Raymond Smith, with Smith flipping another House seat for Democrats after a close contest in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District a week after the midterm elections. Decision Desk HQ, The Hill’s polling partner, has yet to call the race, but as of Wednesday evening…
Hardee’s opened its very first restaurant in Greenville, North Carolina, in 1960. A lot of North Carolinians have a biscuit order they’ve been getting since they were kids. Here are the Hardee’s biscuit orders North Carolinians grew up on. 1. Country Ham Biscuit. A slice of country...
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Rep. Tim Reeder has officially conceded to Claire Kempner in the North Carolina House District 9 race. He congratulated the Democrat in a morning announcement on Thursday. “I want to congratulate Claire Kempner and wish her well as she takes on the serious responsibility of...
Another North Carolina Congressional race could be headed to a recount. Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan, who represents North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District, leads his Democratic challenger Ashley Bell by 2,485 votes as of Wednesday morning after new provisional ballots were counted. The district includes parts of Lincoln, Catawba, Iredell, Yadkin and Forsyth counties. That drops Harrigan’s lead to just 0.84 percentage points, within the margin for a recount under state law. County boards of election are scheduled to meet Friday morning for their canvass meetings. Once county boards meet, a losing candidate in a non-statewide race can demand a recount if the margin in the race “is 1% or less of the total votes cast in the contest,” according to the State Board of Elections. Bell alluded to the possibility of a recount in a thank you email to supporters Sunday. “I do think it is likely that once provisional ballots are counted we will move into recount availability,” she wrote at the time. “With that said, we will keep monitoring the situation. We won’t know the final count for several more days. If we do make it into recount territory, we will consider options at that time.” In
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Tim Merrick won the North Carolina House District 20 race over Dane Scalise by 77 votes after the New Hanover County Board of Elections completed its vote canvass. Official results posted on the State Board of Elections website show Merrick received 22,156 votes to...
One Asheville spot serves cathead biscuits, a name that comes from biscuits roughly as big as a cat’s head. That alone made me sit up a little straighter. Then I learned the same place lets you pick a gravy the way other cafes let you pick a muffin. Another kitchen in Charlotte never closes, so sausage gravy is on the table at 3 AM if you want it.
Richmond, VA – A sharp overnight drop in temperatures could bring freezing conditions to parts of Virginia and northeastern North Carolina early Saturday, threatening gardens, crops and exposed outdoor plumbing.
MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An early taste of winter brought snow flurries and falling temperatures to the mountains, closing Madison County Schools for the day and giving local businesses a preview of the season ahead. Near the North Carolina–Tennessee line, snow dusted the treetops as flurries moved through....
A well-built compost heap can heat up to 140 degrees or more inside, even while frost sparkles on the outside. That warmth comes from billions of tiny microbes eating, breathing, and multiplying in the dark. One thing I love about this hobby is how little effort it takes once the...
