Hurricane Erin moves closer to US

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified last week, going from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph in a matter of hours.

HURRICANE ERIN: Carolina Outer Banks evacuated
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North Carolina gamer shocked by lightning while livestreaming

The chances of being struck by lightning in any given year is 1 in 1.43 million, according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

Update: Blue Ridge Parkway making ‘incredible progress’ after Hurricane Helene flooding

As the one-year mark of Hurricane Helene's destructive flooding approaches, crews along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina are making huge strides in rebuilding the historic highway through the Appalachian Highlands. 

North Carolina couple caught with enough fentanyl to kill 13,000: cops

Two people were arrested last week in North Carolina after deputies discovered a quantity of fentanyl large enough to "potentially kill 13,000 people," authorities said.

SC officials describe firing squad execution
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Officials in South Carolina gave remarks to the media on the firing squad execution of Mikal Mahdi, who was convicted of killing three people and numerous other "spree" crimes in 2004.

Dolphin in North Carolina dies after ingesting plastic bag

A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in North Carolina, with a necropsy revealing a knotted plastic bag in its stomach as the likely cause of death.