CHAPEL HILL — Brendan Malone was a basketball coach for 50 years, getting his start at Power Memorial Academy in New York City.
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Dillingham torched the Washington Wizards for 26 points and seven rebounds on five made 3-pointers, all of which were career highs for the second year guard.
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Bid on art, eat chocolate and support a nonprofit.
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“From what we have seen, the Carolina northern flying squirrel population at Grandfather Mountain has remained stable over the past few years,” Bennett said.
- J.W. KELLEY President of McDowell Technical Community College
Right now, more than 400 McDowell Tech students are pushing toward the graduation finish line.
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The council approved a concept for a park for children ages 1 to 3.
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With this freeze, we are now the only state in the country to not provide free civil legal services through IOLTA.
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For January, the state Commerce Department reported an overall decrease of 3,398 in its labor force from December, representing a net loss of 3,494 jobs and 96 more individuals listed as newly unemployed and looking for work.
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A state legislative committee focused Tuesday on health care struggles in rural areas, where residents often have a hard time finding local doctors and hospitals are at risk of closing.
A 9.9% adult smoking rate, announced in March by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, represents a monumental accomplishment given the all-time high of a 42.5% smoking rate in 1965.
As part of the ongoing America 250 commemoration, users can read Caswell's own letters as he worked to forge a state.
“In a bookshop like this, you cannot carry everything,” owner Keith Brown said. “I decided to focus on the things that I write, the things I enjoy reading.”
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You couldn't see the full solar eclipse in Lincoln or any part of Nebraska, but a partial eclipse was visible on Apirl 8, 2024. Hundreds of people gathered at Hyde Observatory to view.
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“We are a market that is focused on showcasing local goods and vegetables and in the process of getting a brewery up and running."
"I'm an outsider coming into a really intimate family. I have to balance the delicate balance of being true to the past and honoring tradition, while also having my eye on the future."
INDIANAPOLIS — Terry Mills knew he had a front-row seat to watch history being made Monday night. But he also had an invitation earlier in the day to share some of his own history, as Dusty May invited one of the stars from Michigan’s 1989 national championship team to speak to the current squad hours before they faced Connecticut in the national title game. The 58-year-old Mills, now an ...
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Experts Will Leitch and Mike Petriello rank the top MLB contenders for 2026—featuring powerhouse teams, rising threats, and World Series favorites. Like, share, and follow for more MLB insights.
🎧 From sports apps to election forecasts, the hosts discuss how expanding betting options influence decision-making, encourage risky habits and blur distinctions between entertainment and serious outcomes.
Episode 240: In a fast-moving world filled with distractions, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters. In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the idea of reverence — a quality that once shaped how people understood life, but now often feels distant or overlooked.
Pablo Castelblanco, who plays Steve on "Happy's Place," talks with co-host Bruce Miller about the show and his background.
“This City Was Black” is a six-part narrative audio series that traces Black history in New York City.
Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak. The disease can make them so sick they stop eating and drinking.
A new cast jumps into the fifth season of “For All Mankind” as the “what if” series speeds ahead 10 years.
Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in measles outbreaks like the one in South Carolina, which is the largest the U.S. has seen in decades. South Carolina’s outbreak has slowed, but measles is spreading in many states, with 17 outbreaks this year. (AP Video: Mary Conlon)
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