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Environment

A new federal report points to the sustained risk of landslides due to Helene

5:03am June 23, 2025

Geologist Kelli Baxstrom discusses the impact of Hurricane Helene on landslides in Appalachia, noting that over 2,200 landslides were mapped in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia — ten times as many logged for Huricanes Francis and Ivan combined. Baxstrom emphasizes the importance of vigilance post-landslide events, as slopes can reactivate and move again months or years after the initial weather event.

Human Interest

Humankind special: Steps to Recovery - The History of Alcoholics Anonymous

10:00am June 22, 2025

by David Freudberg

Produced in association with GBH Boston. Nine decades ago in the middle of the Great Depression two broken men – Bill Wilson and Dr.

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Politics & Government

US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

8:16pm June 21, 2025

by Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

Music & Culture

The world according to Wednesday, your new favorite alt-country indie rock band

9:26am June 21, 2025

by Associated Press

North Carolina alt-country indie rock band Wednesday is an exemplar in evocative songwriting. Whole worlds are found in their short lyrical lines delivered with lap steel, guitar fuzz and folksy and jagged vocals.

Politics & Government

North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes his first bills. They are on concealed carry and immigration

5:37pm June 20, 2025

by Associated Press

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed his first bills. On Friday he blocked, for now, Republican legislation that would let adults carry concealed handguns without a permit and make state agencies and local sheriffs more active in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Politics & Government

North Carolina Green Party retains official status despite failing vote thresholds

4:52pm June 20, 2025

by Associated Press

The Green Party will remain an official party in North Carolina, able to field candidates statewide through the 2028 elections. The Republican majority on the State Board of Elections voted Thursday to allow the North Carolina Green Party to be recognized again in the ninth-largest state.

Image shows Boom manufacturing plant at PTIA

Business

PTI’s recent successes built on years of planning and re-imagining, expert says

4:01pm June 20, 2025

by Paul Garber

A former UNCG professor says leaders at PTI have focused less on passenger travel and more on attracting businesses that benefit from proximity to an airport.

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North Carolina lawmakers finalize bill that would scrap 2030 carbon reduction goal

8:50am June 20, 2025

by Associated Press

North Carolina legislators have finalized a bill that would eliminate an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set in a landmark 2021 law. The state Senate voted Thursday to accept the House version that would repeal the requirement that electric regulators work to reduce carbon dioxide output 70% from 2005 levels by 2030.

Flooding and rock slides close heavily damaged I-40 section in the Smoky Mountains

8:43am June 20, 2025

by Associated Press

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Golfers on the Winston Lake Golf Course putting green

Sports
Race

Winston Lake Golf Course celebrated by the golfers who call it home

5:30am June 20, 2025

by David Ford

Butch Wheeler, a longtime golfer at Winston Lake Golf Course, recounts its history as the first all-Black golf course in the area. Tim Grant emphasizes the course's role in fostering fellowship and diversity, being inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame. He says the course is challenging but rewarding. It's also known for its welcoming environment and community spirit, where older and younger players form lasting bonds.

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