A huge season for the North Carolina football team is on the horizon with Bill Belichick leading the Tar Heels.

An updated weather alert was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC on Friday at 7:25 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8 p.m. The alert is for Coastal New Hanover, Inland Brunswick and Coastal Brunswick.

A Tornado Watch has been issued until 8 p.m. for the following counties: Forsyth County, Davidson County, Alamance County, Guilford County, Randolph County.

College basketball's 2025 transfer portal cycle isn't quite done yet. There are still a handful of stragglers out there waiting to make their final decisions, and there are plenty of programs that still have spots they could choose to fill.

Special housing units that provide increased therapy for those incarcerated are more helpful than putting a person solitary confinement, experts say.

FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according to a letter.

A weather alert was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Friday at 3:22 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 3:45 p.m. The alert is for Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.

Kiley Mottice, an Archbishop Carroll grad, and Dary Felter, a product of Penn Charter, helped the Tar Heels to an undefeated season and their fourth national title in program history.

The Sunset Beach Fire Department said it received the emergency call around 11:05 a.m., reporting a swimmer who sustained a leg injury off Sunset Beach.

The 42-inch pipeline has a blast zone that includes hundreds of homes, businesses, schools, day cares, parks, and recreation centers.