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14+ min ago (90+ words) Small earthquake felt by some in western Surry County this morning A small earthquake was reported in western North Carolina Sunday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck about three miles southwest of Lowgap at 7:11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. The quake had a magnitude of 1.6, according to the USGS. Lowgap is a small town in western Surry County with a population of about 200 people. As of 10 a.m., two people reported feeling the quake. There are no reports of damage....

30+ min ago (270+ words) Officials with the Kenosha Fire Department said it could take weeks to determine the cause of the fire A Wisconsin mother is mourning the loss of her three children, who died in a fire at their father's apartment on Thanksgiving Day. "Instead of Christmas shopping, it's casket shopping," said Jourdan Feasby, the mother of 10-year-old Rylee, 9-year-old Connor and 7-year-old Alena. The fire happened at an apartment complex in the city of Kenosha, with flames breaking out around 10:30 p.m., according to the Kenosha Fire Department. Feasby had spent Thanksgiving morning with her children before they were dropped off at their father's apartment later that evening. "I couldn't process what I was hearing on the phone. They were just my whole world, and they were literally the brightest things that I have ever had in my life," Feasby said. She described the…...

52+ min ago (405+ words) The story drew hundreds of thousands of views online, and a couple from New Hampshire decided they wanted to buy the set A story we shared in October has taken on a life of its own " literally " after a 92-year-old Maine man's model train village went viral and found a new home. For years, Dean Walker poured his passion into the model train layout above his garage " a hand-built village filled with tiny details and personal touches. When sister station WMTW first met him, he said he was looking for someone who would appreciate the layout as much as he did, someone who could carry it forward when the time felt right. "And that was my hope when we started all this. I would find somebody that would take the entire layout. I wasn't willing to really split it up....

58+ min ago (96+ words) Crews with the High Point Fire Department said they responded to an apparent attic fire. On Sunday just before 1 p.m., firefighters said they responded to the fire at a home on the 600 block of Dogwood Circle. Crews told WXII that the fire appears to be in the attic. At this time, the flames are under control. Firefighters said 11 units responded with 27 personnel, including the Inspections Division. No injuries have been reported, according to the fire department, and the cause is undetermined. This story may be updated if more information becomes available....

1+ hour, 47+ min ago (319+ words) WASHINGTON " The national average price of gasoline has fallen below $3 per gallon for the first time in more than four years, according to new'data'from GasBuddy. The fuel price tracker said that the milestone comes as gas prices decline in all 50 states, highlighting an "exceptionally rare" trend heading into the holidays when many are traveling by car. "We haven't seen the national average fall this low in over four years, and the speed and breadth of the decline are remarkable," Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said. "Every single state has seen relief at the pump over the past week, a rare feat that underscores how challenging the fundamentals are for gasoline prices right now." GasBuddy collects gas price data from customers using its app, as well as local gas station discounts. The company said several dozen gas…...

2+ hour ago (175+ words) One person is dead after a multi-vehicle fatal crash, according to Virginia State Police. On Sunday just after 5 a.m., officers said they investigated the crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 77 northbound at the 8-mile marker in Carroll County. Officers said a pickup truck traveling in the left lane hit the back of a tractor-trailer. The pickup truck then ran off the left side of the interstate into the median. Shortly after the crash, officers said the driver of a 2020 Tesla in the left lane changed into the right lane and hit a second tractor-trailer. The Tesla then moved back into the left lane and hit the tractor-trailer involved in the initial crash. The driver of the Tesla died at the scene. At this time, their identity has not been released. There is no information on any other injuries currently. Police said…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago (740+ words) Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Video above: 'Tremendous progress': Pres. Trump seems optimistic about a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, were expected to sit down with a Ukrainian delegation to further hash out the details of a proposed peace framework " talks that come at a sensitive moment for Ukraine as it continues to push back against Russian forces that invaded the country in 2022. On Friday, just before the Florida sit-down, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who up…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago (35+ words) Meteorologist Dylan Hudler has your Sunday morning forecast. Search location by ZIP code Chilly and damp Sunday in North Carolina, cold and active pattern taking shape this week Light AM mix possible in the mountains...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago (531+ words) A senior Food and Drug Administration official on Friday said the agency will change its vaccine approval process, alleging that COVID-19 vaccination resulted in the deaths of 10 children. Video above: White House links Tylenol in pregnancy to autism; experts say evidence falls short In an internal memo obtained by CNN, Dr. Vinay Prasad " the FDA's chief medical and scientific officer and the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research " claimed, "Healthy young children who faced tremendously low risk of death were coerced, at the behest of the Biden administration, via school and work mandates, to receive a vaccine that could result in death." Prasad did not provide details about the deaths or how the FDA came to that conclusion, but pointed to "an initial analysis" that examined 96 deaths and linked 10 to the COVID-19 vaccination. He also claimed that…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago (483+ words) West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in the shooting, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, was critically wounded. Investigators are working to establish a motive for the attack. Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder. In Afghanistan, Lakanwal worked in a special Afghan Army unit known as a Zero Unit. The units were backed by the CIA. He entered the United States in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a program that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands of Afghans after the American withdrawal. Many had worked alongside U.S. troops and diplomats. He resettled with his wife and their five sons, all under the age of 12, in Bellingham, Washington, but struggled, according to the community member, who shared emails that had been sent to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, a nonprofit group that provides services to refugees. "Rahmanullah has not…...