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51+ min ago   (560+ words) The Town of Ronda is in dire financial straits, according to a 62-page investigative report by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (NCOSA), confirming concerns by the state’s Local Government Commission (LGC). The Wilkes County town decided to…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (371+ words) What did it take to get the Overmountain Men involved in the American Revolution? As tensions between the American colonists and the British grew, the Cherokee became irritated with the western migration into their lands and became allies of the…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (156+ words) Charlotte drivers who've had their cars hauled away by a private towing company know the sting of the bill that follows. Now city leaders are looking at ways to make predatory towing operators think twice, weighing new rules that would…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (213+ words) British police said on Tuesday that they arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. Related video: Trump…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (219+ words) President Donald Trump signed an executive order during a Nebraska rally to ease limits on red-dyed diesel, aiming to lower fuel costs as midterm elections approach. President Donald Trump signed an executive order during a rally in Nebraska on Monday…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (177+ words) The deals: STAUB ceramic 0.75-qt petite pumpkin oven & stove - Save 50% | Jolly Rancher & Twizzlers fruit candy variety pack - Save 20% | 10x14 washable area rug - Save 20% Prime Big Deal Days is here, and the October Prime Day event features thousands of deals to take…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago   (376+ words) Fayetteville police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting from Sept. 25, one of four homicides reported by the department in a nine-day span. Police arrested Corey Beckford, who is 27, on Oct. 2 and charged him with first-degree murder and conspiracy…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (283+ words) The updated forecast sharpens the week ahead: sunshine holds through Friday, temperatures climb into the 80s, and rain chances return this weekend. It follows Monday’s Hoodline outlook, with the latest forecast placing the warmest day on Thursday and the wettest stretch…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (195+ words) A British Airways flight bound for Chicago from London, England, made an emergency landing nearly five hours after it descended 27,000 feet in minutes due to a technical issue, according to several reports. Related video: AUDIO: 2 planes with the same flight…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (266+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale said a Kenyan citizen who arrived in the country on Saturday from Congo via Uganda had been isolated and treated…...