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9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (213+ words) Equipment delays mean the playground at one of Salem's parks will not reopen until early October. The Riverfront Park playground closed for construction in April — 28 years after it was first constructed. The reopening was initially set for summer, then switched…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1416+ words) Listen to this story (20 minutes) The US Supreme Court has voted, 8-1, to issue a stay blocking a lower court ruling that favored North Carolina’s Roy Cooper and three other Democratic congressional candidates in this year’s elections. The ruling focused on…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago   (354+ words) On Friday at 2:54 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA in effect until 10 p.m. The watch is for Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The creation of this content included the use…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (89+ words) By Margaret Seiler September 4, 2026 Image: Courtesy Margaret Seiler Image: Courtesy Oregon State Fair Between the two arts-and-crafts halls is smaller building packed with scarecrows (including one dressed to look like Weird Al Yankovic, who plays in the amphitheater on Labor…...

12+ min ago   (341+ words) For many of us, heartbroken best describes how we feel about the loss of Dolly Parton. Her artistry and humanity made her someone nearly everyone cherished. Her generosity raised up whole communities. That is why Imagination Library may become her…...

27+ min ago   (415+ words) Three generations of nurses from the same family have all worked at the same hospital in California. For them, nursing is a family affair. Related video above: Family of nurses continues generations of saving lives at Christ Hospital Patricia Pendleton…...

34+ min ago   (174+ words) A westbound Norfolk Southern freight train slammed into a car near the railroad crossing at 17th Street NW in Hickory just before 3:30 a.m. Friday, seriously injuring three people and pushing the vehicle several blocks down the tracks. One of the victims was…...

35+ min ago   (275+ words) From the summer you learned to drive to your first summer romance, trace the summer songs playing on the radio from key moments in your life with our tool. Years after the release of Katy Perry's hit single "The One…...

39+ min ago   (252+ words) That single bloom is the plant's last act. Bromeliads of this type are monocarpic, meaning they spend years, even decades, storing energy for one flowering event before dying — a biological fact that makes Dolly's current display at UNC Charlotte both…...

55+ min ago   (426+ words) From a parade to statewide proclamations, the U.S. continues to remember Dolly Parton, the country music icon and philanthropist who died last month. Video above: Pink vehicle tribute parade rolls through Williamson County, Tennessee, to honor Dolly Parton's legacy and life…...