The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.

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Highs will reach the low 60s before more clouds arrive with patchy shower chances. Showers may develop from Boone to Burlington as the first wave of rain arrives with a warm front lifting north as a system rolls our way out of Texas.

A Wind Advisory has been issued for parts of western North Carolina as gusty winds of up to 50 mph are expected to impact the region, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The Craven County Sheriff's Office said John Matthew Nigh was discovered missing from his cell at 4 p.m. Sunday, and that his cellmates helped conceal his escape.

NC's tax code lacks a provision for deducting gambling losses, but proposed House Bill 14 seeks to address this.

Calling it the "biggest sham ever" on North Carolina taxpayers, Republican state Rep. Brendan Jones said pace of recovery from a hurricane more than six years

The fire broke out on Wednesday in Old Fort, North Carolina, which was one of the North Carolina towns hardest hit by Hurricane Helene when the storm made landfall in September.

Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.

At least 14 U.S. figure skaters died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter.

Here's a look at how each preseason AP No. 1 men's basketball team has performed since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1984-85.