Last Updated on June 10, 2025 5:53 pm A 17-year-old from Charlotte was rescued from the Pisgah National Forest after a timber rattlesnake bit him. The incident occurred on June 2, according to the North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM). According to the Charlotte Observer, the victim was identified as Zain Shah. He told the outlet …

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Last Updated on June 10, 2025 3:15 pm RALEIGH North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is alerting North Carolinians to be on the lookout for a new phone scam making the rounds across the state, leading to several recent arrests. A copycat version of the ‘Georgia Prison Scam’, the operation targets families of inmates, where …

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Last Updated on June 10, 2025 3:11 pm RALEIGH Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced a settlement with the N.C. Rate Bureau on automobile insurance rates. The settlement provides for an average statewide increase of 5%. The settlement is 17.6 percentage points lower than what the Rate Bureau requested in February. The agreement also includes …

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Last Updated on June 9, 2025 7:57 pm NCC005-171-189-193-100545-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0055.250609T2351Z-250610T0545Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Alleghany NC NC-Surry NC-Watauga NC-Wilkes NC-751 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 …FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT TUESDAY… WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina, including thefollowingcounties, in northwest North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Surry, Wataugaand Wilkes. WHEN…Until 145 AM …

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Last Updated on June 9, 2025 4:10 pm Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute nearing completion of an expansion to the Occupational Training Facility on the Watauga Campus in Boone . With the expansion, CCC&TI will increase its capacity to offer a variety of high-demand programs for Fall 2025.  The expansion project adds 10,000 square …

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Last Updated on June 9, 2025 4:17 pm Update 06/09 2:45 pm She has been found safely. Jefferson, N.C. – The Ashe County Sheriff's Office is asking for yourhelp. On the evening of June 9th, 2025, Heather Smith failed toreturn home. Heather began walking in the Frank Dillard/ HWY 163 area onSunday afternoon. She was …

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Last Updated on June 9, 2025 9:33 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA444 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>015-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-100845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-444 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast WestVirginia. .DAY ONE…Today and tonight. Thunderstorms are possible …

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Last Updated on June 9, 2025 9:29 am Work scheduled to take place this week at the 105 bridge project. The schedule is Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 11 am to 2 pm. Crews will briefly close a short stretch. Impact on the traffic is expected to be minimal. Drivers should slow down through the work …

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