Last Updated on May 20, 2025 6:25 pm NCZ001-018-202315-Ashe NC-Watauga NC-621 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025 …A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN WATAUGA ANDNORTHWESTERN ASHE COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT… At 619 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strongthunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southeast ofBristol Va …

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Last Updated on May 20, 2025 3:51 pm Western Youth Network (WYN) is excited to announce the official groundbreaking of its new 18,280-square-foot youth center, a first-of-its-kind facility in the High Country designed to expand vital after-school and youth support services. This milestone comes as part of WYN’s $11.5 million Building Brighter Futures campaign, which …

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Last Updated on May 20, 2025 3:04 pm WILKESBORO – Blasting operations will occur on the U.S. 421 project in Wilkes County starting Thursday and continuing for three weeks. From 9-11 a.m. on May 22, crews from Branch Civil Engineering will perform blasting operations on the south side of U.S. 421 and Winkler Mill Road …

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Last Updated on May 20, 2025 9:20 am Blasting is 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 …

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Last Updated on May 20, 2025 8:56 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA301 AM EDT Tue May 20 2025 NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-210715-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Mercer-301 AM EDT Tue May 20 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE…Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase in …

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Last Updated on May 19, 2025 2:02 pm (RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein visited Carolina Domes in Union Mills to propose additional funding for the Hurricane Helene recovery effort. Governor Stein recommends an additional $891 million to help western North Carolina rebuild.  “Western North Carolina is coming back strong, but there is much more work …

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Last Updated on May 19, 2025 1:52 pm SOUTH BEND – Michael Bellina, 22 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to transportation of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Bellina was sentenced to 108 months in prison …

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Last Updated on May 19, 2025 11:34 am Fire crews responded to two separate fires in Watauga County on Saturday. At 4:18 AM, Beaver Dam, Cove Creek, Fall Creek, Zionville Fire, Watauga Medics, Watauga Rescue, and Watauga Fire Marshal's Office responded to a report of a structure fire at 335 TUCKER TRL, VILAS. First arriving …

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