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May 19, 2020

Michigan floods bring 'substantial' concern about dams, 'cutoff low' to pack drenching rain

A slow-moving storm dumped heavy rain Monday across Michigan, leading to warnings about the structural stability of dams as the same weather system threatens to bring even more rain to parts of the Southeast. 

May 18, 2020

Kurt Busch praises NASCAR for 'tremendous job' putting on Darlington race after two months away

Kurt Busch, who finished third in Sunday's NASCAR Cup series race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina -- the first race after the sport shut down for 10 weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic -- told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Monday that he felt great to be back racing, even with no fans in the stands. 

May 18, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur spreads rain, wind into North Carolina during brush with Outer Banks

The first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season lashed eastern North Carolina with rain and gusty winds on Monday as the tropical storm made a close pass at the state's Outer Banks.

May 18, 2020

Eerie photos show Outer Banks shipwreck sinking into sand

The wreck of a ship that recently ran aground on the Outer Banks is sinking into the sand, eerie photographs show.

May 18, 2020

North Carolina man hears screams, pulls 2 young girls from Outer Banks rip current in 'heroic' rescue: officials

A man in North Carolina is being praised for jumping into action when he heard the screams from two children and pulled them from a rip current in the Outer Banks on Friday, according to officials. 

May 17, 2020

Judge blocks North Carolina Gov. Cooper’s rule limiting indoor religious service amid coronavirus

A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order that limits indoor religious services to just 10 people during the coronavirus outbreak, ruling that there is “no pandemic exception” to the U.S. Constitution.

May 17, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur forms off Florida, warning issued for North Carolina's Outer Banks

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed off the Florida coast on Saturday, making it the sixth straight year for a system to develop as tropical storm warnings were issued for North Carolina's Outer Banks.

May 15, 2020

North Carolina sees highest number of COVID cases amid Phase 1 of reopening plan

North Carolina reported 691 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday -- the state's highest daily count since the pandemic started -- and, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), confirmed cases reached upward of 17,000 Friday, one week into phase one of its reopening plan.

May 15, 2020

Car crash death rates skyrocket in several states during coronavirus shutdown

Since the coronavirus shutdowns began, empty roads are leading people to take chances behind the wheel that end up costing them their lives.

May 14, 2020

FBI seizes Sen. Richard Burr’s cellphone after serving search warrant

Federal agents on Wednesday served a search warrant to Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., at his Washington-area home as part of the government’s investigation into his stock sales that were made early during the coronavirus outbreak.