High winds subside along the North Carolina coast, but road closures, localized flooding, and significant structural damage from a severe nor'easter continue to disrupt travel and daily operations across the Outer Banks and Crystal Coast.
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U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan granted a defense request to postpone Comey’s arraignment from September 30 to January, pushing his trial to February.
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The Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter—known as OWLS—in Newport reports that three different birds recently came into its care due to discarded hooks and lines.
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Nest 39 successfully hatched over the weekend, with 31 out of 54 hatchlings making it safely to the ocean, but volunteers counting the remaining shells noticed something they had never seen before—every single egg had unusual strings of shell material attached to it.
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The storm caused nearly $60 billion in damages across Western North Carolina and killed more than 100 people. A new survey shows how it is still hurting survivors across the region.
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River Whyless songwriter Daniel Shearin spoke with BPR's Helen Chickering about the song, the storm, and the question that won't let him go.
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Solar microgrids are helping Western North Carolina to prepare for disasters like hurricane Helene, which devastated the region two years ago.
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The lawsuit by a former Cornell University student, alleging she was raped in 2024 by seven male students, has renewed long-standing concerns about how colleges deal with sexual assault.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Deesha Philyaw about her debut novel, "The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman."
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In May, a fire damaged 80% of the trees one of the only two naturally-occurring groves of Torrey Pines in the world. The National Park Service is trying to help them recover.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with the Brennan Center's Faiza Patel about the year since President Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7.
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President Trump met with AI CEOs at the White House on Tuesday and promoted a new government AI tool even as concerns about the technology's risks grow.
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Prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged rape of a former Cornell University student in 2024. Now the governor of New York is calling for an independent investigation into Cornell.
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The grocery store is set to open on October 7 after years of delays. It's located at Freeman Mill Square in a neighborhood where a significant number of residents are more than a mile from the nearest supermarket.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Tom Morello, co-founder of Rage Against the Machine, about his first solo rock record Everyone Gets Everything They Want.
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A judge heard statements on several motions, including one to dismiss the case of Lindsay Clancy, after her recent trial ended in mistrial.