John Rumpel, who runs Encore Motors of Melbourne, a Florida-based company that owns the aircraft, said in a telephone interview Monday that his daughter, Adina Azarian, his 2-year old granddaughter, her nanny and the pilot were on the plane and did not survive.

Mom, toddler killed in plane crash spent time in NC mountains beforehand

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Tropical storm and hurricane forecasts. The WRAL Severe Weather Center is tracking the tropics to help you stay ahead of hurricanes and tropical storms.

Tracking the tropics 2023: Your source for hurricane and tropical storm watch updates

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Tuesday was the launch of the NC Science Trail, a year-round digital guidebook to the state's science adventures. The purpose is to spark science exploration across the state.

WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION COMES IN ON THAT DEVELOPING STORY. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, MARK, THANK YOU. >> TODAY WAS THE LAUNCH OF THE NC SCIENCE TRAIL YEAR-ROUND DIGITAL GUIDEBOOK TO THE STATE'S SCIENCE ADVENTURES. THE PURPOSE IS TO SPARK SCIENCE EXPLORATION ACROSS THE STATE. IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE. >> RIGHT IN THE HEART OF A BUSY WEST, RALEIGH ARE 42 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE CALLED PRAIRIE RIDGE ECO STATION. IT'S NOT JUST FOR FUEL RESEARCH AND SCIENTISTS, BUT ALSO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT AND EXPERIENCE NATURE HANDS ON STATE LEADERS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE TRAIL. THEIR WEBSITE GUIDES FAMILIES TO A VARIETY OF SCIENCE ADVENTURES. WE HAVE 63 PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE PARTNERS OFFER NEW EXPERIENCES FROM THE COASTAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF WILMINGTON TO LATE JAMES STATE PARK. IN THE MOUNTAINOUS. YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOOK ON THE WEBSITE AND IT WILL SAY GET OUTSIDE. YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE ALL ACROSS THE STATE FOR FINDING GREAT LOCATIONS LIKE IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. REID WILSON, THE STATE SECRETARY OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES SAYS CHILDREN NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENCE AND HOW IT WORKS. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PARENTS UNDERSTAND BUT AS WE KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES PARENTS LEARN THINGS FROM THE KIDS >> THERE WAS A LOT OF LEARNING TAKING PLACE AT THE SITE, INCLUDING LINDSAY MARTINI ANDERSON. BLAKE, WE STARTED OFF. WE PLANTED A FLOWERING PLANT AT HOME. IT'S GOING TO BE A PURPLE FIRE. YOU GET TO CHOOSE PURPLE OR YELLOW. NOT LIKE, YEAH. AND IT'S FANTASTIC. AND THE KIDS CAN JUST LEARN AND EXPLORE. JUST AND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WARM. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE EXPLORING LEARNING ABOUT NATURE IS ABSOLUTELY LOOKS FINE. WASN'T

State launches NC Science Trail, guidebook to science adventures

NC Science Trail offers hands-on learning at 60 sites

Tuesday was the launch of the NC Science Trail

What judges look for when selecting the projects which earn awards in the North Carolina Science and Engineering fair each year.

What makes a winning science fair project?

North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair awards

The NC Museum of Natural Sciences is offering a full week of virtual events hosted by local scientists, engineers and other technical professionals on a wide variety of STEM topics.

Triangle SciTech Expo is underway

2021 Triangle SciTech Expo

The North Carolina Science Festival offers more than 200 events across the state throughout April.

The 2021 NC Science Festival is underway

2021 NC Science Festival

The global pandemic is impacting science research and creating gaps in long-term studies

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Telescopes of the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. Visible is the Subaru Telescope, W. M. Keck Observatory, and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.

NASA Calls on Gamers, Citizen Scientists to Help Map World's Corals

NASA drones captured images of ocean reefs to fuel the citizen science game Nemo-Net (NASA Ames/Ved Chirayath)

Duke Gardens, the Piedmont Wildlife Center and the Museum of Life and Science have teamed up to offer some virtual activities for all of us as we're hunkered down around home.

