ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A powerful tornado cut a devastating path of at least 170 miles (274 kilometers) through Mississippi Friday night, killing nearly two dozen people and obliterating dozens of buildings, as it stayed on the ground for more than an hour.

'My city is gone:' Tornado kills 23, injures dozens and levels buildings across rural South

'Take cover now:' Tornado flattens parts of Mississippi, killing 13

A man is dead after an altercation with Lenoir County Sheriff deputies during the early hours of Saturday morning.

Suspect shot, killed in Kinston after aiming rifle at deputies 

A recent solar storm produced aurora seen as far south as New Mexico, space weather forecasts predict increased activity Saturday night as well.

Look up: More Northern Lights could be visible in NC tonight

Aurora borealis seen from the International Space Station

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced on Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, a bid that will likely require him besting Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to earn the Republican nomination.

North Carolina treasurer running for governor in 2024

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The car, which measures 27 feet long, will be in Smithfield on Satuday, March 25 and in Raleigh on Sunday, March 26.

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile coming to the Triangle Saturday and Sunday

Cookout Christian and Ketchup Kaitlyn

NCAA bracket

College hoops bracket challenge

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You'll be starting your day on the right foot after snagging a roast from any of the following coffee spots in Little Washington.

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A former employee of Durham-based Counter Culture Coffee alleges she was the target of racist and sexist comments during her time there, and that leadership did nothing about it.

ON WRAL.COM. TYLER, THANK YOU. >>> DURHAM BASED COMPANY IS RECEIVING CRITICISM FROM A FORMER EMPLOYEE. SHE ALLEGES WHILE WORKING AT THE COUNTER CULTURE COFFEE, SHE WAS THE TARGET OF RACIST AND SEXIST COMMENTS AS SHE CLAIMS LEADERSHIP DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. WRAL'S DURHAM REPORTER, SARAH SHARES THE FORMER EMPLOYEE'S CONCERNS AND THE COMPANY RESPONSE. >>  REPORTER: COUNTERCULL CHEER IS HEADQUARTERED HERE IN DURHAM, BUT HAS THEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. A COWORKER THERE MADE RACIST AND SEXIST COMMENTS TOWARD HER. AS PROTESTS ABOUT RACISM HAPPEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DIANA WANTED TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE WITH RACISM AND SEXISM, WHICH SHE SAYS IS NOT ALWAYS OVERT. >> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY PUTTING THEIR KNEE ON YOUR NECK. A LOT OF THESE PLACES PUT THEIR KNEE ON YOUR NECK. >> SHE WORKED AT COUNTERCULTURE IN PHILADELPHIA FROM 2016 TO 2018. WHILE THERE, SHE SAYS A COWORKER MADE SEXIST AND RACIST COMMENTS. >> EVERY DAY, THERE WAS SOMETHING SAID OR DONE. >> HE ONCE USED A DEROGATORY TERM TO DESCRIBE WORKERS WHERE SHE SAYS MANY BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE WORKED. SHE SAYS SHE COMPLAINED TO MULTIPLE MANAGERS, MULTIPLE TIMES. >>  IT WAS ALWAYS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. I WAS ALWAYS VACATED. BUT NO ACTION WAS EVER TAKEN. >> SHE SHARED PART OF HER STORY ON INSTAGRAM WHERE IT HAS RECEIVED A LOT OF ATTENTION. BY E-MAIL, COUNTER CULTURE'S PRESIDENT TOLD ME IN PART, WE HAVE TAKEN IMMEDIATE MEANINGFUL ACTION REGARDING THE CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT OUR COMPANY. WE'RE LOOKING WITH FRESH EYES TO ENSURE WE ARE RESOLVING PRIOR ISSUES AND FOCUSING ON CRITICAL IMMEDIATE STEPS. THE COMPANY SAYS THOSE NEXT STEPS INCLUDE PROVIDING ANTIBIAS TRAINING TO ALL EMPLOYEES, REOPENING PAST CLAIMS OF DEDISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT, AND CREATING A DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION SPECIALIST POSITION. THE CEO DID REACH OUT TO HER DIRECTLY, BUT SHE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH HIS APOLOGY SAYING, IT DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH. >> A BLACK PERSON HAD TO DIE FOR ME TO GET AN APOLOGY. AND THAT'S BEEN THE HARDEST PILL TO SWALLOW. >> SARAH, WRAL NEWS, DURHAM. >>> THE COMPANY ALSO TOLD US THEY ARE AWARE OF HIS CLAIMS AND ARE REVIEWING THE CASE WITH A THIRD PARTY. THE PRESIDENT TELLING US THEY HAVE HIRED A THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR TO REVIEW CURRENT AND PAST CLAIMS AND THEY WILL TAKE QUOTE, APPROPRIATE AND

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