ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, and flattening entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. One person was killed in Alabama.

'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

National champion and to Tar heel Sports Network analyst Eric Montross has been diagnosed with cancer.

A battle off the court, UNC legend and radio analyst Eric Montross diagnosed with cancer

UNC legend and radio analyst Eric Montross 

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

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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Policy, law and strategy center Forward Justice is working to secure voting rights for citizens in the south who are most vulnerable to voter suppression. It is fighting against measures such as voter I.D. laws and felony disenfranchisement to give everyone an equal opportunity to participate in democracy.

Local policy center working to restore the voting rights of nearly 60,000 North Carolinians

Forward Justice : Spotlight : Felony disenfranchisement

America, but more specifically, the south, has a long legacy of voter suppression that persists today. Policy, law, and strategy center Forward Justice in Durham is working to secure voting rights for citizens in the south who are most vulnerable to disenfranchisement and is fighting oppressive legislation to give all North Carolinians an equal opportunity to participate in democracy.

A history of voting rights infringement and the continued fight in NC

Forward Justice : Spotlight : Pitt Second Chance Alliance

Forward Justice is a law, policy and strategy center located in Durham that is dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice. By partnering with human rights organizations at the forefront of social movements in the south, it is working to catalyze success for movements, secure voting rights and advance social change. 

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Local policy center working to restore the voting rights of nearly 60,000 North Carolinians

A history of voting rights infringement and the continued fight in NC

Durham organization working to affect social change, secure voting rights