Overnight on Tuesday and through Wednesday the Triangle is under a Code Red air quality alert. It's unhealthy for children, elderly people and those with heart or lung disease to spend much time outdoors.

Code Red air quality alert in effect Wednesday for the Triangle, northern viewing area; Wednesday will be a WRAL Weather Alert Day

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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According to the International Dairy Foods Association, ice cream makers churned out 1.38 billion gallons of ice cream, generating nearly 29,000 jobs and $1.8 billion in wages. You could say that ice cream is a deliciously cool catalyst for the economy.

Counting down the top 20 ice cream flavors in America

Butter pecan ice cream

A Marine based at Camp Lejeune was killed in combat Tuesday, the Defense Department said Wednesday.

<b>CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.</b> — A Marine based at Camp Lejeune was killed in combat Tuesday, the Defense Department said Wednesday.

Cpl. William J. Woitowicz, 23, of Middlesex, Mass., died while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan's Badghis province.

He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune.

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Lejeune Marine killed in Afghanistan

The Triangle will be under a Code Red air quality alert that starts at midnight and extends through the day on Wednesday.

Code Red air quality alert issued for Triangle due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

Raleigh skyline under Code Orange air quality alert

The accident has both northbound and southbound lanes of the road closed. Raleigh police are asking drivers to seek alternate routes.

Crash shuts down Falls of Neuse Road, hazmat crews on scene

Crash on I-540

Chapel Hill police said the ATV riders were a part of several dozen ATV and dirtbike riders driving through Chapel Hill recklessly.

Eight charged with recklessly driving ATVs and dirt bikes in Durham, Chapel Hill

Drivers recklessly driving into Chapel HIll

The roughly five acre complex, which has been vacant since the DMV moved its headquarters to Rocky Mount, would sell for $20 million.



Key state board backs DMV headquarters sale to city of Raleigh

DMV headquarters, Division of Motor Vehicles

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed paperwork Tuesday formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president after casting himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid

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Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

An out-of-this-world claim is making waves across the country. A military whistleblower revealed a top-secret program is withholding alien spacecraft from the government. 

Military whistleblower believes government is withholding evidence on UFOs

Funeral services were held June 6 for Conen Morgan, a well-known political strategist killed last month in a boating accident near Beaufort. Morgan led many political campaigns for Democrats in North Carolina and around the country. He was also a graduate of Garner High School and went to N.C. State.

Funeral held for Conen Morgan, NC political strategist killed in boat crash

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Oklahoma approved the nation's first Catholic charter school funded by public tax dollars.

Oklahoma approves first publicly funded Catholic charter school

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The North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association released its girls' soccer all-state teams on Wednesday after the conclusion of the season over the weekend.

N.C. Soccer Coaches Association releases girls' soccer all-state teams

Girls Soccer: Ashley vs. Chapel Hill (May 30, 2023)

The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world.

PGA Tour, Europe to merge with Saudis and end LIV litigation

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Ron Miller, who established the University of North Carolina fencing program and spent more than five decades at its helm, passed away on Monday. He was 78.


Former UNC fencing coach Ron Miller dies

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Martin County Schools will consolidate the athletic programs at Riverside and South Creek high schools, effective this fall. The school board passed the motion unanimously on Monday night.

Martin County to combine athletic programs of Riverside and South Creek

Martin County Schools merging

Duke plays Virginia starting on Friday, and Wake Forests hosts Alabama on Saturday.