100 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

52 closings/delays reported.

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Cumberland County sheriff's deputies and the State Bureau of Investigation were investigating a fatal fire Monday morning in a subdivision near Hope Mills. 

<b>HOPE MILLS, N.C.</b> — Cumberland County sheriff's deputies and the State Bureau of Investigation were investigating a fatal fire Monday morning in a subdivision near Hope Mills.

Officials said the blaze apparently began about 1 a.m. in a bedroom of the house at 4862 Monticello Ave. in the Colonial Heights neighborhood.

A second person suffered non-life-threatening issues and was hospitalized, deputies said.

One person killed, one hurt in Cumberland County fire

Cumberland blaze kills one, hurts one

Counties from the coast to central NC, including Johnston, Nash, Wilson and Wayne are under a tornado watch, which means that conditions are right for tornadoes to form.

Pawleys Island pier collapses, roads impassible as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in SC

Ryan Street in Durham

Hurricane Ian brought dangerous conditions to North Carolina on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

Hurricane Ian photos: Storm damage, wild waves and flooding

Storm surge overcomes Pawleys Island as Ian makes landfall.

See live predictions from the National Weather Service for potential for major flooding at sites the agency monitors in North Carolina, from the Yadkin River northwest of Charlotte to the southeast coastal plain.

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Neuse River from the air

Photos from the WRAL Hurricane Center show the location and timing of Tropical Storm Ian, expected to impact North Carolina Friday through the weekend.

Photos, DualDoppler5000 show location, timing of Ian's impact on NC

Tropical Storm Ian: Sept. 29, 2022 at 5 p.m.

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Gov. Roy Cooper discusses the state's emergency plans as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in the Carolinas.

Gov. Cooper speak as Hurricane Ian makes landfall 

Charleston, South Carolina, braces for Hurricane Ian. The storm is expected to make landfall Friday for a third time between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, then moving north.

Hurricane Ian heads toward Charleston

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A 23-year-old Durham woman was charged with murder after a man's body was found in trunk of a car at a Durham apartment complex. 



23-year-old Durham woman charged with murder after man's body found stuffed in trunk 

Sianne Wright, 23 

Since helping lead North Carolina to the national championship game, Armando Bacot has landed several high profile name, image, and likeness deals.  He's cashing in, but he's also using his platform to raise money to help others.   

UNC's Armando Bacot raising money to help others through NIL

Armando Bacot with cancer survivor Mason Fannin

Police found the man around 3:47 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Creedmoor Road.

Man found dead on greenway near Crabtree Valley Mall

Raleigh police respond to body found on greenway

Heading into a pivotal sixth season as NC State's basketball coach, Kevin Keatts is already getting criticized by one of his players' parents.

Why Kevin Keatts is already being criticized by one of his players' mothers

NC State vs. Florida State 

Hurricane Ian has made another landfall, this time in South Carolina, after carving a swath of destruction across Florida earlier this week.