The link below is to a NOAA website which shows closeup satellite images in great detail of the destruction caused by hurricane Katrina. You will be amazed at the clarity and detail of the photos.<br />

http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/KATRINA0000.HTM

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Authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by five Memphis police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother.

Tyre Nichols' brutal beating by police shown on video

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Police Chief Estella Patterson outlined for the city council her plan to put more officers in the most dangerous areas - Capital Boulevard north of the Beltline and two areas along New Bern Avenue - to reduce gun violence in Raleigh by 30% over the next few years.

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The Transportation Security Administration confiscates everything from water bottles to gifts at airport checkpoints nationwide, but none of the representatives who spoke to WRAL News on Friday could explain how a handgun cleared airport security at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

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People WRAL News spoke with on Friday said it was difficult to watch the footage, which shows officers hitting Tyre Nichols with their fists, boots and batons.

NC leaders, activists offer their perspectives on video showing Memphis police officers beat Tyre Nichols

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Video released to WRAL News by the Office of the State Auditor on Friday shows Beth Wood, the chief of that office, getting into her state-issued car minutes before a crash that resulted in a hit-and-run charge against her.

Video from auditor's office shows Beth Wood get into car minutes before hit-and-run crash

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Protests are underway in Memphis after police released more than an hour of footage Friday of the violent beating death of Tyre Nichols. Note: The video footage is live and raw.

Protests underway in Memphis after police release video in death of Tyre Nichols

Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday of the violent beating of Tyre Nichols in which officers held the Black motorist down and struck him repeatedly as he screamed for his mother.

NBC News Special Report on video footage released in Tyre Nichols' death

Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons.

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The Stadium Series Game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals is set for Feb. 18. It marks the Hurricanes' first outdoor game.

Huge banners, sellout Stadium Series, international audience show that Raleigh is a hockey town

Signage of Hurricanes players promoting the Stadium Series has emerged in North Hills, Glenwood South and on Hillsborough Street.

The state said the towing and repairs to the car Wood wrecked in the Dec. 8 incident totaled about $7,700.   

NC takes away auditor Beth Wood's state-owned car, damages total $7,700

NC State Auditor Beth Wood charged with hit-and-run

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