On Thursday at 5:05 a.m. the NWS Raleigh NC issued a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6 a.m. The warning is for Johnston, Sampson and Wayne counties.

I T WAS almost a normal concession. On May 7th Jefferson Griffin, a Republican candidate for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat, thanked his family for giving “a lot to this campaign” and said he would pray for his opponent’s success. But the timing of the statement was unusual. It came a full six months and two days after election day.

NOAA suspects that the dolphin was mutilated between April 16 and April 18. The action violates the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a weather alert at 6:22 a.m. on Thursday for dense fog until 8:30 a.m. The alert is for Caldwell Mountains, Greater Caldwell, Burke Mountains, Greater Burke, McDowell Mountains and Eastern McDowell as well as Alexander,

Enforcement agents for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are offering a $20,000 reward for information on the mutilation and decapitation of a dolphin found dead on a North Carolina island.

This eatery just outside of Raleigh is an inland retreat boasting a surprising seafood gem with buttery bites and massive signature cocktails.

Efforts to mandate Asian American Pacific Islander history in North Carolina schools continue to be stalled on the state level. Meanwhile, Green Hope High School in Cary plans to pilot the Asian American history elective for Wake County Public Schools this fall.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alex Smalley was on the putting green at Quail Hollow, going through his drills and looking like any of the other 156 players at the PGA Championship. But he wasn’t. On the eve of the major, Smalley wasn’t sure he would have a tee time .