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The Postal Service ranks states with the most dog attacks. Here’s where North Carolina lands.
Dog attacks on Postal Service workers is played for laughs on TV and in cartoons, but it can be a serious matter. Here’s where North Carolina ranks among the states with the most dog attacks on post office workers.
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As hurricane season arrives, a new tropical cyclone tracker helps to predict dangerous storms in North Carolina
Improvements in weather tracking technology will help states like North Carolina to anticipate dangerous storms during hurricane season. Here’s what to know.
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What the EPA’s partial rollback of PFAS or ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rules means for North Carolina
President Trump’s administration has announced plans to delay new regulations for PFAS or “forever chemicals.” It’s hitting hard in North Carolina.
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New film highlights historic school integration in one North Carolina community
Hendersonville, North Carolina, commemorates the 60th anniversary of the integration of its schools with a new film documenting the Black community’s thirst for education when “Color Beyond the Lines,” a new film by David Weintraub and the Center for Cultural Preservation, premieres on June 21.
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With the penny going away, what should you do with the ones in your coin jar?
The typical household is sitting on $60 to $90 in neglected coins, enough to fill one or two pint-size beer mugs, according to the Federal Reserve. Americans throw away millions of dollars in coins like the penny every year, literally treating them like trash.
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Asheville announces partial reopening of French Broad riverfront parks, greenways after Helene
Asheville announced the partial reopening of several riverfront parks and greenways along the French Broad on May 22, though some of the hardest hit areas remain fully closed.
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The FDA is recalling some cucumbers after salmonella outbreak. Here’s how it impacts North Carolina.
Bedner Growers’ brand of cucumbers was recalled by the Food and Drug Administration this week after a multi-state outbreak of reported salmonella. That includes products shipped to North Carolina.
