Written by HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM Ski racers settling into the start gate for Alpine World Cup events in the Rocky Mountains in early December squinted through sunshine that carried the temperature toward 50 degrees and...
Written by KATHY GANNON A flickering flame of paper, rags and random twigs is the only heat Gulnaz has to keep her 18-month-old son warm, barely visible beneath his icy blanket as she begs on a bitterly cold highway on the road...
Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, January 19. She discusses the county’s response to the recent snow and ice, as well as preparation for more potential snowfall this weekend. Price also brings updates from the commissioners’ first business meeting of 2022, how a new federal program may help ease COVID-19 testing burdens, and how to sign up for this year’s County Government Academy.
Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, January 18. She discusses the winter weather seen across North Carolina in the last weekend, as well as the local governments’ response. Plus: Weaver shares her thoughts on voting rights legislation being proposed in Congress, as well as the ongoing redistricting lawsuit in the state.