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...
Read MoreWritten 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...
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With many parts of central North Carolina still covered in snow and ice, the local school...
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With a night of freezing temperatures, rain and possibly snow ahead, UNC announced it is moving to...
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Our region will be under a winter weather advisory beginning Thursday afternoon, as residents gear up for another winter storm.
Read MoreChair 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.
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Read MoreHillsborough 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.
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Read MoreChair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, January 12. She shares the latest from a meeting with the county’s Emergency Services department regarding potential winter weather and the worsening COVID-19 trends. Plus: Price gives her thoughts on a recent slip-up at a vaccination site and some important practices on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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North Carolina state leaders said Thursday the winter weather experienced in many parts of the country have caused shipping delays to doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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