A North Carolina woman said she was shocked when a gas station clerk revealed her big lottery win on a $5 ticket, NC lottery officials said Friday.
- SCOTT SEXTON Winston-Salem Journal
"I wasn't going to sign anything to let my son join the Marines when he was 17," Grace Swaim said.
One of the reasons 9/11 was experienced came from a simple adolescent symptom of belief: that it would not happen because of who we are and what we stand for.
- NANCY MCLAUGHLIN Greensboro News & Record
"I admit there were nights when I cried on site," David Griffin said.
- Sarah C. Johnson
A photograph in the Long View Fire Department shows Rescue 1 surrounded by dust and smoke responding to the twin towers after the attack.
- BY SHARON MCBRAYER The News Herald
Drexel native Navy Lt. Cmdr. Eric Allen Cranford was working in the Pentagon as a knowledge analyst. He had just finished a three-year tour in the Persian Gulf.
We will never know all the stories of heroism and courage from Sept. 11; yet, we owe it to ourselves to remember the ones we know ...
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“Our mission is to translate breakthroughs into life-saving clinical realities," said Dr. Anthony Atala, director of Wake Forest University Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
“The murder didn't just take Camden from this world; it took birthdays, anniversaries," the victim's girlfriend said.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is making 988 signs to increase awareness of the suicide and crisis lifeline.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Carlos Uribe was sentenced to prison for second-degree murder in the 2025 officer-involved shooting death of 21-year-old Camden Childers.
If you like offense, today's regular-season opener for the Carolina Panthers offered all you could possibly eat . . . and then some.
President Donald Trump is making plans to visit Gastonia on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to attend a campaign rally for U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley.
North Carolina is consistently ranked among America’s top states for business. But a new ranking by Oxfam lists the state dead last in this year’s 2026 Best States to Work Index.
The 15-years-old suffered the injury early in the 7 p.m. game.
“I think really just in the preparation, the way they approached the week,” Belichick said of UNC (2-0), which begins ACC play on Sept. 19 at Clemson in Death Valley.
BOSTON — It’s going to be a long four weeks without A.J. Brown. Maybe even five or six. Brown’s high ankle sprain landed him on injured reserve Saturday, meaning he must miss the Patriots’ upcoming games versus the Steelers, at the Jaguars, at the Bills and against the Raiders at home. If Brown sits for six weeks, a common recovery time for players at his position with this injury, he would ...
"That's how we play, that's how we're gonna win football games. We're going to pride ourselves on outlasting, being in the fight as long as possible."
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Catawba women’s volleyball swept Mars Hill 3-0 on the road to complete a 3-0 SAC week, led by Lillie Kate Rogers’ 12 kills and three service aces.
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Catawba football falls 22-16 in overtime at Mars Hill despite a late 65-yard touchdown from Mason Fortune to Jay Moore in the South Atlantic Conference opener.
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Catawba men’s soccer stayed unbeaten with a 2-0 home win over Mars Hill, earning a third straight shutout as Alex Payton scored his fourth straight game-winner.
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The eastbound lane of Stockton Street between Sullivan Road and Brookdale Drive will close Sept. 17, 2026, for waterline work and is expected to reopen by Oct. 2.
🎧 Some ethical decisions arrive without warning. We revisit four dilemmas that ask what you would do when the right choice isn't immediately obvious.
With summer largely over, it’s time to turn our attention back to the start of awards season, which kicks off with the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14.
🎧 The hosts debate whether AI-powered license plate readers provide meaningful public protection or create unacceptable risks involving privacy, misuse and concentrated power.
🎧 The hosts examine how civil debate, genuine curiosity and shared interests can turn differences in values or politics into opportunities for deeper understanding.
If “Practical Magic 2” is conjuring up all the cozy, spooky feelings despite it still feeling like summer, maybe you want to call in the fall with some witchy movies.
Researchers said this is cause for concern considering the major effect parent reading with young kids has on outcomes such as language development and literacy.
LifeStance Health reports that postpartum psychosis, a rare but severe condition, is often misdiagnosed due to its unusual symptoms and lack of recognition in clinical training.
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