News across North Carolina: A UFO, earthquakes and international students

kAmpD E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? E2C86E65 :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED E9:D DAC:?8 2?5 DF>>6C[ D@>6 6?C@==>6?E 6IA6CED 762C65 E96 72== H@F=5 3C:?8 2 564=:?6 :? E96 ?F>36C @7 DF49 DEF56?ED @? &]$] 42>AFD6D]k^Am

kAm}@H[ H66<D :?E@ E96 72== D6>6DE6C[ 52E2 :D D=@H=J 6>6C8:?8 D9@H:?8 9@H >2?J :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED >256 :E E@ E96 &]$] :? E:>6 7@C E96:C 4@FCD6D] qFE :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ E96 ?F>36CD 92C5=J A2:?E 2 4=62C A:4EFC6 @7 E96 A@DD:3=6 :>A24ED E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?’D 24E:@?D >:89E 92G6 A=2J65 :? E96 AC@46DD]k^Am

kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 6?C@==>6?E ?F>36CD C6G:6H65 3J %96 }6HD U2>Aj ~3D6CG6Cik^Am

kAmx?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED 244@F?E 7@C C@F89=J agT @7 E9:D 72==’D 6?C@==>6?E 2E sF<6 &?:G6CD:EJ[ H9:49 :? C646?E J62CD 92D 925 E96 9:896DE :?E6C?2E:@?2= 6?C@==>6?E :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2] %92E’D E96 D2>6 AC@A@CE:@? sF<6 =:DE65 =2DE 72==[ 3FE E96 F?:G6CD:EJ C6A@CE65 2 D=:89E=J =@H6C 6?C@==>6?E @G6C2== 4@>A2C65 E@ =2DE J62C[ >62?:?8 E96C6 2C6 76H6C :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED @? 42>AFD E9:D D6>6DE6C]k^Am

kAm}r $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ[ H9:49 :? C646?E J62CD 92D 925 E96 D64@?5\>@DE :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ 92D b[dgd :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED E9:D 72==[ 5@H? 23@FE e]dT — 6BF2= E@ `d_ 76H6C DEF56?ED — E92? =2DE J62C]k^Am

kAm&}r r92C=@EE6[ H9:49 :? E96 a_ab\ac J62C 925 E96 E9:C5\9:896DE :?E6C?2E:@?2= 6?C@==>6?E :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ 92D `[egb :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED E9:D 72==[ 2 C@F89=J `fT 564C62D6 7C@> =2DE J62C’D a[_`h DEF56?ED]k^Am

kAm&}r\r92A6= w:==[ H9:49 :? C646?E J62CD 92D 925 E96 7@FCE9\>@DE :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED :? E96 DE2E6[ 92D >@C6 E92? `[`g_ :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED E9:D 72== — 23@FE `a_ >@C6 E92? =2DE J62C[ @C 2? ``]dT :?4C62D6]k^Am

kAmr=2J w2C>@?[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 px#r[ E96 pDD@4:2E:@? @7 x?E6C?2E:@?2= t?C@==>6?E |2?286>6?E[ 2 >6>36CD9:A\32D65 @C82?:K2E:@? 7@C 4@==686D E92E 56G6=@AD DE2?52C5D 7@C 6?C@==:?8 :?E6C?2E:@?2= DEF56?ED[ E@=5 %96 }U2>Aj~ 3J 6>2:= E96C6 :D?’E J6E 2 4=62C D?2AD9@E @7 ?2E:@?2= EC6?5D E9:D 72==]k^Am

kAmqFE 2?645@E2==J[ w2C>@? D2:5[ 96’D ?@E DFCAC:D65 E@ D66 E96 >:I65\328 @7 6?C@==>6?E @FE4@>6D 24C@DD E96 DE2E6]k^Am

kAm“(6 2C6 86EE:?8 E96 62C=J D6?D6 E92E :?DE:EFE:@?D 2C6 724:?8 2? 2CC2J @7 D46?2C:@D E9:D 72==[ H:E9@FE 2?J DEC:<:?8 EC6?5D] !6C92AD E9:D :D 2 DJ>AE@> @7 :E 36:?8 E@@ 62C=J 7@C D@=:5 52E2[ 3FE x E9:?< :E’D 72:C E@ D2J E92E :?E6C?2E:@?2= 6?C@==>6?E :D F?D6EE=65 :? E96 4@?E6IE @7 A@=:4J 2?5 86@A@=:E:42= EFC>@:=[” w2C>@? HC@E6] “uFCE96C>@C6[ E96C6 2C6 2 H:56 G2C:6EJ @7 724E@CD E92E 42? 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ 6249 :?DE:EFE:@?’D DA64:7:4 6?C@==>6?E @FE4@>6D[ 3@E9 :?E6C?2= 2?5 6IE6C?2=] $@>6 @7 E96D6 2=:8? H:E9 3C@256C EC6?5D 3FE @E96CD 2C6 F?:BF6 2?5 :5:@DJ?4C2E:4]”k^Am

kAmk6>m\%96 #2=6:89 }6HD U2>Aj ~3D6CG6Ck^6>mk^Am

k9am&u~ H2D D2E6==:E6 =2F?49k^9am

kAm{p(}sp{t — p }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 C6D:56?E H9@ :56?E:7:65 9:>D6=7 @?=J 2D %9@>2D p] A@DE65 2 A9@E@ @7 3=F6 EC2:=D @7 =:89E 7C@> FA C:89E :? E96 D<J E@ 5@H? =67E]k^Am

kAm“xE =2DE65 2 76H >:?FE6D[” E96 >2? C6A@CE65[ H:E9@FE D2J:?8 H96C6 :? E96 DE2E6 96 E@@< E96 A9@E@] “x @?=J ?@E:465 :E 2D :E 2AAC@24965 E96 9@C:K@?[ 3FE E96 EC2:= =2DE65 2 =@?8 E:>6]”k^Am

kAm!6@A=6 :? u=@C:52[ ':C8:?:2[ r@??64E:4FE[ |2DD249FD6EED[ }6H *@C< 2?5 !6??DJ=G2?:2 2=D@ D2:5 E96J D2H E96 7:C632==]k^Am

kAmz6=D6J z] :? {2H?52=6[ r=6G6=2?5 r@F?EJ[ D2H E96 7:C632== 7C@> 2 42C]k^Am

kAm“xE H2D 9F86 2?5 2 =:EE=6 F?56C E96 >@@? H96? x D2H :E[” z6=D6J z] D2:5] “x H2D 5C:G:?8 2?5 5:5?’E D66 E96 6?5 @7 :ED A2E9]”k^Am

kAm!6@A=6 D2H 2 C@4<6E =2F?49 2?5 ?@E 2 7:C632==[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 p|$]k^Am

kAm%96 $A246) u2=4@? h =2F?4965 ag $E2C=:?< D2E6==:E6D 7C@> r2A6 r2?2G6C2=[ u=@C:52[ 244@C5:?8 E@ $A246 )]k^Am

kAmk6>m\%96 sFC92> w6C2=5\$F?k^6>mk^Am

k9am``E9 62CE9BF2<6 @7 J62C :? #@D>2?k^9am

kAm#~$|p} — %96 E:?J }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 >@F?E2:? E@H? @7 #@D>2? 6IA6C:6?465 :ED ``E9 D>2== 62CE9BF2<6 @7 E96 J62C @? $2EFC52J[ 7656C2= D6:D>@=@8:DED D2:5]k^Am

kAmp `]f >28?:EF56 62CE9BF2<6 C68:DE6C65 2E `aice 2]>] 23@FE f `^a >:=6D H6DE @7 E96 %C2?DJ=G2?:2 r@F?EJ E@H? @7 23@FE fb_ A6@A=6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 &]$] v6@=@8:42= $FCG6J]k^Am

kAm#@D>2? =:6D @? E96 62DE6C? 3@F?52CJ @7 !:D829 }2E:@?2= u@C6DE[ h >:=6D D@FE9H6DE @7 qC6G2C5 2?5 `c_ >:=6D H6DE @7 r92C=@EE6]k^Am

kAm%96 BF2<6 H2D _]_e >:=6D 566A[ E96 &$v$ C6A@CE65] }@ @?6 C6A@CE65 766=:?8 E96 BF2<6[ 2?5 ?@ 52>286 H2D C6A@CE65]k^Am

kAmp a]a >28?:EF56 62CE9BF2<6 C68:DE6C65 2E di`a 2]>] (65?6D52J ?62C=J d]e >:=6D H6DE @7 #@D>2?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 &$v$[ 2?5 2 a]` >28?:EF56 BF2<6 23@FE a]d >:=6D D@FE9H6DE @7 E96 E@H? @? (65?6D52J[ $6AE] `_]k^Am

kAmp3@FE `__ >:=6D ?@CE962DE @7 #@D>2?[ 2 `]g >28?:EF56 BF2<6 C68:DE6C65 23@FE 7:G6 >:=6D H6DE @7 q2<6CDG:==6 62C=J %9FCD52J[ $6AE] ``[ %96 r92C=@EE6 ~3D6CG6C AC6G:@FD=J C6A@CE65[ 4:E:?8 E96 &$v$]k^Am

kAm#@D>2? 2=D@ D2H E9C66 BF2<6D @G6C 7@FC 52JD :? pF8FDE[ |4r=2E49J }6HD AC6G:@FD=J C6A@CE65]k^Am

kAmt2CE9BF2<6D F?56C b]_ 2C6 4@?D:56C65 H62< 2?5 EJA:42==J 42FD6 ?@ 52>286]k^Am

kAm~? |2J `_[ 2 c]` >28?:EF56 62CE9BF2<6 ?62C E96 %6??6DD66\}@CE9 r2C@=:?2 3@C56C H2D 76=E 2D 72C 62DE 2D r92C=@EE6[ E96 &$v$ C6A@CE65]k^Am

kAm%92E BF2<6 DECF4< 2E hi_c 2]>] 2?5 H2D 46?E6C65 23@FE `a >:=6D D@FE962DE @7 vC66?324<[ %6??6DD66[ ?62C }@CE9 r2C@=:?2’D }2?E292=2 }2E:@?2= u@C6DE]k^Am

kAmk6>m\%96 sFC92> w6C2=5\$F?k^6>mk^Am

k9am$E2E6 C6A =62G:?8 7@C (2D9:?8E@? ;@3k^9am

kAm#p{txvw — $E2E6 #6A] y2CC@5 {@H6CJ[ 2 #@36D@? r@F?EJ #6AF3=:42? H9@ H2D C66=64E65 E@ 2 D64@?5 E6C> =2DE J62C[ D2:5 uC:52J 96 :D =62G:?8 E96 =68:D=2EFC6 ?6IE >@?E9 7@C 2 ;@3 @AA@CEF?:EJ :? (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r]k^Am

kAmx? 2 G:56@ A@DE65 E@ D@4:2= >65:2 uC:52J ?:89E[ {@H6CJ D2:5 96 H@F=5 36 “67764E:G6=J DE6AA:?8 2H2J” 7C@> E96 =68:D=2EFC6 2E E96 368:??:?8 @7 ~4E@36C E@ AFCDF6 2 C@=6 :? (2D9:?8E@? :? H9:49 96 H:== 36 23=6 E@ “E2<6 >J E2=6?ED 2?5 =@J2=EJ 2?5 E96 D2>6 G:8@C @7 >J H@C< 6E9:4 E92E x’G6 FD65 96C6 :? E96 v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J E@ DFAA@CE E96 4@F?ECJ @? 2 =2C86 D42=6]”k^Am

kAm{@H6CJ[ H9@ H:== EFC? bf ?6IE >@?E9[ 5:5 ?@E DA64:7J H92E 9:D ?6H C@=6 H:== 36 3FE :?5:42E65 96 H:== 36 H@C<:?8 :? 8@G6C?>6?E :? D@>6 42A24:EJ] w6 D2:5 96 H2D “=@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ 36 2 AF3=:4 D6CG2?E E@ E96 A6@A=6 ?@H[ ?@E ;FDE @7 #@36D@? r@F?EJ[ 3FE E@ E96 DE2E6[ 2?5 E@ p>6C:42]”k^Am

kAmx? E96 G:56@[ {@H6CJ[ 2 >6>36C @7 E96 {F>366 %C:36 2?5 E96 @?=J }2E:G6 p>6C:42? :? E96 =68:D=2EFC6[ D2:5 96 H2D AC@F5 E@ 92G6 DA6?E E9C66 J62CD :? E96 v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J 25G@42E:?8 7@C 9:D 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 AC@G:5:?8 E96> H:E9 2 “G2=F23=6 G@:46” :? #2=6:89 2?5 “2 D62E 2E E96 564:D:@?\>2<:?8 E23=6 E92E 925 366? >:DD:?8 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD]”k^Am

kAm{@H6CJ E@FE65 D64FC:?8 >:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD :? :>A@CE2?E 7F?5:?8 7@C #@36D@? r@F?EJ 5FC:?8 9:D E6?FC6[ :?4=F5:?8 >@?6J 7@C 2 ?6H E@H? 92== :? u2:C>@?E[ 2 ?6H A@=:46 DE2E:@? :? |2IE@?[ EC2?DA@CE2E:@? AC@;64ED :? !6>3C@<6 2?5 >@C6 7F?5:?8 7@C 962=E9 AC@8C2>D 2E &}r\!6>3C@<6[ 5@H?E@H? C6G:E2=:K2E:@? :? {F>36CE@?[ 2?5 ?6H A2C<D 6=D6H96C6 :? E96 2C62]k^Am

kAmk6>m\%96 #2=6:89 }6HD U2>Aj ~3D6CG6Ck^6>mk^Am