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Lee Roberts named permanent UNC chancellor after serving as interim leader

Lee Roberts named permanent UNC chancellor after serving as interim leader

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After several months of speculation over who would fill the chancellorship at North Carolina’s flagship university, interim leader Lee Roberts has been picked to be the 13th chancellor of the University…

Debby’s aftermath leaves thousands in the dark; threatens more flooding in the Carolinas

Debby’s aftermath leaves thousands in the dark; threatens more flooding in the Carolinas

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power…

Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend

Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — The remnants of Debby picked up the pace Friday, moving north and northeast from the Carolinas and still packing a punch with heavy rains, flash flooding and the threat of tornadoes. The mid-Atlantic…

Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby spawned damaging tornadoes that killed one person, flooded a town and temporarily shut down part of Interstate 95 early Thursday as it blew into North Carolina after making a second…

Tropical Storm Debby churns up the East Coast, and affects weather as far away as the Great Lakes

Tropical Storm Debby churns up the East Coast, and affects weather as far away as the Great Lakes

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby pushed bad weather up the East Coast on Wednesday, colliding with other systems and bringing no respite to residents as far away as the Great Lakes and New Jersey, where…

Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore Watauga River habitat

Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore Watauga River habitat

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two…