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42+ min ago   (244+ words) Sponsored by Preston Automotive Group Nick Minicucci runs for a touchdown against Merrimack Delaware's Nick Minicucci threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns as the Blue Hens opened up their season with a 42-7 win over FCS opponent Merrimack. Delaware's second season…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago   (38+ words) Severe thunderstorm watches are in effect for Chester County, all of Delaware and extreme South Jersey until 2 a.m. Severe thunderstorm watches are in effect for Chester County, all of Delaware and extreme South Jersey until 2 a.m....

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (155+ words) The new law does not hand out excused absences automatically for the farm-related provision. A teacher, principal, or superintendent must determine whether farm or home demands justify the absence, and a superintendent would excuse the absence only after determining the…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1655+ words) This includes the title, byline, content, and tracking pixel required for republishing this story. North Carolina public schools showed progress on school and student performance during the 2025-26 school year, according to new data released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction…...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (258+ words) College football’s highest-paid general manager is out of a job. North Carolina general manager Michael Lombardi has resigned from his position, the university announced on Thursday, Sept. 3. The decision comes more than a month after the school placed Lombardi on…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago   (594+ words) Michael Malone understands exactly what he signed up for at North Carolina. There are national championship banners hanging inside the Dean E. Smith Center. There are generations of former players who remain connected to the program. There is a passionate fan…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (105+ words) Voting in the 2026 general election officially begins in North Carolina on Friday, when the state’s 100 county boards of elections will mail out absentee ballots to those who requested them. Officials say that makes North Carolina the first state in the…...

19+ hour, 31+ min ago   (282+ words) A pop of red midst the green. A soft yellow reaching toward the sky. Few places are more beautiful than High Country in the Fall. Leaves are already changing colors in some parts of western North Carolina, and peak fall…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (103+ words) A 15-year-old boy allegedly driving 79 mph in a 45 mph zone slammed into a car turning left at the intersection of Station Road and Military Cutoff Road just before 11:15 p.m. on June 16, killing 37-year-old Marina Smyrnow days later. Now the teen and…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (273+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Blue Ridge Mountains are still wearing their summer green, but western North Carolina's fall color season is just weeks away. Western Carolina University biology professor Kathy Mathews says the region's diversity of trees and elevation help create…...