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NWS
According to the National Weather Service, the most severe impacts of ice and freezing rain will be felt inland on Saturday night through Sunday, while warmer coastal temperatures will cushion the impact of the winter storm. NWS predicts dangerously low temperatures across the entire region going into next week.
The Newsroom
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Primary Election 2026: Rebecca Trammel is pursuing an unaffiliated campaign for NC Senate District 7On this edition of The Newsroom, we're speaking with Rebecca Trammel, a nonprofit founder, community organizer, and advocate for public education funding who aims to run as an unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina’s Senate District 7. We asked about her decision to run without major party support — and where she lands on some contentious state-level policies.
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National News
- 5 things to know about the latest Minneapolis shooting
- Federal officers kill a man in Minneapolis, and DHS offers few details
- Minneapolis emergency management director invokes Yemen and Ukraine to describe events at home
- Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis
- A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis
- Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new trade deal with China
- How residents are coping as they brace for a major winter storm
- ICE says it has arrested more than 100 people in Maine this week
- EEOC withdraws previous harassment guidance
- As the winter storm rages, here's what to know in your state
State News
- NC National Guard vehicles in Winston-Salem are here for storm, not border patrol officials say
- Winter storm resources throughout the region
- Gov. Stein: "It's about time to stay put" as winter storm moves in
- Quarantine orders issued after measles exposure at Monroe private school
- Blue Ridge Energy readies for winter storm
- Information you need to know ahead of the winter storm
- With ice storm bearing down on NC, Stein reiterates call to stay off roads beginning Saturday
- Rockingham Middle School to serve as emergency warming shelter amid storm
- Exceptional Children department among top funding priorities for WS/FCS
- Propane, ice melt, water fly off the shelves in Asheville stores ahead of winter storm
