The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest…

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency Management Agency not long after Hurricane Helene ripped though her home in Swannanoa, North Carolina.…

By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers GARNER, N.C. (AP) – Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company’s employees to side against…

By HOLLY RAMER, PATRICK WHITTLE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The longtime sheriff in North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s home county said Thursday he plans to run for Berger’s seat next year. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, who competed unsuccessfully…

By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jillian Myers knows the devastation of losing a husband and feeling alone and empty, particularly on Valentine’s Day. Her husband, Jason Myers, was working as a…