Mark Price
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Charlotte, NC, United States
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Arthur Nears the Carolinas, Bringing Strong Winds, Heavy Rain
Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is located about 135 miles south of Morehead City as of 5 a.m. Monday and is moving northeast, according to the National Weather Service. → Read More
Dorian Whips into North Carolina Coast as Weakened Category 1 Storm
Dorian “brushed” the North Carolina coast late Thursday after leaving damage and flooding up along South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said. At 2 a.m., the National Weather Service reported that the storm’s center will “move near or over the coast.” → Read More
Widespread Flooding from Dorian Expected for the Carolinas
The Category 2 hurricane’s 105 mph sustained winds and 10 to 15 inches of predicted rain promise to cause widespread flooding and power outages across large parts of North Carolina and South Carolina. → Read More
A ‘pebble’ found in NC tavern ruins was really a coded message among Colonial rebels
A clump of dirt at an excavation in North Carolina proves to be one of the most significant 18th Century artifacts found in the state: A glass gem inscribed with a secret code among Colonial rebels. → Read More
Shark feeding frenzy ends with shark being swallowed whole by a predator, video shows
Ocean explorers recording a “rarely seen” shark feeding frenzy on the ocean floor say the violence took an odd turn when an even bigger predator ambushed one of sharks, and swallowed it hole. → Read More
National Park Service identifies Raleigh, NC, man who vanished July 3 off Outer Banks
The National Park Service has identified the Raleigh man who vanished off Cape Hatteras as 60-year-old John Carmichael Healy. He has not been seen since he went swimming July 3 near Oregon Inlet. → Read More
Snake skin wrapped in cardboard serves as tasty snack for bald eagle, video shows
Video from the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher shows a bald eagle snacking on a disgusting “enrichment snack” of fish and quail, wrapped in snake skin and crammed in cardboard tube. → Read More
Motorcyclist dies in Great Smoky Mountains on Fourth of July after losing control
A motorcyclist was killed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Fourth of July, after he lost control of his vehicle and launched a chain-reaction crash involving two other vehicles. → Read More
Wendy’s drive-thru customer tells clerk she’s been kidnapped. Search underway in NC
A Wendy’s drive-thru near Charlotte’s airport told a store clerk she was kidnapped and needed help, igniting an urgent search for the vehicle. It happened at 12:19a.m. Friday near the city’s airport. → Read More
This ‘cursed’ ghost town theme park in North Carolina could be yours for $6 million
The 2019 reopening of North Carolina’s Ghost Town in the Sky has been called off and infamous theme park is back on the market for $5.95 million. The park is called “curse” due to many mishaps there. → Read More
Woman found dead July 4th in vehicle outside home in north Charlotte, police say
A woman is dead after reports of a shooting in a north Charlotte neighborhood Thursday. Officials say they found her in a vehicle outside a home in the West Sugar Creek area. → Read More
Woman found dead July 4th in vehicle outside home in north Charlotte, police say
A woman is dead after reports of a shooting in a north Charlotte neighborhood Thursday. Officials say they found her in a vehicle outside a home in the West Sugar Creek area. → Read More
Sky lights up in Fort Mill after fire breaks out in fireworks shop storage container
Fire breaks out at fireworks store in Fort Mill, South Carolina, sending rockets and sparklers into the air around firefighters working to douse the blaze near the Carowinds theme park. → Read More
Lightning strike injures a dozen people at Fourth of July celebration in SC, reports say
Georgetown County Fire, SC, crews responded Thursday afternoon to a lightning strike that injured as many as a dozen people, including some who had to be hospitalized → Read More
Lightning strike injures a dozen people at Fourth of July celebration in SC, reports say
Georgetown County Fire, SC, crews responded Thursday afternoon to a lightning strike that injured as many as a dozen people, including some who had to be hospitalized → Read More
Lightning strike injures a dozen people at Fourth of July celebration in SC, reports say
Georgetown County Fire, SC, crews responded Thursday afternoon to a lightning strike that injured as many as a dozen people, including some who had to be hospitalized → Read More
Lightning strike injures a dozen people at Fourth of July celebration in SC, reports say
Georgetown County Fire, SC, crews responded Thursday afternoon to a lightning strike that injured as many as a dozen people, including some who had to be hospitalized → Read More
Lightning strike injures a dozen people at Fourth of July celebration in SC, reports say
Georgetown County Fire, SC, crews responded Thursday afternoon to a lightning strike that injured as many as a dozen people, including some who had to be hospitalized → Read More
Lightning strike injures a dozen people at Fourth of July celebration in SC, reports say
Georgetown County Fire, SC, crews responded Thursday afternoon to a lightning strike that injured as many as a dozen people, including some who had to be hospitalized → Read More
Lightning strike kills 1, injures up to 12 at SC July Fourth gathering, reports say
Georgetown County Fire, SC, crews responded Thursday afternoon to a lightning strike that killed one person and injured as many as 12, including some who were hospitalized. The NWS said 4 were unresponsive. → Read More