➤ Fayetteville: Tyler Moore celebrated his 17th birthday by earning his private pilot license, making him one of the youngest licensed pilots in the U.S. (More)
➤ Asheboro: Police handcuffed an Orange County man after a road rage incident involving a weapons charge following the Trump/Vance campaign rally Wednesday. (More)
➤ Flat Rock: The National Park Service approved nearly $1.1 million to repair the 1850s Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site’s Front Lake dam. Repairs will start in mid-2025. (More)
➤ Chapel Hill: The Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill is the first art museum to offer EnChroma Blind Glasses to colorblind visitors. A group of six people tested them for the first time Wednesday. (More)
➤ Cumberland County: The school system spent over $3 million on a new metal detection system for all 84 campuses, to be installed by Sept. 9. (More)
➤ Hillsborough: Escaped convict Ramone Alston’s sister, Monique Brady, has been charged with two felonies: aiding and abetting a fugitive and harboring an escapee. (More)
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