Governor Expects Severe Storm Impacts

Gov. Josh Stein warned that the impacts from the current massive winter storm could last for days, including power outages and treacherous travel.

The ice storm warning issued for the Charlotte area is the first in more than two decades, with the potential for .50 to .75 inches of ice. The mountains could see between .20 and .50 inches of ice along with 2 to 4 inches of snow.

The Triad region expected 2 to 3 inches of snow beginning Saturday evening before the precipitation changed to sleet, then freezing rain.

In the Triangle, forecasts called for sleet accumulations of .5 inches with freezing rain totals to accumulate between .25 to .75 inches.

North Carolina Emergency Management is maintaining a list of open shelters throughout the state.

Most Wanted Fugitive Returned to Charlotte

Alex Castillo, a fugitive wanted for a 2016 murder, was returned to Charlotte on Friday after nearly 10 years on the run.

Castillo was added to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on October 24, 2017. He is charged with murdering 23-year-old Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le. The Charlotte woman’s body was found on August 17, 2016, in a wooded area in Cabarrus County.

The FBI confirmed Castillo’s return after his capture by Mexican authorities following a decade-long investigation into Le’s death.

Her vehicle was later found abandoned at a bus station in Phoenix, Arizona, and video showed Castillo crossing the U.S.-Mexico border from Nogales, Arizona, the following day.

Hallmark Filming Holiday Movie at Biltmore

As previously reported last week, a new Hallmark Channel holiday romance is in production at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. Here are more details.

A Grand Biltmore Christmas will star Holland Roden, Rachel Boston, and Niall Matter and is part of Hallmark’s 2026 slate of original Christmas movies.

Set in 1895, the film introduces teenager Elizabeth to the mysterious Michael. A magical hourglass transports them 100 years into the future, where they must figure out how to return Elizabeth to her own time.

It is the second Hallmark holiday movie produced at the location. The 2023 film, A Biltmore Christmas, also featured a time travel plot.

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➤ Statewide: N.C. State Auditor Dave Boliek issued a letter to the N.C. State Board of Elections last week, asking it to investigate “voter registrations that list non-residential addresses.” (More)

➤ Apex: Eighteen Buddhist monks continued their solemn Walk for Peace on Friday, as thousands of locals looked on from along U.S. Highway 64. (More)

➤ Chapel Hill: The UNC Board of Trustees passed a resolution on Thursday to increase administrative spending reductions by an additional $16.5 million by June 30. (More)

➤ Monroe: More than 170 quarantine orders were issued on Friday to people in Union County after a measles exposure at a private school in Monroe. (More)

➤ Forsyth County: A North Forsyth High School student was charged with one count of felony possession of a weapon on campus after he brought a gun to school, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. (More)

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➤ No. 22 UNC men’s basketball pulled off a huge ACC win yesterday, defeating No. 14 UVA 85-80 after erasing a nine-point halftime deficit. (More)

➤ No. 5 Duke handled in-state ACC rival Wake Forest yesterday, riding freshman forward Cameron Boozer’s 32 points to a 90-69 victory. (More)

➤ The North Carolina Courage have named Mak Lind as the team’s new head coach. Lind was previously with BK Häcken Women, a Swedish club. (More)

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➤ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to clean up and restore the former U.S. Naval facility at the base of Hatteras Lighthouse in the Outer Banks. (More)

➤ A Johnston County man became the first person to win the $2 million top prize in a new N.C. Education Lottery game last week after buying a scratch-off ticket. (More)

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