Month: March 2020

By Peta Sheerwood, WRAL meteorologist Raleigh, N.C. — Sunday will be another hot day, but a chance for rain and severe storms could move into the region by this afternoon. The storm system from the west could move into the Triangle by 4 p.m., bringing rain to the area. Counties north of the Triangle have a greater chance for severe weather and are under a level 1 risk for severe weather. Isolated hail and gusty…

JONESBORO, Ark. — A powerful tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, injuring six people and destroying homes and businesses. Among those who lost their homes was a doctor whose touching photo with his son went viral recently. Dr. Jared Burks is a first-year resident on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus pandemic at a hospital in Arkansas. As his one-year-old son Zeke learns to crawl, Burks can only visit him separated by glass….

JONESBORO, Ark. — A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro. The six people reported injured were taken to a local hospital with minor juries, Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley said. The tornado did major damage at the Mall at Turtle Creek and Jonesboro Municipal Airport. Like much of the rest of the world, Jonesboro is working to fight…

JONESBORO, Arkansas — Officials say a tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas and hurt three people in the college town of Jonesboro. Local media coverage showed buildings missing walls and with roofs ripped away Saturday. Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that three people hurt were hospitalized and that first responders were searching the area. Forecasters with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, warned that a severe weather outbreak was possible for…

The rapidly unfolding coronavirus crisis is disrupting nearly every part of modern life, from long-term school cancellations or loved ones who have fallen ill to unemployment numbers at unheard-of levels. … Click to Continue »

Jordan Staal is like a lot of NHL players, waiting, anxious, hoping for the best, staying at home, playing with the kids, FaceTiming other family members, group texting teammates, binge-watching … Click to Continue »

Whether the email the Carolina Hurricanes sent to employees Wednesday afternoon was poorly worded or team executives were reversing course Wednesday night, the end result is the same. After telling … Click to Continue »

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — It was just last week that the Carolina Hurricanes announced a plan to provide some income to part-time PNC arena employees throughout the pandemic. Today, the News and Observer reported that full-time employees of the Hurricanes would cease being paid starting next week. The Hurricane’s team owner, Tom Dundon, denies those claims. “This is not something that’s really come up yet so I don’t know what happens in the future but…