Most distant world ever explored gets new name: Arrokoth
The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name: Arrokoth.
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Take steps to protect pipes from overnight freeze
Frigid weather will arrive in the Cape Fear region overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday, pushing temperatures as low as the upper 20s.
Tuesday night freeze could make local collards sweeter
The Stormtrack3 Weather team have been warning of some cold air headed our way Tuesday. Farmers are gearing up across the Cape Fear to protect their crops.
Mini Mercury skips across sun's vast glare in rare transit
Mini Mercury is skipping across the vast, glaring face of the sun in a rare celestial transit.
Snow in the Midwest leads to air travel woes in Chicago
Snowfall in the Midwest is taking its toll on air travel in Chicago as one plane trying to land at O'Hare International Airport slid off the runway.
NCDOT crews inspect equipment and prepare for upcoming winter
With the weather getting cooler across the state, North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are checking supplies and inspecting equipment to get ready for potential winter storms.
Storms kill 2, knock out power, downs trees on East Coast
Storms that began on Halloween killed at least one person, caused flooding, down trees and power lines and damaged homes from the Deep South to the Northeast on Friday.
Storms precede season's first freeze across South
Storms raked across the central United States from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes ahead of an arctic blast that forecasters say could bring record cold to the South.
Tropical storm heads to Gulf coast as rain douses Southeast
Storms with heavy rains doused the drought-parched South on Friday, prompting alerts for floods and tornadoes as two new tropical storms formed offshore, including one in the Gulf of Mexico.
Female spacewalking duo uplifted by excitement below
The astronauts who took part in the first all-female spacewalk are still uplifted by all the excitement down on Earth.
Television's Weather Channel wades into climate debate
The Weather Channel is moving beyond cold fronts and heat waves to wade into the politics of climate change, with a special planned for early next month that includes interviews with nine presidential candidates on the topic.
Priscilla reduced to tropical depression, lands in Mexico
Former Tropical Storm Priscilla pushed against Mexico's southwestern coast Sunday, threatening to bring heavy rains before dissipating over land.
The Latest: Nestor brings rain, tornado warnings to Georgia
Nestor has begun moving through Georgia as a post-tropical cyclone that could bring isolated flash floods. The National Hurricane Center said Nestor's maximum sustained winds had decreased to about 40 mph (65 kph) as it reached the Florida-Georgia border Saturday afternoon. Its tropical-storm-force winds extended outward to 240 miles (390 kilometers). The storm is expected to drop 1 to 3 inches of rain in spots as it moves through Georgia and into the Carolinas on Sunday before exiting into the Atlantic Ocean.
NC native, NOAA storm surge scientist awarded Service to America medal
Jamie R. Rhome with NOAA’s National Hurricane Center has been awarded the prestigious Service to America medal for his pioneering work in forecasting and warning the public about the deadly and destructive inundation of water associated with a hurricane’s storm surge.
Toll from typhoon in Japan, both human and material, keeps rising
The toll of death and destruction from a typhoon that tore through central and northern Japan climbed Tuesday, as the government said it was considering approving a special budget for the disaster response and eventual reconstruction.
'Flash drought' brings dust and dread to southern farmers
Across a vast expanse of the South stretching from Texas to Maryland, there are growing concerns for the cattle, cotton and corn amid a worsening drought fueled by this summer's record high temperatures.
Two meteor showers peak on consecutive nights
Two completely different meteor showers are set to peak on consecutive nights this week, including one that's quite famous for sending very bright fireballs across the night sky.
Reimagined hurricane exhibit to debut at maritime museum
The updated hurricane exhibit at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Southport debuts just days shy of the 65th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel’s landfall.
Local expert says heat will speed up and shorten fall color change
Fall officially began 11 days ago, but it surely doesn't feel like it and some trees are having an unseasonable impact.
Will the lasting heat mar 2019's fall leaf color?
It's officially fall, but it sure still feels like summer. The lasting heat is having an effect on the leaf color season.
Historic Heat: Cape Fear temperatures break several records
The Cape Fear is feeling the heat lately and at times at historical levels.
Drought conditions worsen across 14 Southern US states
More than 45 million people across 14 Southern states are now in the midst of what’s being called a “flash drought” that’s cracking farm soil, drying up ponds and raising the risk of wildfires, scientists said Thursday.
Late season heat limits some farmers from planting new crops
Intense late season heat has had its toll on people, but has it been just as rough on crops?
Drought and hot temperatures damaging NC's apple harvest
Above average heat and below average rainfall is taking a toll on North Carolina's apple harvest.