Hamlet, NC Local - News Break

15/01/2024

Endless Horizons: Sivels soars into new career as FAA air traffic controller

ROCKINGHAM — From directing offensive sets on the basketball court, Quamir Sivels learned during his days as a high school student-athlete the importance of teamwork, problem solving and perfection. Carrying those characteristics over to the world of aviation, Sivels has drawn a lot of parallels b...

15/01/2024

'It is really crazy': North Carolina native crowned Miss America's Teen

Hanley House attends Cleveland High School in Clayton and entered her first pageant less than a year ago.

14/01/2024

North Carolina latest to scoop retirement funds from Ben & Jerry’s over ice cream brand’s Israel boycott

North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced that North Carolina Retirement Systems is withdrawing $40 million from Ben & Jerry's due to the company's Israel...

14/01/2024

Updated forecast for the Triangle shows a chance of snow with extremely cold temps

Could we see some flakes? The chance of snow is rising in the Triangle.

14/01/2024

The Week Ahead: Lots of conference action for RSHS winter programs

ROCKINGHAM — All but one of Richmond Senior High School’s winter sports programs will be in action during the coming week. As the second week of January unfolds, it will be a busy stretch for the Raiders and Lady Raiders mostly against Sandhills Athletic Conference opponents. Basketball teams...

14/01/2024

Polar Plunge heading for South Carolina: Expect mornings in the 20s

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Get ready for Ol' Man Winter to drag very cold air from Canada down into the Southeast! Freeze warnings are in effect for...

14/01/2024

North Carolina man arrested after sending money to Anderson teen for photos, deputies say

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — The Anderson County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man after sending money to a teen...

14/01/2024

Panthers get one step closer to finding next general manager

The Carolina Panthers moved a step closer to figuring out who the next general manager will be.

14/01/2024

Woman arrested for alleged food stamp fraud

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A woman has been arrested for alleged Food Stamp Fraud. Latrice Nicole Munn, 36, of Barnwell, South...

14/01/2024

Teacher charged with taking indecent liberties with student

First posted at 9:25 a.m. A female teacher, who was suspended from her position with Wilkes County Schools last week, was charged with felony indecent liberties...

14/01/2024

PHOTOS: Raiders vs. South Mecklenburg

ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Raider basketball team ended South Mecklenburg High School’s 13-game winning streak Saturday. Erasing a 16-point third-quarter deficit, Richmond defeated the Sabres 94-91 in double overtime. A 19-2 run in the third stanza helped Richmond take a 61-60 lead into the fourt...

13/01/2024

Unveiling the Future of Cardiac Care: Piedmont HealthCare Heart & Vascular and Iredell Health System Introduce AVEIR Leadless Pacemaker to Iredell County.

In a groundbreaking achievement, Dr. Ray Georgeson, a cardiologist with Piedmont HealthCare Heart and Vascular, has become the first physician in Iredell County to successfully perform...

13/01/2024

Attacked behind the wheel: Footage shows CATS bus driver struck multiple times by passenger

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WCNC Charlotte obtained footage of a fight that occurred on Halloween night IN 2023 between a Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) bus driver...

13/01/2024

Golden retriever ingesting diaper cream leads to another deadly discovery

X-rays and ultrasounds later found hundreds of hair ties inside the dog’s stomach. Retrievers are known to put almost anything in their mouth, and unfortunately have...

13/01/2024

Surprising Favorite Emerges In Panthers Head Coach Search

The Carolina Panthers are one of eight teams currently looking for a new head coach. As of this posting, the team has already reached out to...

13/01/2024

Miss North Carolina wins talent competition

Miss North Carolina Taylor Loyd won the talent competition at the Miss America preliminary Thursday night, Jan. 11, 2024, at the Hard Rock Theater at...

13/01/2024

Crushing Clay: Bryant aiming for world championship in 2024

HAMLET — If practice makes perfect, then Nicholas Bryant has a shot at becoming the best in the country. Blasting off over 25K practice rounds last year, the Raeford native has proven to be a pretty good shot as he journeys to become a world champion s***t shooter. A...

13/01/2024

A new store for the “Weknd” warriors

[Photo: Harley Locklear is preparing for the January 20, 2024 grand opening of the second Weknd Warrior Trade Company location, in downtown Raeford.]. By Catharin Shepard...

13/01/2024

PHOTOS: RSHS swimming SAC meet 4

RAEFORD — Richmond Senior High Schools swimming teams were back in the pool for their first competition of the new year Wednesday. It was the Raiders’ and Lady Raiders’ fourth regular-season meet of the winter, which was held at the James A. Leach Aquatic Center. Numerous swimmers...

13/01/2024

BeBot beach sweeper sifts surface sands for small debris

Want hard-to-spot plastic straws, cigarette butts and bottle caps off North Carolina beaches? This is the droid you’re looking for. Say hello to BeBot, the first...

12/01/2024

Rockingham radio station attacked again

ROCKINGHAM — A Richmond County radio station has been again knocked off the air due to reported vandalism. WAYN-AM President Bill Futterer announced Wednesday afternoon that the local AM station “got hit badly this morning.” This attack, he said, was at the station’s tower. “Various copper...

12/01/2024

Conditions at Asheville’s Mission Hospital pose ‘immediate jeopardy to patients’ health and safety,’ state investigators report

Mission Hospital risks losing Medicare and Medicaid funding because of deficiencies in care that were so severe, state inspectors concluded last month, that they “posed immediate...

12/01/2024

‘Something wrong’: Mother buys candy for 6-year-old son, realizes later it was Delta-9

A Fort Mill mom said she bought a bag of what she thought was candy for her son.

12/01/2024

North Carolina Guv Frontrunner Had Secret Meeting With Ginni Thomas After Jan. 6

12/01/2024

Black man wrongfully imprisoned for 44 years gets $25 million settlement

A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the man's lawyers said Tuesday.The settlement, which will end a wrongful inc...

02/02/2023

Beyoncé coming to North Carolina in summer for 'Renaissance Tour'

'Queen Bey' is returning to North Carolina this summer.

02/02/2023

Frank Reich adds Super Bowl winning coach to Panthers staff

After being named the Carolina Panthers’ next head coach, Frank Reich is now building out his coaching staff. His first order of business for the Panthers...

02/02/2023

14-year-old dies after riding a bull for the first time at a rodeo, family says

A 14-year-old boy died after he rode a bull at a rodeo for the first time in his life and went into cardiac arrest, officials and...

02/02/2023

School bus driver hurt in Gaston County crash

CHERRYVILLE, N.C. — A Gaston County school bus driver was hurt in a crash in Cherryville Wednesday morning, firefighters said. The Hugh's Pond Volunteer Fire Department...

02/02/2023

Four Scots sign to play college football

LAURINBURG — The Scotland High School football program represented four players on national signing day Wednesday, as Cadyn Graves, Terrence Rothwell, and Ricky Swindell III all signed their national letter of intent to play at the next level during a ceremony held at Scotland High School. Amari C...