Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. 

Your Weather Planner

In advance of our next push of cooler air we could see a shower or two near the Virginia line this evening. We will then see northwest winds usher in cooler air to knock our daytime highs back to near seasonable highs.

Wednesday and Thursday will be sunny and seasonable with a warm-up in the forecast for Friday and the weekend.

The next chance of rain looks to be Sunday afternoon and Monday.

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Today's Big Stories

1. Evacuation zones expanded as western North Carolina wildfires grow

Mandatory evacuation orders and a statewide burn ban remain in place as crews in Polk County continue to battle a series of wildfires. Three fires in the county south of Asheville have already burned through at least 5,700 acres. Emergency officials expanded mandatory evacuation zones around the fires Tuesday. 

2. Potential EPA cuts could have big impact at N.C. campus

More than a thousand jobs could be on the chopping block at the EPA. Hundreds of those jobs could come from the EPA’s Research Triangle Park campus. As much as 75% of the agency’s Office of Research and Development could be eliminated.

3. Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'

President Donald Trump downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was "the only glitch in two months" of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly.

4. Missing Guilford Co. 10-year-old found in Upstate New York, sheriff's office says

After a plea for the public's help finding a missing 10-year-old boy, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office said the child was found with family in Syracuse, New York. They said the child was last seen around noon Monday on Field Pine Drive in Browns Summit.

Your Notes for Tomorrow

  • 1st anniversary of cargo ship crashing into Baltimore bridge causing it to collapse
  • Pamela Anderson honored at NYWIFT Muse Awards
  • U.S. Supreme Court considers nondelegation doctrine case
More Wildfires continue to grow in Polk County. There are mandatory evacuations around the fires southeast of Asheville, and a statewide burn ban is in effect. Dry, windy conditions have made it difficult for crews to get the fires under control. Check out the photos of the fires, taken by Spectrum News 1 crews and state officials.