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

Your Weather Planner

Showers and thunderstorms will linger into the evening with a marginal risk for some storms to become severe, especially east of I-95.

Storms will gradually come to an end overnight, leaving us mostly clear to partly cloudy on Thursday morning. Temperatures will be warm again with the humidity sticking us with lows in the lower to middle 70s.

We'll stay mostly dry Thursday morning with partly to mostly cloudy skies at the beginning of the day. Expect temperatures to climb quickly again getting into the middle and upper 80s at the warmest point of the afternoon.

Get the full forecast for areas across the state: Charlotte | Triad | Triangle | Coastal | Mountains

Today's Big Stories

1. It's more than just the game: How teens are using sports to improve their mental health

As concerns over youth mental health continue to grow, communities are turning to an outlet to help young people cope: sports. From physical activity to social support, studies show playing sports can have long-lasting mental health benefits. North Carolina FC Youth knows youth sports can serve as an outlet to alleviate stress.

2. Thousands traveled to North Carolina for abortions in 2024

As states around the country tighten their abortion laws, North Carolina is seeing more people travel to the state to have the procedure. According to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, North Carolina performed the second-most abortions for out-of-state patients in 2024. The study found that more than 45,000 abortions were performed in the state in 2024, including 16,700 for patients who traveled from out of state.

3. Bill to expand prosthetic, orthotic access inspired by N.C. woman’s journey

Reagan Perry had her leg amputated years after doctors discovered a tumor. Perry was outfitted for a walking prosthetic. Insurance would not cover any additional prosthetics for physical activity. Reagan's Law would expand prosthetic access and require insurance providers to cover multiple devices, allowing Perry to return to tennis. 

4. Brian Wilson, Beach Boys' visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.

5. Tying it Together: The research behind North Carolina's roads

On this week’s episode of Tying it Together, host Tim Boyum tackles one of the biggest and most talked about issues in North Carolina: traffic. Dr. Daniel Findley, Associate Director for the Institute of Transportation Research and Education at N.C. State University, joins Tim to discuss road design and the enormous challenge surrounding the gas tax and funding roads.

Your Notes for Tomorrow

  • The Pulse Night of Remembrance commemorates the tragic incident that occurred June 12, 2016, at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida
  • Forbes Magazine publishes Global 2000 annual ranking of the world's largest public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value
  • Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report — Initial Claims
  • Stanley Cup finals, Game 4: Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers at 8 p.m.

 

It’s a bright sight to see. Green leaves taking over hillsides and landscapes across western North Carolina. The new foliage gives a glimmer of hope as summer creeps in. But it still doesn’t completely hide the scars on the mountains left by Helene.