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Congress is considering reductions to federal funding that could cripple some public media, and the Trump administration is threatening millions of dollars in budget cuts to National Public Radio and PBS affiliates, including ones here in North Carolina. David Crabtree is working to help N.C. PBS weather this next storm as its chief executive officer.

Your Weather Planner

We'll be humid this morning, but less so in the afternoon. Temperatures will climb back into the 90s in the afternoon but should stop in the lower 90s at the warmest point of the day. We'll be less humid in the afternoon and evening under mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. An isolated shower cannot be ruled out over the Sandhills, but the chance for rain is 20%.

The heat builds back across North Carolina over the weekend, leading to dangerously hot conditions by early next week. Monday's forecast high of 100 would tie the record for the date set just last year. It will feel hotter with a heat index near 105.

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Around North Carolina

1. Search warrants: Suspects planned Catawba Co. mass shooting on social media, fled to Charlotte after attack

Newly released search warrants are shedding light on how investigators say gunmen planned a deadly mass shooting at a pool party in Catawba County. According to the documents, Garon Killian, who has been charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, used Snapchat to communicate with other suspects before and after the June 1 shooting.

2. Fayetteville officer arrested after accusations of sexual battery

A Fayetteville police officer has been arrested after authorities said he “inappropriately touched” an employee numerous times. Officer Jacob Jones, 24, is charged with six counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.

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More active and harmful algae blooms have been found in coves on Lake Norman recently. Residents are advised to avoid these in the areas north and south of Torrence Chapel Road until the blooms are gone.

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Editor's Pick - Students build home for Yancey Co. woman whose house washed away during Helene

Sherry Housley has called Micaville, in Yancey County, home for most of her life. When Helene hit, her house was washed down the river and her art studio was flooded. She didn't know what to do until she connected with Rebuilding Hollers, a nonprofit formed after the storm. They got her in touch with students at Mountain Heritage High School, who agreed to build her a new house in their carpentry class.