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This week, 21 firefighters drove more than 1,500 miles from Mexico to get training at Guilford Technical Community College.
The school held an international fire pump operations training designed to provide firefighters guidance on how to perform tasks and help them get supplies they need to be more effective. 
Guilford Tech Fire Academy instructor and Winston-Salem firefighter Luis Olvera is teaching a rural water technique to the inaugural class.

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It will be cloudy overnight with periods of light rain and drizzle

Tuesday will be wet and cool, we will see rain more often than not, especially through the first half of the day, and temperatures will struggle to make it out of the upper 50s.

The wedge of cool air will erode mid-week with warmer temperatures returning Wednesday through Friday.

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Around North Carolina

1. FEMA denies Stein's request for help in Helene recovery program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state's request for reimbursement on a Helene recovery program, according to a statement from Gov. Josh Stein. The program would fully reimburse the state for costs associated with removing debris that the storm left behind.

2. N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences 'Butterfly Room' reopens

A Southern two-toed sloth, ornate wood turtles and hundreds of butterflies are featured in the Living Conservatory at the Raleigh museum. The seasonal exhibit is always a crowd favorite. The “Butterfly Room” sees, on average, about 1,200 visitors a day.

3. Raleigh police publicly release video from deadly October crash

The Raleigh Police Department on Friday evening publicly released videos related to a fatal October crash that prompted an investigation into State Highway Patrol troopers’ response. Tyrone Mason, 31, died in the single-car wreck about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 7 on Capital Boulevard near Wake Forest Road in Raleigh.

Around The Nation

1. Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard

2. Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smartphones as his trade war intensifies

3. Billy Joel diagnosed with brain condition, cancels tour dates

Editor's Pick - 'Everything was taken': Local beekeepers rebuild after Helene

The state of North Carolina is said to be home to more hobbyist beekeepers than any other state in the country. The state's beekeeping association has more than 4,000 members, more than states like California and Texas. Although pesticides and mites have threatened the honey bee population in recent decades, Helene made a direct hit on some local beekeepers in the North Carolina mountains last fall.