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
Any rain will continue to push to the east this evening, then partial clearing overnight with lows at or a little above what we expect for this time of year.
A quick-moving system will swing across the region Tuesday, bringing a slight chance for a few showers late Tuesday into Tuesday night. Showers will be infrequent and produce minimal rainfall.
Expect dry conditions through the week, with rain possibly arriving late Sunday into Monday.
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Watch the latest local news and get your Weather on the 1s.
1. Polk County wildfires grow to more than 4,800 acres as windy conditions continue
A statewide burn ban issued Friday morning remains in effect as warm, dry and breezy weather continues. Smoke from fires in South Carolina is also impacting air quality in the area. Officials said that high winds and terrain in the mountainous western part of the state created challenges.
2. Gov. Josh Stein: How to heal western North Carolina
“I want to thank the General Assembly. They didn’t do all that I asked them to do, but they got us started,” Stein said. He and lawmakers hinted at more Helene funding in the months ahead. He also recently went to the nation's capitol to meet with U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd.
3. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers
The emergency appeal also calls on the conservative-majority court to rein in the growing number of federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump's sweeping agenda, at least for now, by finding that his administration hasn't followed federal law.
4. Trump says countries that buy Venezuelan oil will face 25% tariffs
Venezuela will face a "Secondary" tariff because it is the home to the gang Tren de Aragua, he said. The Trump administration is deporting immigrants that it claims are members of that gang who illegally crossed into the United States.
Your Notes for Tomorrow
- U.S. Supreme Court hears EPA Clean Air Act jurisdiction cases
- Equal Pay Day, symbolizing how far into each year a woman must work to earn as much as a man earned in the previous year on average
- Amanda Knox publishes book on time in prison
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publishes new book
- New Residential sales/Month House Price Index
- New German parliament meets for the first time
