Driving the news: North Carolina Amateur Sports, a Durham-based nonprofit, is awarding grants of up to $20,000 per county to local government agencies and nonprofits to help purchase youth sports equipment or upgrade public facilities used by youth sports. The deadline to apply is April 1.

The No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels play in the ACC Tournament against the Boston College Eagles. Thursday's meeting is the first this season for the two squads.

On Thursday at 3:30 a.m. a high wind warning was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA in effect until 7 p.m. The warning is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.

Severe storms are intensifying in North Carolina as climate change extends storm seasons. Experts warn that outdated building codes and NOAA staffing cuts could leave communities more vulnerable.

Eighty thousand people working for the Department of Veterans Affairs could soon be without a job. According to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press, the Trump administrations plans to reorganize the agency this summer.

North Carolina legislators appear to be closing in on legislation to provide more funds to help the mountains recover from Hurricane Helene.

President Donald Trump’s efforts to drastically cut federal spending and slash the federal workforce are already having an impact in North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Flu-related deaths in North Carolina have topped 350, beating last flue season’s total. There have been 362 flu-related deaths, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.