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5 days ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Thursday he is investigating the PowerSchool data breach from December 2024. Student and teacher data throughout the country was compromised following a technology breach of the school information system that started on ...

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Apr 7, 2020 · LONGVIEW, N.C. (WBTV) - No injuries were reported in an explosion that happened at a hydrogen and gas facility in Longview Tuesday morning. The Hickory Fire Department says the explosion happened around 8:30 a.m. at OneH2 Inc on 23rd Street NW.

Jan 14, 2025 · More than a dozen school districts modified their schedules Tuesday.

Aug 21, 2024 · WAXHAW, N.C. (WBTV) - Fire crews worked for hours to extinguish a massive house fire in Union County Wednesday morning. The fire happened around 1:40 a.m. on Chewton Glen Drive near Tom Short Road, with firefighters reportedly still …

5 days ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - A group of Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are seeking to shorten the in-person early voting period by more than a week in future elections, according to a new bill.. The bill was filed in the N.C. House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and was sponsored by 10 Republican legislators.

6 days ago · GREENSBORO, N.C. (WBTV) - A man behind a $100 million health care fraud scheme pled guilty on Monday to conspiring to launder over $3 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A man named Chaudhry Shabbir Ahmed was charged with defrauding Medicare by submitting requests for durable ...

Jan 21, 2025 · GREENSBORO, N.C. (WBTV) - The new governor of North Carolina will hold a news briefing Tuesday afternoon regarding the latest round of winter weather. Gov. Josh Stein and other state officials will speak at 3 p.m. from the National Guard Armory in Greensboro. Stein’s news conference can be ...

4 days ago · WBTV reviewed the cases of 200 defendants who had hearings in June 2024 in courtrooms reserved for felony cases. Nearly 20 percent, 39 defendants total, had failed to appear for a court date that year and had an arrest order issued by a judge.