DALLAS — Governor-appointed regents now have unprecedented oversight of Texas’ public universities under a new law that is transforming the face of higher education in Texas.

The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many ...

Franklin Whitley, the Greenville senior defensive end who had never played high school football until this season, has committed to Florida State. His commitment was first reported Nov. 4 by Rivals.

BOONE, N.C., Nov. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, Samaritan's Purse will launch its third airlift to Jamaica, scaling up the organization's ongoing relief efforts to Hurricane Melissa—the largest ...

You might wake up feeling a bit more refreshed, now that most of us will gain an extra hour of sleep. The return to standard time, or when we "fall back," happens at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, marks the ...

In less than a week, clocks will "fall back" an hour as daylight saving time comes to an end. The days have already been getting shorter in Minnesota. In St. Cloud, the last 7 p.m. sunset of the year ...

A resident of Gaza carries a box of relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse after a relief flight by the Boone-based international Christian relief organization. Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse N.C.

Rev. Franklin Graham’s Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse launched its inaugural 767 cargo aircraft Saturday, carrying 290,000 packets of vitamin-fortified food, thousands of blankets and ...

“In this business, turnover is a way of life. There are a lot of radio nomads, but that kind of life isn’t for me” — George Graham, in 2022 article marking his 50th anniversary as a WVIA-FM employee.

The Boone-based, international Christian relief organization is sending these supplies to families who continue to suffer two years after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The Boone-based, ...