The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, following an emotional debate about the wisdom of the proposal.


NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons

Protestors gather in Graham 

North Carolina is a hotbed for hurricanes. Here are the best tips and facts for hurricane season in NC.

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Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning country singer Loretta Lynn.

<b>(CNN)</b> — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning country singer Loretta Lynn.

Personal: Birth date: April 14, 1932 (some sources say 1935)

Marriage: Oliver Lynn (1948-1996, his death)

Children: Patsy, Peggy, Cissie, Ernest Ray, Jack Benny and Betty Sue

Other Facts: Her first guitar was a gift from her husband.

Drove with her husband around the country visiting radio stations to promote her first record.

Has been nominated for 17 Grammy Awards and won four: three competitive and one honorary.

Timeline: 1960 - Signs a contract with Zero Records after being spotted on a televised talent contest.

1962 - Becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

1967, 1972, 1973 - Receives the Country Music Association's award for female vocalist of the year.

1971 - Wins a Grammy, with Conway Twitty, for Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group for the song "After The Fire Is Gone."

1972 - Is the first woman to be named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association.

1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 - Conway Twitty and Lynn win the Country Music Association's vocal duo of the year award.

1976 - Her autobiography, "Coal Miner's Daughter," is released.

1980 - "Coal Miner's Daughter" is made into a film starring Sissy Spacek.

1988 - Is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

2004 - Wins a Grammy, with Jack White, for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals, for the song "Portland, Oregon." Wins a second Grammy for Best Country Album for "Van Lear Rose."

2010 - Receives a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

2013 - Is presented with a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

March 4, 2016 - Lynn releases "Full Circle," her first studio album in 12 years. The documentary "American Masters - Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl" also premieres on PBS.

May 4, 2017 - Lynn is hospitalized after suffering a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

January 2018 - Breaks hip in a fall at her home.

Loretta Lynn Fast Facts

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East.

Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site

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We'll have a calm start to the week, but we could see showers and storms return to kick off Memorial Day weekend.


Patchy fog may impact Monday morning commute, 80-degree temps on tap this afternoon

Cloud cover Monday

Within the span of an hour, two different people were shot within a few blocks of each other in Raleigh.

22-year-old shot to death near Western Blvd., second person shot only a few blocks away

Shooting scene on Sherman Avenue in Raleigh

A dozen abandoned and derelict boats are finally being cleaned up from coastal waters in our state.

Hundreds of abandoned, storm-ravaged boats float along the NC coast

A dozen abandoned boats pulled from the NC coastal waters

Wake County residents will get their first opportunity to voice their opinions on the proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year on Monday. At 2 p.m. Monday, May 20, the county commission is scheduled to have its budget public hearing at the Wake County Justice Center in room 2700.

'Budgets are tight': Wake Co. residents to voice opinions on proposed budget on Monday

Wake County Budget

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Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour is staying in Raleigh. The Canes legend agreed to a contract extension with the team. The details of the extension are currently unknown.

Here to stay: Canes sign Brind'Amour to multi-year extension

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Joey Logano dominated at North Wilkesboro Speedway leading all but one of the 200 laps to win his second All-Star Race on Sunday night and earn $1 million. 

Joey Logano dominates All-Star Race, takes home $1 million prize at North Wilkesboro Speedway

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Xander Schauffele has won his first major with a thrilling win at the PGA Championship. Schauffele made a 6-foot birdie putt on the last hole at Valhalla for a one-shot victory over Bryson DeChambeau. 

Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla

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An eight-run seventh inning propelled 10th-seeded Duke to its third straight NCAA Super Regional after defeating South Carolina, 10-1, on Sunday at Duke Softball Stadium.

8-run inning powers Duke to third straight superregional

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The Carolina Hurricanes were eliminated from the NHL playoffs Thursday night, moving the team into one of the most important off-seasons in franchise history.