North Carolina's election board decided to make voting easier for those hit hard by Hurricane Helene. In the western part of the state, 13 counties got more flexible options for mail-in voting and running elections. Usually, voters have to request absentee ballots by a certain Tuesday. Now, they can
For years, Dallas and Tarrant counties have been sending their unclaimed dead to the University of North Texas Health Science Center. The center used these bodies for medical research. They would cremate those with infectious diseases or ones that had started to decompose. The rest were either embal
Hurricane Helene left behind a trail of destruction across six states, with 215 deaths and immense damage. Asheville and Buncombe County, nestled in the mountains of North Carolina, were particularly hard-hit. Despite clear warnings, many residents didn’t grasp the severity of the storm until it was
Imagine this: a college student, just 21 years old, becomes the go-to person for weather updates during a hurricane. That's exactly what happened with Ethan Clark from North Carolina. He started a simple Facebook page in seventh grade to share forecasts with friends and family. Fast forward to Hurri
Ever thought about what athletes do when they’re not competing? Well, meet Harold Varner III – a golfer who recently traded his clubs for rescue missions. When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, where he grew up, Varner saw it as a call to action. He spent days on the ground, helping out however h
Are you ready to see something amazing in the sky? This weekend, there's a chance that people living near the northern edges of the United States might spot some faint northern lights. It's all thanks to something happening on the sun. Right now, the sun is at its most active phase of an 11-year cyc
On Friday morning, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This 202-foot-tall beast is destined for many missions, including those for the US military and Amazon's Kuiper broadband network. The launch started at 7:25 am EDT (11:
Are you ready to see something amazing this weekend? The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, might light up the skies over Northern California. Usually, these colorful lights are seen near the North Pole, but they sometimes travel south. This could happen on Friday night into Saturday mo
This weekend, Michigan has a unique chance to witness the magical Northern Lights! Space weather experts predict a G3 geomagnetic storm from October 4th to 6th. This is due to some solar activity called coronal mass ejections. Basically, it means the Aurora Borealis might stretch as far south as Mic
Get your cameras ready, folks! A powerful solar storm just hit the Sun and it's heading our way. If everything goes as predicted, you might be able to see the amazing Northern Lights from parts of the northern United States later this week. This isn't just any old solar flare – it’s a Class X9.0, th
