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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Duke Energy settles data breach lawsuit
Duke Energy settled a class-action lawsuit over a data breach that happened last year, according to court documents from the U.S. District Court for Western North Carolina. According to The Charlotte Observer, the 2024 breach impacted thousands of customers and exposed information to cybercriminals. ALSO READ: 23andMe Data Breach Deadline: How to file a claim The Observer reported that terms of the settlement were not disclosed in the latest filings. Court documents show at least 100 people were involved in the lawsuit with claims adding up to over $5 million. Some of the information leaked in the data breach included names, account numbers, emails, Tax IDs and Social Security numbers. VIDEO: How to protect your data on public Wi-Fi
Epoch Times
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Epoch Times
9 Family-Friendly Trips to Take to the NC Mountains This Spring, Summer, and Fall
By Martha Quillin The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Helene was a mighty storm, but the North Carolina mountain communities that have reemerged from the mud are proving they're stronger.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Charlotte area under severe weather watch as storms knock out power to thousands
The Charlotte area was under a severe thunderstorm watch until noon Saturday, as a line of fierce overnight storms knocked out power to 5,000 residents in the North Carolina foothills and mountains. Tornadoes and damaging gusts 'are the main hazards,' National Weather Service meteorologists said in a hazardous weather bulletin Saturday morning. The NWS warned of quarter-size hail and gusts up to 60 mph for Monroe and Wingate until 9:30 a.m. The PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte suspended play at 8:15 a.m. 'due to dangerous weather in the area,' the tournament said on social media site X. 'Please seek shelter immediately.' 'Due to dangerous weather in the area, Round 3 starting times will be a split tee off of #1 & #10 tees in groups of 3 from 11:43 AM - 1:55 PM,' the tournament posted at 9 a.m. 'The line of storms will gradually weaken as it pushes east of the North Carolina mountains,' according to the alert. 'However, isolated strong to severe storms are possible east of the mountains later this morning.' The alert included Mecklenburg and surrounding counties and the rest of Western North Carolina, along with Upstate South Carolina. The storms were part of the system that spawned tornadoes that killed at least 21 people in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky, NWS meteorologist Trisha Palmer told The Charlotte Observer. The system weakened as it moved east into the North Carolina mountains, she said. Nearly 5,000 Duke Energy customers were without power Saturday morning, mainly from the Morganton-Hickory area on west to Tennessee, according to the company outage map. Outages fell to 3,400 by 11:45 a.m. Saturday. Power was expected to be restored by about 4 p.m. to the several hundred customers without electricity in Mecklenburg County. No damage was immediately reported. Charlotte's airport experienced 238 flight delays and 56 cancellations by 2:30 p.m. Saturday, according tracking site Flight It wasn't known how many were weather-related. Delays included 116 outbound flights and 122 inbound. Charlotte remained mostly sunny with an expected high of 86 on Saturday. Skies should stay mostly sunny until Tuesday, when potentially stormy clouds are predicted, according to the 2:30 p.m. Saturday forecast. From 8 p.m. Tuesday until 2 a.m. Wednesday, Charlotte has a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, the forecast showed. Showers are likely after noon Wednesday, according to the NWS. Thursday and Friday should be sunny to mostly sunny. The NWS predicts highs of 86 on Sunday, 85 on Monday, 83 on Tuesday, 81 on Wednesday, 73 on Thursday and 74 on Friday.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
The Milky Way will soon be visible in NC. Here's how and when to see it
Stargazing North Carolinians are in luck this month – one of astronomy's most dazzling phenomena will be visible soon. During May 2025, the Milky Way, our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 light years, will be visible, according to Here's what to know about the unique solar occurrence happening this month. The best time to see the Milky Way will be from Tuesday, May 20 to Friday, May 30 between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m., according to That's the period between the last quarter moon and the new moon. You can find the galaxy easily by looking for the Summer Triangle, 'a shape formed by three bright stars,' that sits across the Milky Way, according to the site. 'If it's above the horizon, you have a good chance of spotting it,' the site says. 'Between May 20 and May 30, the Summer Triangle will be up in the east at midnight and higher in the southeast by 3 a.m. local time.' Most (80%) of Americans aren't able to see the Milky Way, says. That's because of light pollution, since the sky's brightness increased between 7% and 10% per year between 2011 and 2023, according to a study published in Science. If you want to see the Milky Way, you'll need to be as far away from light pollution as possible, says. You can use a light pollution map to help find darker spots that are better for ideal stargazing. The weather is expected to be mostly sunny during the day with highs in the low 80s on Tuesday, May 20 before cloudy skies come in that night and temperatures drop to the mid 60s in the Charlotte and Raleigh areas, according to the National Weather Service. Conditions should be the same in the western North Carolina, with temperatures in the low 60s that night and a slight chance of rain. Have a question about your community you'd like answered? Or maybe a tip or story idea you'd like to share? The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you. If you have a question about the Charlotte area, send The Charlotte Observer team a question by submitting questions to this form. If you have a question about Raleigh or a Triangle area community, send The News & Observer team a question by submitting questions to this form. Painful no-see-ums are back in NC. What to know about the tiny biting insect Squirrels love to chew car wires. Here's why (and how to make them stop)
Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Lottery player hits the jackpot while visiting RV park in Florida. Here's where
Florida Lottery player hits the jackpot while visiting RV park in Florida. Here's where The Fantasy 5 ticket is worth $111,834.05, Florida Lottery officials say. dneal@ Someone who may have only been passing through Florida bought a jackpot-winning lottery ticket at one of the state's many RV parks, according to the Florida Lottery. That means the lucky player may not have stuck around to find out the game's results. It's a Fantasy 5 ticket and the winning numbers were 11-12-20-27-29. The evening drawing was Tuesday, May 6, and the ticket is worth $111,834.05. Yes, you read that correctly, the prize includes five cents in change. The winner bought the ticket at Camp-A-Wyle, a recreational vehicle and mobile home park in Weeki Wachee, about a 55-mile drive north from Tampa. The camp has residential and rental lots for RV enthusiasts. Winners in Florida Lottery drawings have 180 days to collect their prizes, the state says. (It's 60 days for scratch-off games.) Fantasy 5 lets players pick five numbers between 1 and 36 in hopes of matching drawings that occur twice daily. Another option is to have the game pick the numbers for you. Tickets start at $1 and the overall odds of a top prize are 1 in 376,992. Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families. If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website. MP Mark Price The Charlotte Observer Go to X Go to Facebook Email this person 704-358-5149 Mark Price is a National Reporter for McClatchy News. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology.
