North Carolina
NWSL on ESPN Platforms Resumes with Seattle Reign vs. North Carolina Courage, Sunday at 10 p.m. ET
- First NWSL telecast on ESPN platforms in post-Paris 2024 matches featuring Olympians
- Megan Rapinoe’s jersey retirement, exclusively on ESPN+
- Futbol W with Ali Krieger and Alexis Nunes to air three 30-minute postgame shows live
The NWSL on ESPN platforms returns after the Paris Olympics 2024 break, during which 27 or so NWSL players earned winners’ medals—gold, silver, and bronze—for the final stretch of nine regular season matches across ESPN linear television and digital platforms. Led by the U.S. Women’s National Team Gold-winning players at Paris 2024, seven who featured on Brazil’s Silver-winning squad, and two who won Bronze with Germany, the NWSL had more than 55 players who represented 11 of the 12 national teams in the 2024 Olympics.
Sunday at 10 p.m. ET, the Seattle Reign-North Carolina Courage match will kick off the post-Olympics resumption of NWSL on ESPN platforms, live from Seattle’s Lumen Field on ESPN2, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes. The match will showcase six Olympians – Seattle’s Jordyn Huitema and Quinn (Canada), hosting Australia’s Cortnee Vine, Brazil’s Kerolin, Germany’s Feli Rauch, and USA’s Casey Murphy. Commentators Jenn Hildreth, Lianne Sanderson (English), Cristina Alexander, and Natalia Astrain (Spanish) will call the match.
Leading up to kickoff, ESPN+ will stream the Megan Rapinoe Jersey Retirement Ceremony live, beginning at 9:40 p.m. During the event at Lumen Field, Seattle Reign will honor Rapinoe’s career by retiring the soccer legend’s iconic number 15 jersey. Rapinoe becomes the first player in the team’s history to have their jersey retired.
A post-game edition of Futbol W with Ali Krieger and Alexis Nunes, the weekly studio program covering professional women’s soccer, will stream live on ESPN+, simulcast on ESPN2. Sunday’s Football W will be the first of three 30-minute postgame specials that will wrap the upcoming three NWSL on ESPN matches and look ahead to the post-Olympics season.
Top players from the USA-Brazil “Gold Medal Game” expected to feature across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes for the rest of the season will include U.S. Women’s National Team’s “Triple Espresso” – Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns), and Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars), Crystal Dunn, Rose Lavelle(NJ/NY Gotham FC), goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave), and more. Brazil’s silver medalists include Marta, Adriana, Rafaelle, and Angelina (Orlando Pride), Ludmilla (Chicago Red Stars), Kerolin (North Carolina Courage), and Tarciane (Houston Dash).
Post-Paris 2024 Olympics NWSL on ESPN Platforms Matches:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
| Sun, Aug 25 | 9:45 p.m. | Megan Rapinoe’s Jersey Retirement | ESPN+ |
| 10 p.m. | Seattle Reign vs. North Carolina Courage | ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes | |
| 12 a.m. overnight | Futbol W with Ali Krieger and Sebastian Salazar – Postgame Special | ESPN2, ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Sep 8 | 1 p.m. | NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Houston Dash | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| 3 p.m. (approx.) | Futbol W with Ali Krieger and Sebastian Salazar – Postgame Special | ESPN2, ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Sep 15 | 1 p.m. | Washington Spirit vs. Houston Dash | ESPN2, ESPN+ |
| 3 p.m. (approx.) | Futbol W with Ali Krieger and Sebastian Salazar – Postgame Special | ESPN2, ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Sep 22 | 1 p.m. | NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Utah Royals FC | ESPN2, ESPN+ |
| Sun, Oct 6 | 5 p.m. | Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit | ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
| Sun, Oct 13 | 5 p.m. | Utah Royals FC vs. Seattle Reign | ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
| Sun, Oct 20 | 5 p.m. | NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Orlando Pride | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
| Sun, Nov 3 | 3 p.m. | Chicago Red Stars vs. Kansas City Current | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
| Sun, Nov 3 | 5:30 p.m. | San Diego Wave vs. Racing Louisville FC | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
* Subject to Change
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North Carolina
NC to receive nearly $70M in FEMA funds, Madsion County manager says $14M hasn’t arrived
MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Senator Tedd Budd’s office announced nearly $70 million in public assistance FEMA funds for Helene recovery toward the North Carolina Department of Transportation, cities and counties.
Madison County Manager Rod Honeycutt created a color-coded spreadsheet of projects, both paid and unpaid. Honeycutt said he sends the spreadsheet to federal leaders’ offices, including Budd’s, regularly to ensure staff are aware of what’s not reimbursed.
Honeycutt estimates about $14 million in reimbursements from FEMA haven’t come through.
As for the $1.9 million just approved for Madison County’s emergency protective measures, including laborers, equipment reimbursement, Honeycutt said the county doesn’t have it yet.
NORTH CAROLINA TO RECEIVE $70M IN ADDITIONAL FEMA FUNDING AS NOEM FACES CRITICISM
“It’s coming back to our fund balance,” said Honeycutt. “And we know it will take six more weeks for it to get through the state and to the county.”
Honeycutt estimates that within six months, FEMA will resolve all reimbursements. He said debris removal jobs along the French Broad River have been delayed as FEMA continues to review the applications.
In Marshall, the town has leased store spaces on Main Street, along with signs advertising leasing available. But longtime resident, artist and business owner Josh Copus is optimistic that Marshall and its community will thrive once again. He acknowledged that FEMA funds and reimbursements to clean up have been an important part of the area’s recovery.
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“I would say our town is 50% fixed and our town was 100% destroyed, so 50% is pretty good,” Copus said.
The awards include:
- Biltmore Forest: $2.5 million for debris removal reimbursement.
- Buncombe County Sewage District: $1.57 million reimbursement for line repairs, vacuuming, line replacements and riverbank restoration.
- Old Fort: $1.15 million Westerman Street Waterline for potable water reimbursement.
- Mitchell County: $11.9 million for debris contractors, tipping fees and debris monitoring reimbursement.
- Buncombe County: $3.5 million toward labor costs for 836 laborers during and after Helene reimbursement.
- Asheville: $5.6 million for North Fork Treatment Plant repairs reimbursement.
- Lake Lure: $1.48 million for lake safety repairs reimbursement.
- Madison County: $1.9 million for emergency protective measures, including laborers, equipment reimbursement.
North Carolina
2026 primary turnout report released for eastern NC counties; see your county’s numbers
Here are the voter turnout numbers for the 2026 primary election, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Hyde County had the highest voter turnout, while Onslow County had the lowest turnout. Check out what the voter turnout in your county was below:
BERTIE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
31.85% (3,911 out of 12,280)
CARTERET COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
29.06% (16,543 out of 56,931)
CRAVEN COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
18.63% (14,119 out of 75,778)
DUPLIN COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
21.93% (6,981 out of 31,832)
EDGECOMBE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
18.16% (6,428 out of 35,396)
GREENE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
19.70% (2,147 out of 10,900)
HYDE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
37.27% (1,123 out of 3,013)
JONES COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
25.91% (1,805 out of 6,966)
LENOIR COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
16.73% (6,251 out of 37,371)
MARTIN COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
17.61% (2,858 out of 16,228)
ONSLOW COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
11.44% (14,816 out of 129,537)
PAMLICO COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
24.03% (2,446 out of 10,180)
PITT COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
15.71% (19,429 out of 123,705)
TYRRELL COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
30.49% (723 out of 2,371)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
28.66% (2,312 out of 8,067)
WAYNE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
21.49% (16,408 out of 76,358)
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 6:41PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina schools and businesses took part in a statewide tornado drill Wednesday morning as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
The National Weather Service led the drill at 9:30 a.m., broadcasting it on NOAA Weather Radio and the Emergency Alert System. Schools, workplaces and households across the state were encouraged to join in.
The National Weather Service didn’t issue a follow up alert to mark the end of the drill. Instead, each school or business wrapped up once they felt they had practiced the procedures thoroughly.
Wednesday’s drill also replaced the regular weekly NOAA Weather Radio test.
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