MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1933, Congress established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to provide jobs for young, unemployed men during the Great Depression. North Carolina had 66 CCC camps that employed nearly 14,000 men in 47 counties, with Camp John Rock in Pisgah National Forest being one of the first.

Today, you'll learn about Blackbeard and basketball court battles in Top Stories. On that note, congratulations to the Duke men's basketball team for advancing to the Final Four and the Duke Women for making it as far as the Elite Eight.

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Wild Weather Could Dampen Wildfires

A line of thunderstorms moving through the region today could produce severe weather, including tornadoes, and may help dampen North Carolina's wildfires, though it won't bring enough rain to put them out.

As of Saturday night, the Table Rock Fire, which originated in South Carolina, had expanded to cover 12,000 acres and officially breached into Transylvania County, where 758 structures remain under a mandatory evacuation.

Other fires still burning include the 1,200-acre Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Haywood County (20% contained as of Saturday) and the 1,390-acre Alarka Five Fire in Swain County (18% contained as of Saturday).

In Polk County, the Black Cove Fire had burned 3,500 acres and was 35% contained and the Deep Woods Fire had burned 3,970 acres and was 32% contained as of Saturday afternoon. Evacuations there continue to be assessed by county officials.

State Battles Blackbeard Suit

Lawyers for the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources want federal appellate judges to throw out a copyright lawsuit over images linked to Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge.

The case originated when Frederick Allen and his company, Nautilus Productions, sued the state in 2015 over the alleged unauthorized use of images and videos Allen took while the state recovered material from the ship. In 2020, the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously in favor of the state.

U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle, however, allowed Allen to amend his complaint to assert that the state's alleged copyright infringement also violated the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause. State attorneys now want the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to send the case back to Boyle with instructions to "dismiss and close" it.

Duke Men Advance to the Final Four

Top-seeded Duke men's basketball breezed through an Elite Eight matchup against Alabama Saturday night, winning 85-65 to advance to their first Final Four under coach John Scheyer and 18th overall. The Blue Devils will face Houston in the semifinals on April 5 in San Antonio, Texas.

Meanwhile, the No. 2 seed Duke women's basketball team defeated in-state rival UNC Friday with a 47-38 Sweet 16 win to advance to an Elite Eight matchup against No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday. However, the Blue Devils fell short of the Final Four, losing 54-50 to the Gamecocks.

No. 3 seed LSU eliminated No. 2 seed NC State in Sweet 16 play Friday with an 80-73 win over the Wolfpack.

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➤ Statewide: State Treasurer Brad Briner announced a 12-week agreement between his office and OpenAI to modernize systems and streamline data processes. (More)

➤ Fayetteville: The wife of Green Beret Clint Bonnell was arrested Friday and charged with murder and concealing a death in connection with the disappearance of her husband, whose remains were recovered in a body of water 3 miles away from their home. (More)

➤ Pitt County: A new law enabled State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby to remove Judge Marvin Blount from his position as the county's senior superior court judge. Newby based his decision on the need to "go in a different direction." (More)

➤ Cape Hatteras lighthouse contractors discovered corrosion and cracking of most support brackets and the tension ring that ties the brackets together, likely delaying the years-long renovation project. (More)

➤ Chapel Hill: Photos were released of State Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin wearing Confederate military garb in front of a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order at UNC-Chapel Hill in the early 2000s. (More)

➤ Raleigh: Organizers of Tesla Takedown held their sixth protest Saturday at a dealership on Glenwood Avenue, calling it their largest yet. (More)

➤ Outer Banks: NC State researchers are surveying Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders as part of an ongoing study on how residential connections and preferences for adaptation strategies may reduce storm-related floods. (More)

➤ The Charlotte Hornets have ruled out star guard LaMelo Ball for the remainder of the NBA season after undergoing procedures on his wrist and ankle to address ongoing issues. (More)

➤ The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night with a 4-1 victory. Hurricanes rookie Jackson Blake recorded his first-ever three-point night in the contest. (More)

➤ North Carolina expects to have collected $131.3 million in taxes from sports betting for the first full year of operations through March 10, far exceeding General Assembly estimates. (More)

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➤ A UNC Health and Duke Health settlement related to a certificate-of-need dispute in Durham County will result in the construction of a new 102-bed hospital in Cary, expected to open around Jan. 1, 2032. (More)

➤ Wolfspeed shares plummeted Thursday and Friday following the company's announcement of a new CEO and questions over the fate of $1.75 billion in federal grants and tax incentives. (More)

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➤ A burial site for at least 481 enslaved people at Historic Brattonsville in York County is now open Tuesday through Saturday to the public, free of charge. (More)

➤ A descendant of a Hatteras Island family discovered 47 years' worth of journals kept by an early 1900s woman who lived on Pine Island in Corolla, inspiring her to publish a book of photos, recipes, and stories about the women of the island. (See Details)

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Friday's Results:

Should the governor or state auditor have the authority to appoint the elections board?

Neither: 34%
Governor: 23%
No opinion: 22%
State auditor: 21%

What family sold almost 87,000 acres to the federal government so it could become part of the Pisgah National Forest?

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