Monday, November 2, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1984, Velma Barfield of Cumberland County became the first woman in the nation executed by lethal injection, convicted of fatally poisoning her boyfriend with arsenic.

ACC men’s and women’s basketball action kicks off today. Learn more in Sports.

The clocks fell back this weekend, and almost nobody is happy about it. But ending the time change is harder than it sounds. America tried going without it once, and what happened that winter turned the whole country around in a matter of weeks. Fifty years later, the fight is back on, so how did we end up changing our clocks in the first place, and is this the year it finally stops? On today’s episode of Flyover Focus, we dig into the strange history of Daylight Saving Time, the 1974 experiment that changed everything, and the three ways this could all end. Tune in here!

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Midterm Polls Open Tomorrow

Midterm Election Day is Tuesday, and polls will be open across North Carolina from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Anyone in line by 7:30 p.m. can vote.

More than 2.6 million people, about a third of registered voters, had cast ballots through Friday, a pace more than 37% ahead of the 2022 midterms.

Every voter will see the U.S. Senate race and a U.S. House race, and all 170 General Assembly seats are up, along with three constitutional amendments: limits on local property tax increases, a 3.5% cap on the state income tax rate, and photo ID for all voters, including those voting by mail.

Bring a photo ID and vote at your assigned precinct. There’s no same-day registration on Election Day. You can find your polling place and sample ballot using the State Board of Elections’ Voter Search tool.

Mail ballots must reach your county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police Search NC State Sigma Nu House

Law enforcement executed a search warrant Friday at North Carolina State University’s Sigma Nu Beta Tau fraternity house amid an ongoing criminal investigation into hazing allegations.

Campus police, assisted by the State Bureau of Investigation and other agencies, searched during homecoming weekend.

The chapter is under interim suspension while the university reviews the claims under its student code of conduct. Allegations first surfaced earlier in the week, with an anonymous report describing physical abuse and forced consumption of substances. Details remain limited as the probe continues.

University officials stated they do not tolerate hazing and prioritize student safety, declining further comment to protect the investigation. Wake County prosecutors have indicated charges may follow. Sigma Nu’s national organization said it is cooperating fully.

Lighthouse Challenge Extended into Spring

The North Carolina Lighthouse Challenge has pushed its deadline to March 31, 2027, after a September nor’easter knocked many participants off schedule. More than 1,000 people have signed up to visit all 10 of the state’s lighthouses.

The free challenge, sponsored by the Northern Outer Banks for America’s 250th anniversary, sends participants to all 10 lights, from Currituck and Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke and smaller river beacons. Climbing isn’t required, but a photo at each stop is.

More than 40 people from seven states have already finished, earning a certificate and a free climb. A September nor'easter blew enough travelers off course that organizers tacked on three extra months.

The routes have been as varied as the coast. One family sailed much of it along the Intracoastal Waterway and Pamlico Sound, while another participant marked her birthday with a weeklong road trip, sleeping in a specially outfitted Jeep Wrangler.

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➤ Rodanthe: FEMA has awarded $793,000 plus $258,000 from North Carolina to acquire three erosion-threatened oceanfront homes, including one known as the Black Pearl, with no local funding required. (More)

➤ Bladen County: William Bryan Clark, 44, was charged with felony false bomb report after an email threatening to blow up the county courthouse was traced to his home with help from state investigators. A judge set his secured bond at $2 million. (More)

➤ Charlotte: The Charlotte Area Transit System put 60 blue-shirted fare ambassadors on the Blue Line light rail Friday to check tickets and curb fare evasion. It will expand to the Gold Line and buses next. (More)

➤ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella Patterson said the public may never see the racist text messages that led six officers to resign and a seventh to face a Civil Service Board review, saying personnel law limits what she can release. (More)

➤ Pisgah National Forest: Federal charges against MountainTrue biologist Josh Kelly for taking core samples from old trees in the forest’s Big Ivy area were dropped after he signed a Forest Service letter ordering him to stop research on agency land. (More)

➤ Statewide: North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr., who said in September he won’t seek re-election to his seat in 2028, has filed paperwork indicating he’s preparing to run for chief justice. Chief Justice Paul Newby’s term also ends in 2028. (More)

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➤ Wake Forest came in at No. 14 on this week’s AP poll. Tomorrow, the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year will be unveiled, giving a look into how close the Demon Deacons are to competing for a national title. (More)

➤ UNC men’s basketball landed five-star forward DeMarcus Henry, the No. 2 ranked high school prospect and the Tar Heels’ highest-rated recruit since 2019. (More)

➤ Several North Carolina ACC men’s basketball teams open their seasons tonight: Duke hosts Army at 6:30 p.m., North Carolina hosts Western Carolina at 7 p.m., NC State hosts Campbell at 7:30 p.m., and Wake Forest hosts Maryland Eastern Shore at 8 p.m. (More)

➤ No. 12 UNC women’s basketball opens the 2026-27 season today against No. 21 Oklahoma in the Oui Play game at Adidas Arena in Paris. Tipoff is at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. It’s UNC’s first regular-season game in France. (More)

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➤ The clocks fell back this weekend, and almost nobody is happy about it. But America tried ditching the time change once, and what happened that winter still haunts the debate today. (Tune In Here)

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➤ Trails Carolina, the shuttered Lake Toxaway wilderness-therapy camp, has been administratively dissolved by the state for failing to file its annual report. Its former landlord is suing for about $256,000 in unpaid rent and taxes, plus roughly $4.4 million in rent that would have come due through 2039. (More)

➤ Developers broke ground Thursday on Life Time Living’s $200 million, 20-story luxury fitness club and apartment tower, launching the second phase of DeWitt Carolinas’ billion-dollar Exchange Raleigh project in North Hills. (More)

➤ A 2024 state law lets billboard companies clear trees and vegetation up to 500 feet along state highway right-of-way to make signs more visible, without notifying neighbors. Charlotte homeowners and businesses say crews have stripped wooded buffers behind their properties, and they have little legal recourse. (More)

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➤ Port City Blitz, a three-day music festival, returns to Wilmington’s Waterline Brewing Nov. 6-8 with roughly five dozen local and regional bands across indoor and outdoor stages. (More)

➤ Five Asian small-clawed otter pups, four males and one female, were born Oct. 19 at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher to parents Milli and Binx, expanding the family to 10 healthy otters. (See Photos)

➤ NC State spotlighted the traditions that define its game days, from the “wolf hands” gesture introduced in 1975 and married mascots Mr. and Ms. Wuf, to homecoming dating back to 1916, parking lot tailgating, and the halftime passout that lets fans leave and return. (More)

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