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Cats · VirginiaFrancine the calico cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks, hitching a ride on a truck that turned up at a sister facility in another state. Two employees from a Lowe’s in Richmond made the 90-minute drive early Monday to pick up Francine, who disappeared in September and recently was discovered at the company’s distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina. She was back on the job Tuesday, playing …See the Story
Purrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state
62% Center coverage: 91 sources

Influenza · North CarolinaRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The first death of the 2025-26 flu season in North Carolina was announced by the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday. According to the NCDHHS, an adult in the western part of the state died during the first week of October due to complications from the flu.
RELATED: Triangle doctors say several respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and flu, currently going around State officials declined to release…See the Story
First flu death of 2025-26 season announced in North Carolina: NCDHHS
80% Center coverage: 10 sources

Pennsylvania · PennsylvaniaNEW YORK (PIX11) – A powerful autumn cold front swept through the tri-state area Wednesday morning and will play a key role in fueling a developing coastal storm off the North Carolina coastline by Friday night. That storm will linger into Monday night of next week.
NYC forecast and PIX11's Weather Center Saturday will mark a pivotal turning point in the forecast as a strong pocket of upper-level energy dives out of southern Canada and mer…See the Story
High-Impact Coastal Storm to Slam the East Coast This Weekend
100% Center coverage: 9 sources