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As the weather starts to turn cooler, we start to think about those fall festivals and events. We want to continue to do our part to highlight the great things that are going on in our local communities and with that thought in mind, in today's Talk of the Town Segment we highlight the big night coming up tomorrow in Garner as Chris Edwards visit with Sergeant Pena from the Garner Police Departmen...

As the weather starts to turn cooler, we start to think about those fall festivals and events. We want to continue to do our part to highlight the great things that are going on in our local communities and with that thought in mind, in today's Talk of the Town Segment we highlight the events coming up in Wake Forest this fall with Mayor Vivian Jones who joins Chris Edwards.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are back in action this Saturday as they welcome Georgia Tech to Kenan Stadium with kick-off slated for noon. Our coverage on WPTF begins at 10:00 and with Chris Edwards to preview the contest is the Voice of the Tar Heels, Jones Angell.

Hurricane Helene brought devastation to many parts of Western North Carolina and took out production to a number of business that call Western North Carolina home, leaving long lasting impacts that might still be unknown. One of those companies that have a home in Western North Carolina is Sibelco which has a quartz mine in Spruce Pine that was impacted by the storm, with Chris Edwards to talk abo...

Doctors at Duke University Hospital have played a key role in a remarkable medical breakthrough. Donavon Harbison, an Alamance County resident diagnosed with heart failure, recently became the second person in the world to receive a total artificial heart. The device allowed him to regain enough strength to successfully undergo a heart transplant. With Chris Edwards to discuss this breakthrough fu...

Wake County Schools has grown to over 160,000 students making the Wake County School System larger than the entire public school system in eight states. WakeEd Partnership was created in 1983 and their goal is to engage, inform and mobilize the business community and community at large in collaboration with Wake County Public Schools to provide every student with excellent educational opportunitie...

As the weather starts to turn cooler, we start to think about those fall festivals and events. We want to continue to do our part to highlight the great things that are going on in our local communities and with that thought in mind, in today's Talk of the Town Segment we visit with Kaleb Harmon with the Town of Zebulon to discuss the great things they have coming up this fall.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida on Wednesday night as a Category 3 Hurricane with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour bringing those winds, heavy rains and the possibility of devastating storm surge. With Chris Edwards to provide a first hand account of Hurricane Milton and its impacts is Brian Freeman.

With less than one month until North Carolinians go to the polls there are a number of state-wide races that will impact the council of state. One of those races that is on the ballot this fall is for Labor Commissioner, and with Chris Edwards to discuss his candidacy for the position is Braxton Winston.

We continue to follow the impact of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina where the cleanup is just beginning after devastating flooding and other damage. With Chris Edwards is North Carolina 5th District Congresswoman Dr. Virginia Foxx.

Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Western North Carolina and as many begin to pick up the pieces, there is now a back-and-forth going on over a proposed insurance rate increase. Representatives for both the Department of Insurance and the North Carolina Rate Bureau continue to meet to arrive at a settlement. With Chris Edwards to discuss is North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, Mike Causey.

While we have been focused on the rescue and recovery from Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, the race for the White House and other state-wide races have still pressed on with less than a month away from election day, we drop ourselves back into the political realm to get a peek into what we've missed and what comes next Chris Edwards visits with Meredith College Political Science Profes...

Western North Carolina continues to deal with the fallout out from Hurricane Helene as Hurricane Milton is barreling toward the West Coast of Florida which is expected to take a direct hit from a major Hurricane. With Chris Edwards to discuss how these storms might impact the Presidential Race is a senior at NC Central and a DNC Delegate Devin Freeman.

We are less than a month away from Election Day and the race for the White House has entered the home stretch with both sides seeing North Carolina as a key state this November. With Chris Edwards to offer perspective on the race is GOP National Spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko.

As Western North Carolina continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, our state is preparing to go to the polls and cast their votes. Obviously there are some challenges for those in the western part of our state as it relates to voting and that is a job that has been tackled by the State Board of Elections. With Chris Edwards to talk about their plan to ensure safe and fair voting while also prev...

We are just over a month away from election day and a number of down ballot races that will be decided this November which includes a number of state house and state senate races. With Chris Edwards to discuss their candidacy for State Senate in District 13 is Scott Lassiter who joins us in studio.

Just over a week after Hurricane Helene devastated many parts of the southeast, a major storm is brewing the Gulf of Mexico and Hurricane Milton is expected to bring major impacts to the west coast of Florida later this week. With Chris Edwards to talk more about Milton and its impacts is Nick Petro, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

NC Child was founded in 1983 as the NC Child Advocacy Institute. They supported the creation of Smart Start and the establishment of the Child Fatality Task Force. In 2014, a merger with the Covenant for North Carolina’s Children led to what is today NC Child. Since then, NC Child has made an impact working to end corporal punishment, keeping teens out of adult hails, improving the lead poisoning...

We are just over a month away from election day and a number of races on the ballot will have an impact on the Council of State in North Carolina. One of those races that will be decided in November is the Superintendent of Public Instruction where Michele Morrow is running, Mrs. Morrow joined Chris Edwards studio to talk about the race and her candidacy.

We continue to follow the recovery and clean-up following Hurricane Helene which devastated Western North Carolina. With Chris Edwards to talk through the recovery efforts and how the folks in Western North Carolina begin to move on is North Carolina Senator Ted Budd.

We continue to follow the recovery and clean-up following Hurricane Helene which devastated several states but hit Western North Carolina very hard. With us now to talk through the recovery efforts, the work they are doing and what the prospect looks like moving forward is FEMA Assistant Secretary Daniel Watson.

According to the latest jobs report released last week the US added 254,000 new jobs, that marks the 45th consecutive month the economy seen a jobs increase but could that streak be at risk and what did the jobs report really mean? Chris Edwards get perspective now from CBS Business Analyst, Jill Schlesinger.

Today marks one year since the deadly attack by Hamas on Israel and now, 365 days later many are concerned about the widening regional conflict with Chris Edwards to discuss the ongoing conflict in the region is CBS News Correspondent, Robert Berger.

We are approaching one month until election day and the race to get out the vote, the message and sway the undecided voters is in the home stretch, with Chris Edwards to talk more about this election cycle is Sloan Duvall, President of the UNC Young Democrats.

Airlines helping out those affected by hurricane Helene, a seat stealer, and more. All in Chris Edwards weekly conversation with Jay Ratliff.