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Ralph Heath teaches a course for the USGS Water Resources Division Training School in 1970.

Life Stories: Because of Ralph Heath’s work, clean water flows for millions

Raleigh hydrologist Ralph Heath used his expertise to better his community in countless ways. Millions...

UNC researchers recently published a paper in Current Biology in which they explained that female sea turtles use changes in the Earth’s magnetic field to guide them as they return – sometimes from thousands of miles away – to the place they hatched to lay eggs.

UNC research yields clues about how sea turtles get back home

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers show changes in magnetic waves may indeed affect loggerheads’ egg...

Sports

Roy Williams, left, and Mike Krzyzewski, meeting after Duke took a win over UNC in their 2011 meeting in Durham.

Jacobs: Krzyzewski, Williams lead ACC trend toward senior coaches

There are not as many seniors playing ACC men’s basketball as there used to be, but there are more seniors than ever working the sidelines. Six of 15 conference head coaches are age 62 or older, a notable spike in life experience that mirrors... 36 minutes ago

Local/State News

Neighbors are upset about a developer’s plan to build a Publix grocery store near Falls of Neuse and Dunn roads.

Publix plan in flux as developer changes North Raleigh grocery proposal

Heeding neighborhood criticism, the developer Morgan Property Group will submit major modifications to its controversial plan to build a grocery store in North Raleigh. It’s unclear whether Publix will continue its involvement with the Dunn...

Business

FILE - This Sept. 7, 2011, file photo, shows the exterior of MeadWestvaco's corporate headquarters in downtown Richmond, Va. Rock-Tenn and MeadWestvaco are joining to form a $16 billion packaging company. The company, which has not been named as of Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, will have combined sales of $15.7 billion and its board will include eight directors from Rock-Tenn and six directors from MeadWestvaco.

MeadWestvaco, Rock-Tenn join to form $16B packaging behemoth

Rock-Tenn and MeadWestvaco will join forces to create a $16 billion global packaging company, driving down its own costs and possibly gaining the scale to better dictate prices. 15 minutes ago

Politics

Secret Service officers search the south grounds of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. A device, possibly an unmanned aerial drone, was found on the White House grounds during the middle of the night while President Barack Obama and the first lady were in India, but his spokesman said Monday that it posed no threat.

Small drone crashes at White House complex, origin unclear

A small drone flying at low altitude crashed into the White House complex before dawn Monday, the Secret Service said. President Barack Obama was not at home and the White House said it did not pose a security threat. 10 minutes ago

Fired Capitol Police chief settles with state
Boehner's State of Union survival tip: Stare at Obama's head 10 minutes ago
Senators: More special ops troops may be needed in Mideast 3 hours ago
Petition seeks reinstatement of UNC system president Tom Ross 16 minutes ago

Nation/World News

People walk through the snow on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Chicago. A storm system diving out of the Midwest has the potential to slowly coat from Philadelphia up to Massachusetts and Maine with snow beginning late Sunday night into Monday and intensifying greatly well into Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.

Northeast braces for a wicked Nor'easter winter storm

The Nor'easter is threatening the Northeast with heavy snow and powerful winds. Airlines were preparing to shut down operations, with thousands of flights cancelled. 1 hour ago