A severe thunderstorm warning hit western North Carolina Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph, quarter‑size hail and frequent lightning near Fontana Lake.

An Albuquerque father reunited with his 14-year-old in El Paso after the boy vanished in June 2023. Authorities detained the mother after Border Patrol identified the teen at the border.

A two-vehicle crash at U.S. 290 and Old Kimbro Road in Manor left one man dead and a woman airlifted to a hospital; police say the cause is under investigation.