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President Trump is heading to hurricane-battered North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles for the first trip of his second administration.

A fire station burned down in North Carolina, destroying a truck bound for California wildfires, officials said. The blaze ravaged Mills River Fire Department’s Station No. 2 early Friday, Jan. 17, according to a spokesperson for Henderson County, North Carolina.

To ensure your donation goes to a legitimate group doing relief work, you should: Avoid donating on the spot if you receive a phone call asking for money. If you want to donate by phone, you can visit the group’s website and call the phone number listed (or donate through the website itself).

Two rangers on patrol discovered an unusual, unprepared “climber” high on Mount Shasta — a goose, California officials reported. Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer found the goose about 10,000 feet high on the mountain in December, the U.S. Forest Service said in a Jan. 12 news release.

Mar 29, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins (22) celebrates with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) after scoring against the Charlotte Hornets during the first quarter at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-Imagn Images / Nell Redmond-Imagn Images

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom's leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California's response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

Dr. Pamela Wimbush will be the inaugural Dean of UIndy Online and the Sease Institute. Wimbush, who currently serves as associate dean of program success and organizational excellence at California State University, Sacramento, will begin at UIndy on Feb. 3, UIndy officials announced in a news release Tuesday.

A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east overnight, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m.

Bucknell at Boston U., 1 p.m. Marist at Canisius, 1 p.m. Siena at Iona, 1 p.m. UMBC at Vermont, 1 p.m. Michigan St. vs. Rutgers at New York, 1:30 p.m.

The region’s population boom shows no signs of slowing over the next couple of decades, according to new research from the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.