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Saturday, October 27, 2025
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cool and dry high pressure lingers over the region today with below normal temperatures sticking around, and dry conditions in Macon County are expected to persist through the middle of next week. A coastal low is expected to develop off the Southeast United States and lift northward towards the Outer Banks this weekend. This system may bring rain to the western North Carolina Piedmont and eastern South Carolina Upstate this weekend before dry conditions return next week. A warming trend develops from Sunday into Tuesday, with above-normal temperatures returning after Saturday.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
...TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
...SATURDAY....Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
...SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
...SUNDAY....Sunny. Highs around 70.
...SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
...COLUMBUS DAY....Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
...MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
Franklin Town Council - October 2025 | Macon Media
• Sen. Thom Tillis calls for DOJ to investigate Cherokee cannabis industry [NC Newsline]
• Cherokee chief defends tribe's cannabis sales against Sen. Tillis's illegal activity claim [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Franklin candidates weigh in on local issues [Smoky Mountain News]
2025 Franklin Forward Candidate Forum | Macon Media
• Stein continues push for mental health aid focused on public safety [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Top NC Democrats and Republicans call on Rep. Cecil Brockman to immediately resign [Raleigh News and Observer]
• SNAP, WIC benefits will continue through October despite government shutdown, NCDHHS says [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Israelis gather in Hostages Square to celebrate news of Gaza peace deal | Sky News
Palestinian Americans react to ceasefire: Chicago's community is hopeful and sceptical | Al Jazeera
• Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried? [BBC News]
• Belgium PM was target of foiled jihadi attack plot [DW News]
• Trump boosts Argentina's Milei with $20 bn economic lifeline as US buys pesos [France 24]
Russo-UKraine War
Nord Stream explosion case: Ukrainian suspect's extradition to Germany not in Poland’s interest | TVP World News
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1324: Russia’s war machine shows cracks as Ukraine hits oil infrastructure, strategic reserves dwindle [Euromaidan Press]
• Trump suggests throwing Spain out of NATO [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Press review: Ukraine plans Tomahawk strikes on Russia and Canada may join Baltic clash [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 09, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
New York attorney general Letitia James indicted | NBC News
• 24 hours outside ICE: What is really going on in Portland [KATU-TV (Portland, OR)]
• Civil war threatens to tear Charlie Kirk’s group apart after Candace Owens airs activist’s private frustrations over Israel... and sends insiders scrambling [Daily Mail (UK)]
• New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge [The Hill]
• FACT FOCUS: Trump paints a grim portrait of Portland. The story on the ground is much less extreme [AP News]
• List of federal shutdowns [Wikipedia]
• New York AG Letitia James' indictment sparks sharp partisan divide [Fox News]
• Tariffs Are Way Up. Interest on Debt Tops $1 Trillion. And DOGE Didn’t Do Much. [Wall Street Journal]
• Trump Renews Threats With Congress Mired in a Shutdown Brawl [Yahoo Finance]
• CNBC Daily Open: He who controls the rare earth metals, controls tech’s future [CNBC]
New York AG Letitia James Indicted on Fraud Charges | Balance of Power Late Edition 10/09/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (10-9-25): Israel & Hamas agree to ceasefire, hostage release; NY AG James indicted | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 9, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Oct. 9, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Science and Technology News
Musk takes aim at Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' competitor | WIRED x Tech Report
• More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys [Nature]
• Ubuntu 25.10 is Out: Here Are the Biggest Changes You'll Notice [FOSS NEWS]
• How one scientist's wide-eyed dream of giant space cities was crushed by reality [Space.com]
• People’s Trust in the CDC Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Cratered, Poll Shows [Gizmodo]
• Musk’s X posts on ketamine, Putin spur release of his security clearances [Ars Technica]
• 'Long Live the King': Bitcoin Billionaire Arthur Hayes Predicts the BTC 4-Year Cycle Is Over [Decrypt]
• Telegram’s Durov: We’re ‘running out of time to save the free internet’ [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, October 10, 2025
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