Lexi Donarski scored 19 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and North Carolina beat Oregon State 70-49 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Oregon State hung right with the North Carolina Tar Heels in the first half of their first-round women’s NCAA Tournament matchup Saturday. But then came the second half. No. 3 seed North Carolina took control and didn’t look back, going on to beat the 14th-seeded Beavers 70-49 at Carmichael Arena.

Scott Rueck's Oregon State Beavers earned their spot in the NCAA Tournament with an improbable run to a West Coast Conference Tournament title. This weekend, th

Firefighters in North and South Carolina were battling multiple wind-driven wildfires Monday in rugged terrain that complicated containment efforts, officials said. Hundreds of miles north, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service was battling a blaze in the Wharton State Forest.

The Oregon Department of Forestry sent 26 firefighters and two agency representatives for a two-week rotation in North Carolina.