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Lightning Strike Sparks House Fire In Clayton
CLAYTON – Heavy rain and pounding lightning resulted in at least one Johnston County house fire, Tuesday evening. A bolt of lightning struck a home with a loud “boom,” family members reported, on White Ash Drive off NC 42 East, in Flowers Plantation. The lightning started a...
IPS IN 5: Pack Adds Offensive Firepower And More Length On The Wing
NC State now has five players between 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-7 on the roster with the addition of Flossmoor (IL) star Bryce Heard, which should give the Pack more offensive firepower and defensive versatility on the wing. To listen to this content, you must be a Inside Pack Sports Premium subscriber.
Hannah Aspden set to make a splash again at the Paris Paralympics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While the 2024 Olympic Games kick off with the opening ceremony on July 26, this year's Paralympics are set to begin a bit later -- and one North Carolina athlete is set to make a splash yet again then. Hannah Aspden has qualified again to swim...
HBCU Recommitted to Athletics in Light of Accreditation Reversal
Saint Augustine's University has won its accreditation battle and is now turning its focus back to athletics. The post HBCU Recommitted to Athletics in Light of Accreditation Reversal appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Body found during search for missing swimmer at Neuse River Wednesday morning
RALEIGH, N.C. — UPDATE: July 24 at 1:08 p.m.: A body has been found in the search for a swimmer who went missing near Raleigh Beach along the Neuse River in east Raleigh. Crews will continue their search Wednesday morning for a swimmer who went missing near Raleigh Beach along the Neuse River in East Raleigh, according to WRAL.
Doctor fired from Duke for resisting DEI agenda says majority of colleagues agree
Duke University Hospital was named one of the best hospitals in America last week in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 “Best Hospitals” rankings, but a doctor who was recently fired from Duke for openly criticizing the hospital’s internal politics is speaking out. Dr. Kendall...
ECU basketball gearing up for offseason trip to Bahamas
East Carolina's new-look basketball team under third-year head coach Michael Schwartz has been grinding away inside the Smith-Williams Practice Facility and Minges Coliseum for the vast majority of this offseason, but the Pirates will soon embark on a unique journey to close out their summer ahead of the fall semester.
Environmentalists grateful for appellate win over chemical industry giant
(The Center Square) – Health advisories issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about the risks of chemicals produced at a North Carolina plant on the Cape Fear River are lawful and not reviewable by a court. In a ruling by three judges Tuesday at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, Justice Arianna Freeman wrote, “The health advisory provides guidance, but it imposes no obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions. The health advisory also does not give rise to any ‘direct and appreciable legal...
Avelo Airlines announces expansion at Wilmington International Airport
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Avelo Airlines has unveiled plans for the largest expansion in its history, announcing exclusive nonstop service from Wilmington International Airport to Fort Myers’ Southwest Florida International Airport and Hartford’s Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. The flights are set to launch this...
Peach House Vernon Ave to close July 25th, new location at Lenoir Crossing opens soon
The popular local eatery Peach House is set to expand with a second location at Lenoir Crossing on Airport Road, near the hospital in Kinston. The current location at 412 W. Vernon Avenue will close tomorrow, July 25, 2024, as the business prepares to transition to the new site. Joni...
Green fundraising outpaces Morrow in superintendent race
(The Center Square) – Democrat Mo Green is raking in the donations in North Carolina’s election race for superintendent of public instruction. Green raised more than six times the amount of Republican opponent Michele Morrow in the second fundraising quarter. “Mo has made history in North Carolina: No other candidate for state Superintendent of Public Instruction has raised even close to this much before,” said Misti Williams, Green’s campaign manager,...
Bob Brinson nominated to complete Senator Jim Perry's term, awaits governor's nod
New Bern Alderman Robert "Bob" Brinson Jr. has been nominated by the Republican 2nd Senatorial District Committee to serve the remainder of Senator Jim Perry's unexpired term in the North Carolina State Senate. Brinson's nomination is now headed to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Due to State Statutes, Brinson is...
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