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Local organizations in ENC continue to raise awareness to human trafficking
GREENVILLE. N.C (WNCT) — With millions of human trafficking victims worldwide and here in Eastern North Carolina, local leaders are fighting for justice and raising attention to these issues. Organizations like NC Stop Human Trafficking are celebrating a new law passed that has made solicitation a felony, instead of a misdemeanor. With changes going on […]
‘If I could save one child, it’s worth it’: Mom who lost son to fentanyl poisoning speaks out at drug awareness event
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Fentanyl deaths are on the rise in North Carolina. More than 3,000 people died from the drug last year. Angela Hughes wants to change that. She organized a drug awareness event in Ocean Isle Beach on June 29, bringing together other parents who have lost their children along with nonprofits and staff from the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office.
Photo Gallery: The Lexington Flying Pigs host Davidson Local Night
Davidson Local joined the Lexington Flying Pigs recently for an evening of fun and local baseball. Davidson Local’s Publisher, Antionette Kerr had the pleasure of throwing out the first pitch for a game that was filled with excitement. Here is a photo gallery highlighting the evening. To follow the...
North Carolinians must earn more, work more to pay for modest apartments
North Carolinians must earn $3.61 more per hour and work more than they did in 2023 to pay for a modest apartment, according to a new National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) report. The coalition’s 2024 Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing report found that the 2024 “housing wage” for North Carolina is […] The post North Carolinians must earn more, work more to pay for modest apartments appeared first on NC Newsline.
Elderly woman found injured in North Carolina home with 40 'feral' wolf-dogs as man arrested
A man has been arrested after an elderly woman was found injured in his North Carolina home which he shared with 40 "feral" hybrid wolf-dogs. Melvin “Sonny” Berry, a North Carolina resident was found with 40 "feral" wolf-dogs and a severely "injured" elderly woman in a home described as "uninhabitable for people and dogs" by the County's deputies. He was arrested on June 24, facing charges of one count of felony domestic elderly abuse and neglect with serious injuries and one count of misdemeanor local ordinance charge, and 20 misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. He is now scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on July 23.
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