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State police: Summit hotel shooting started as fight over not staying at a bar
A North Carolina man who stopped in Erie during a motorcycle road trip late last week reportedly got angry with his hotel roommate because the roommate wouldn't stay out with him at a local bar, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Investigators allege the man threatened to kill his roommate...
17-year Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes veteran announces his retirement
Brett Sutter, who has played 17 seasons in the Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes organizations, has announced his retirement. Sutter played 1,090 American Hockey League games and 60 NHL games over his 17-year career. He picked up 198 goals and 265 assists in the AHL, as well as two goals and eight assists in the NHL.
Terminal 2 briefly evacuated at RDU after smoke detector activated
Terminal 2 at Raleigh-Durham International Airport was evacuated Tuesday after the smoke detector was activated. Before 8 a.m., WRAL News received reports of the airport being evacuated. At 8:20 a.m., a spokesperson from RDU released the following statement:. "Some passengers were evacuated briefly from Terminal 2 after a smoke detector...
Raleigh apartment catches fire twice in a matter of hours
A building went up in flames again hours after firefighters put one out at the same location.The fire broke out over the apartment office on Donald Ross Drive across from Raleigh Country Club.No one was injured in the fires.Most of the back of the building and the roof line are gone.A cause of the fire has not been released.SEE ALSO: Aetna set as NC worker health care as Blue Cross will not appeal judge's ruling
BackStreet Music Festival set for August 3 in Wallace
WALLACE, N.C. (WECT) - The BackStreet Music Festival in Wallace invites the community to experience gospel, R&B, gogo band, jazz and country music on Saturday, August 3. You’re encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, shades and a hat with your family for the day to celebrate. The festival will...
Daniels closes door on career in lodging
SMITHFIELD — Hank Daniels has spent his life in and around hotels. It started as a kid. “My father had some hotels in Wilson, and that’s where we lived for a long time,” Daniels said of the Wilson County city known then for its tobacco market. “He was a very good investor as far as acquiring property and acquiring and […] The post Daniels closes door on career in lodging first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
College Road Shopping Center Sells For $8.5M
Investors on Friday bought a 48,000-square-foot shopping center in Wilmington for $8.5 million. The center, University Square Outlet Mall at 806 S. College Road, is home to New Saigon International Market, Apple Annie’s Bake Shop, Long Island Eatery and Wilmington Furniture & Mattress Co., among others. Cary-based AM Real...
‘He set the standard’: State title-winning Westover coach Gene Arrington remembered
Former state title-winning Westover girls basketball coach GeneArrington died this past weekend after years of health issues, and the passing of the Wolverines legend has the entire city mourning the loss, according to Westover High School principal Dr. Vernon Lowery. Born in Greene County and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, Arrington...
Sheetz Opens First Wilmington, North Carolina-Area Convenience Store
Sheetz opened its first location in the Wilmington, North Carolina, area on July 9. The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based convenience-store chain’s new store is located at 17000 U.S. Highway 17, Hampstead, North Carolina. This is Sheetz’s southernmost c-store in North Carolina. Others in the state are located near Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Durham...
‘Battle on the Beach’ Winner Revealed: Season 4 Finale Recap
HGTV’s hit show “Battle on the Beach” season 4 is officially in the books. After six weeks of competition, the three teams of designers were given one final chance to finish the exteriors and add the finishing touches to their coastal Oak Island, North Carolina homes before the final judging. The stakes couldn’t be higher for the three mentors — Taniya Nayak, Ty Pennington, and Alison Victoria — as each of them has won one previous season, making the season 4 victor the first to two.
STAR Communications Awarded CAB Grant to Supply Fiber Optics in Rural North Carolina
July 15, 2024 – Clinton, North Carolina – StarVision Inc., (dba STAR Communications), a local broadband cooperative headquartered in Clinton, North Carolina, is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) and Cumberland County from the Connecting America Broadband (CAB) initiative. This grant will fund the deployment of a fiber-optic infrastructure in rural areas of Cumberland County, North Carolina, significantly enhancing internet connectivity and access for underserved communities.
Fight between coach, umpire ruins Little League game in Wilson
Video captured at a Monday night Little League game shows a fight between the plate umpire and a coach that bystanders are calling an assault. The game was between two 12-and-under teams, Bull City Little League and Cherryville, in a state championship tournament at Wilson's Gillette Baseball Complex. During the...
After 2 alligator scares in weeks, NC beach town police warn about ‘aggressive’ gators
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WNCN) — Police at a North Carolina beach town have warned about “aggressive” nesting alligators after encounters with the dangerous reptiles twice in less than three weeks. Sunset Beach officers first reported the driver of a car was kept away from his vehicle on June 20 when an alligator was spotted lurking […]
Deputies: Corrections officer caught with cocaine
A North Carolina corrections officer and a Lee County man face a litany of drug charges following their arrests last week. Kenderick Antonio Womble, 52, and Gregory Wayne Baker, 47, were charged after sheriff’s deputies from Lee, Nash and Edgecombe counties conducted a July 9 traffic stop along U.S. Highway 1 near Deep River Road. Authorities say Womble was driving […] The post Deputies: Corrections officer caught with cocaine first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Cellphone usage in schools is a concern for parents, teachers: Are cellphone bans the right move?
Group pushes for Wake County school district-wide cellphone ban. As Wake County school leaders consider whether to ban mobile devices, several other school districts across North Carolina and the country have either implemented a policy of their own or are considering one. The group presenting the proposal is worried about...
Interactive Map: Which North Carolina counties have the highest and lowest life expectancies?
(WGHP) — There’s more than a 10-year difference between the North Carolina counties with the longest life expectancy and those with the shortest. Life expectancy is just one of the many data sets available in the North Carolina Data Portal. This online tool, a project of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services […]
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