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South Durham Could See More Cubicles Along NC Highway 54
A developer wants to turn more than half an acre of residential land at NC Highway 54 and Dresden Drive into 6,000 square feet of office space. The property at 1414 NC Hwy. 54 is next door to professional offices at New Hope Court and across the highway from The Arium neighborhood and Hamilton Centre commercial space.
Raleigh Convention Center hosts ‘Saturday on South’ block party to get community input
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — City leaders are using the “Saturday on South” block party to get people’s input on expansion plans for the Raleigh Convention Center. “They’ve been inundated long lines of folks willing and excited about learning about our projects and engaging and share that feedback,” said Evan Raleigh, assistant city manager.
Man dies in workplace accident at Rocky Mount water treatment plant
A man died Sunday afternoon after falling into a pumping station at a water treatment plant in Rocky Mount. According to a representative for the city, the man was performing work on an electrical junction box around 6:15 p.m. at the water treatment plant on Leaston Road when he was shocked and fell into the water at the pumping station.
Sold on a Promise, Part 1: How cities across NC set aside $12M for housing the homeless and got nothing
“Sold on a Promise” is a special two-part investigative series jointly produced by BPR News, WFDD and CityView that explores the failed attempts of public-private partnerships to provide more than 500 units for homeless people in North Carolina. A “special sauce.” A “rare opportunity.” An endorsement from “very important...
Breaking Down Barriers: North Carolina’s Grassroots Fight Against HIV
Raymond Velazquez stood in the Asheville post office in a daze. Holding a letter from the blood bank in his hands, he read the lines of print over and over: HIV antibodies had been detected in his blood. He started to shake. Driving home, he fought to keep his grip...
North Carolina School Boards Association launches statewide campaign to support public education
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina School Boards Association recently launched a statewide ad campaign to build support for public schools, the organization said in a news release. The campaign, titled “Public Education Does the Public Good,” uses social media and billboard ads to spread NCSBA’s message that “healthy, well-funded public schools are good […]
Businessman: Vaping Being Taking Over by Big Tobacco
North Carolina – What started as an education bill in the state legislature was recently passed and signed into law by the governor but has little to do with education. Instead, it concerns the regulation of tobacco products, more specifically vaping products. “There is a huge public ‘fire storm’...
ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 41 Dwight Johnson Jr.
East Carolina is inside of 50 days of kickoff, when the Pirates take on Norfolk State inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Aug. 31 to begin the sixth year of the Mike Houston era in Greenville. To count down the days to kickoff, we will be utilizing the Pirates' football roster to help us, going in numerical order from the highest number on the roster to the lowest.
Emergency crews respond to overturned vehicle in Snow Hill
UPDATE (WNCT) — Snow Hill officials said the fuel spill had been contained following the accident on Kingold Boulevard Sunday morning. No one was seriously hurt, according to the Snow Hill Rural Fire Department. Traffic returned to normal around 12:30 p.m. SNOW HILL, N.C. (WNCT) – Snow Hill and Shine Fire Departments responded to a […]
Passengers safe after plane crash in Carteret Co.; Emergency officials responding
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Emergency officials are responding after a plane carrying two passengers crashed in Carteret County on Sunday. According to Carteret County Public Information Officer Nick Wilson, it happened around 7:30 pm near Merrell Farm Road off Highway 101 in Beaufort. He says the Carteret County Emergency...
Considered a 'divisive topic,' Brunswick's first inclusive playground put on hold
Efforts to bring about inclusiveness and accessibility to Southport were instead met with divisiveness and concern. Planning for what would be the first inclusive, accessible playground in Brunswick County has been put on hold after many residents have expressed concerns — not with the concept for the park, but for its proposed location.
USS Oklahoma Seaman laid to rest in Grifton after 83 years
GRIFTON, N.C. (WITN) - A Navy seaman was finally laid to rest after being unidentifiable for the past 83 years. On December 7, 1941, Japanese naval and air forces attacked Pearl Harbor, leaving thousands dead and many lost, including sailor Joseph C. Rouse. Dozens of people gathered at Riverside Christian...
NC man who could only afford one hearing aid gets 2 new ones as gift from Clayton doctor
A North Carolina audiologist gave a man the gift of sound thanks to a community give-back event.Dr. Melissa Palmer of Clayton Audiology has helped people with their hearing for more than two decades."I enjoy the ability to give the gift of sound through better hearing," said Dr. Palmer. "And for those with hearing loss who have either lost it over the years or have never really heard well, it is a really rewarding experience to see folks enjoying the sounds of life, whether it's communication, grandchildren, environment, birds singing."Her patient Gerald Hardee has struggled with his hearing and could only...
North Carolina basketball offers a top shooting guard in 2026 class
Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels are officially in the mix for five-star shooting guard Jordan Smith Jr. in the 2026 recruiting class. The Tar Heels handed out a pair of offers to 2026 recruits on Sunday night with Smith Jr. and Caleb Holt both announcing they had received one from North Carolina. As Davis and his staff are identifying their targets for the 2026 class, they are now in pursuit of these talented recruits. Smith Jr. is a 6-foot-3, 170-pound recruit who hails out of Fairfax, Virginia playing his high school basketball at Paul VI Catholic. He has a...
Tensions run high and chaos reigns at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in wake of global IT outage
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‘Lucky man’ walks away from fishing trip crash
An early morning fishing trip almost ended before it began for a Robbins man. Despite the circumstances, he was able to walk away from a single-vehicle accident outside of Eastwood around 5 a.m. on Sunday. The driver was the only occupant of the Ford SUV while traveling on Beulah Hill...
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