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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...
‘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...
UNC Freshman Surprisingly Ends up a Top Five Pick in Latest Mock Draft
North Carolina basketball will look very different next season. Dominant center Armando Bacot, experienced sharpshooter Cormac Ryan, and athletic forward Harrison Ingram will no longer be in Chapel Hill for the 2024-25 season. The Tar Heels relied on a solid recruiting class and the transfer portal to replace these players.
UNC Baseball: New Coached Recruits Boost Tar Heels’ Rebuilding Efforts
Former Liberty coach Scott Jackson resigns to join UNC Baseball, bringing recruit and transfer players to the Tar Heels as part of a reloading process, following the departure of key players to the MLB Draft after an Omaha run. Kane Kepley boasted a .332 batting average, .523 slugging percentage, and...
NCDHHS Celebrates Two Years of 9-8-8
The NC Department of Health and Human Services this week celebrates the second anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In the past two years, 988 crisis counselors in North Carolina have responded to nearly 190,000 calls, texts and chats, providing critical access to mental health and substance use crisis support. In its second year of service, the number of North Carolinians contacting 988 each month has nearly doubled.
NC Highway Patrol salutes NC State sports in goal of securing country's best-looking cruiser
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) has paired with NC State Athletics as it looks to earn the title of best-looking cruiser in the country. The American Association of State Troopers has kicked off the 2024 America’s Best-Looking Cruiser Contest and NCSHP is asking for your vote. The...
First Alert Forecast: risk of more drenching summer storms
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Rain has really come on across the Cape Fear Region in July: most spots have recorded between five and ten inches and there’s still a third of the month to go. Your First Alert Forecast keeps the active pattern rolling with chances for locally drenching showers and heavy storms of 50% for Sunday night, 60% for Monday, and 40% for Tuesday. Temperatures ought to remain seasonable with upper 80s and lower 90s common in the days; nights and showers will cool things down to the 70s.
Wilmington woman to run 'World's Toughest Foot Race' in Death Valley for the second time
A Wilmington woman is taking part in what has been deemed "The World's Toughest Foot Race."The invitation-only Badwater 135 Ultramarathon involves traveling 135 miles over three mountain ranges in less than 48 hours. Temperatures often exceed 120 degrees as it takes place in one of the hottest places on earth -- Death Valley.This won't be Emily Lyons' first rodeo; she completed the ultramarathon last year and is ready to give it another go.She trains by strategically spending countless hours outside during the hottest portion of the day."Often, I would run a couple (of) miles with my black hoodie on with...
Local Man Arrested On Multiple Drug Trafficking Charges, Stolen Vehicle Recovered
HILLSBOROUGH, NC – An Orange County man is facing a litany of trafficking and distribution charges after an Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigation and seizure of illegal drugs. Authorities arrested James Lorenzo Little, 35, of Ello Drive, on July 18 and served him with more than a dozen...
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