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Optimum and the History Channel host military appreciation event in New Bern
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - In one Eastern Carolina city, a cable system partnered with the History Channel to honor local American heroes. The event was on Sunday at New Bern’s Union Point Park. Optimum says it was a way to honor local veterans in New Bern and throughout...
Anti-Terrorism Training Conducted at U.S. Army Base Targeted Pro-Life Groups
An anti-terrorism training conducted at a U.S. army base identified several prominent pro-life groups as terrorist organizations. The presentation given at Fort Liberty in North Carolina, formerly Fort Bragg, labeled Naming Operation Rescue and National Right to Life domestic-terrorism organizations, citing their tactics, which include demonstrations and protest and sidewalk and crisis-center counseling, as typical of right-wing terror groups. The groups’ opposition to Roe v. Wade is another key indicator of terrorist activity, according to the training.
Jules Levanti ’25 becomes Elon’s first N.C. Space Grant Undergraduate Research Scholar
Jules Levanti ’25 started her collegiate journey studying finance – not even thinking about undergraduate research, let alone studying the universe. But three years later, Levanti is the first Elon University student to be named an Undergraduate Research Scholar by North Carolina Space Grant to further her research on dwarf galaxies.
VDH lifts portion of recreational water, fish consumption advisories for Meherrin River
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is lifting portions of the recreational water and fish consumption advisories issued in response to a chemical storage facility fire on July 6. The portion of the advisory being lifted is for a section of the Meherrin River that starts at Route 138 (Union Mill Road) flowing Southeast through the Town of Lawrenceville and the City of Emporia to the North Carolina state line.
Parents call for Wake principal's resignation after alleged abuse went unreported for 19 months
Within weeks of the 2022 fall semester, three staff members at East Wake High reported fellow teacher James Rencher to East Wake Principal Stacey Alston, according to recently leaked emails and letters given exclusively to WRAL News. It would take 19 more months before law enforcement was notified. On Oct....
Arrests Made In Dollar General Robbery
JOHNSTON COUNTY – Detectives with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two suspects in the armed robbery of Dollar General, at 10525 Cleveland Road, Garner. James Marcus Almond, age 50, of Gardner Road, Four Oaks and a 16 year-old juvenile are charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, and two counts of second degree kidnapping.
Report of missing child in Aberdeen deemed “unfounded”
A report of a missing child had first responders searching on the ground, and in the air, in the 300 block of North Sycamore Street on Tuesday morning. Members from the Aberdeen Police Department, Aberdeen Fire & Rescue, Moore County Sheriff’s Office, and Moore County Public Safety were on scene near the bridge over the creek close to Elm Street.
Lightning strike at Sanford Golf Course puts nearly half the carts out of commission
SANFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — Nearly half of the golf carts at Sanford Municipal Golf Course are temporarily out of commission due to a lightning event Sunday evening. According to the city, the course is currently operating with 26 of its 51 golf carts. As a result, those with late-morning tee times will likely not have access to a cart.
Chapel Hill struggles to redevelop a toxic coal ash mound
This report was originally published by Inside Climate News. No dog parks. No golf. No soccer or football. No child care centers, apartments or homes. No community gardens unless they’re in raised beds. The list of forbidden uses on 10 contaminated acres containing 46,000 tons of coal ash in Chapel Hill is nearly as long as what […] The post Chapel Hill struggles to redevelop a toxic coal ash mound appeared first on NC Newsline.
PARTICIPATION NUMBERS RISE: NCHSAA reveals significant overall growth in most sports
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association saw a 4.73 percent increase in overall participation during the 2023-2024 school from the previous year. Across all sports, 208,722 student athletes participated in NCHSAA sanctioned sports in 2023-24, up from 198,025 in 2022-23. This is based on information reported to the NCHSAA by its member schools. That figure is the highest since the 2013-14 school year when 214,046 student-athletes were participating in high school sports in North Carolina. It is also the third-highest in the 100-plus year...
Big Lots is closing 35-40 stores: Here's how many North Carolina stores are on the list
Big Lots, a chain of discount retail stores, is slated to close 35-40 stores this year with bankruptcy looming. Representatives have cited “elevated inflation” and decreased consumer spending in the decision. The chain joins others including Red Lobster, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year, Rite Aid, Bed Bath & Beyond and more in...
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