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New customers can earn up to $1,000 in bonus bets over a 10-day period when they use the Fanatics NC Sportsbook promo to create an account. You can make your first bet today when the Panthers play the Bills in the NFL preseason finale for both teams. With the Fanatics...
Photographer Daniel Pullen’s special homegrown art
Earlier this month, the N.C. Coastal Federation awarded local photographer Daniel Pullen with their Pelican Award for his volunteer work documenting the organization’s Hatteras Island Oyster Roast, litter cleanups, and oyster restoration events, as well as his advocacy describing the impact of shoreline erosion along the Outer Banks. The...
Precautionary swimming advisories remain at four Outer Banks locations
State recreational water quality officials have lifted most of the precautionary advisories against swimming issued due to Tropical Storm Debby, but four Dare County locations areas remain under swimming advisory due to bacteria levels that exceed safe swimming standards. Test results of water samples taken from these waters show bacterial...
NC Supreme Court declines to fast-track Governor Cooper's lawsuits over board appointment powers
North Carolina's highest court has decided it won't fast-track appeals of results in two lawsuits initiated by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper that challenged new laws that eroded his power to choose members of several boards and commissions.The state Supreme Court, in orders released Friday, denied the requests from Republican legislative leaders sued by Cooper to hear the cases without waiting for the intermediate-level Court of Appeals to consider and rule first on arguments. The one-sentence rulings did not disclose how individual justices voted on the petitions to bypass the cases to the Supreme Court. Cooper's lawyers had asked the court...
2 shot in Goldsboro, investigation underway
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) – The Goldsboro Police Department launched an investigation Saturday night after two men were shot in the 500 block of East Elm Street. According to a news release, Goldsboro Police received a Shotspotter alert and arrived on the scene around 10:30 p.m. Two men from Goldsboro, aged 29 and 38, had been […]
Annual fishing tournament honors former Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier employee
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - When Marc Morrison arrived at Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier Saturday, he only had one rod with him. He soon made sure to buy another one. The pier was hosting the 5th annual Donnie Wood’s Flounder Fishing Tournament, and with $10 entry fees per rod, Morrison, a friend of Wood’s, wanted to ensure he was helping support a good cause. Half of the proceeds from the event went to the Celebrate Recovery Outreach Association, which helps people struggling with substance abuse and other problems.
Traveling Monstrance makes visit to Williamston
The towns of Williamston, Colerain and Windsor were graced this past weekend by a Traveling Monstrance sponsored by Williamston’s Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The religious procession was held in conjunction with the Diocese of Raleigh’s Centennial Celebration that began in January 2024. The event was held in Windsor on Friday, Aug. 16, in Williamston on Aug. 17 and in Colerain at the migrant farm on Sunday, Aug. 18. The goal...
Gunman on the loose after man shot overnight near City Plaza in downtown Raleigh, police say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A man was sent to the hospital following a shooting in downtown Raleigh early Sunday morning, police said. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers responded at around 2:38 a.m. to a reported shooting on the 400 block of Fayetteville Street. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, police said.
Armando Bacot returns to UNC basketball court
Former North Carolina Tar Heels’ center Armando Bacot ended his career with the program after last season, spending five years in Chapel Hill. In that time, Bacot fell in love with the university and gave his blood, sweat and tears to the program, even playing hurt through a run to the national title game in 2022. As Bacot awaits what’s next in his life, the star returned to the court in Chapel Hill recently. Bacot was on the floor playing some games with his former teammates and new members of the program. And the Tar Heels’ social media account caught...
Former critics start to coalesce around Duke Energy’s plans for more gas, solar in N.C.
An array of critics came out swinging in January when Duke Energy first filed its plans in North Carolina for one of the largest fossil fuel investments in the country. But as the months have dragged on in the development of the company’s biennial carbon-reduction plan, some notable detractors have relented.
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