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Ayden-Grifton, D.H. Conley lead HSOT's preseason 252 volleyball area code rankings
HighSchoolOT has released its preseason volleyball rankings for the 252 area code. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes. Our 252 area code consists of these counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe,...
Vault Visit | People prep for tax free weekend
GREENSBORO, N.C. — WFMY News 2 turns 75 this year and we are opening the News 2 Vault. You might remember from 2002 to 2013, North Carolina shoppers enjoyed one weekend of tax-free shopping every year!. The discount applied to clothes, school supplies, computers and sports equipment. State leaders...
Boy who died at Outer Banks is 5th NC beach death this month in menacing rip currents
The boy's death on Saturday at Corolla Beach is the fifth on the North Carolina coast just this month amid dangerous rip currents that have prompted more than 200 rescues. Two of the confirmed rip current deaths happened at the Outer Banks.
Man brings gun into Lumberton clinic, shoots at officers, then kills himself, police say
LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) — A man brought a gun into a women’s health clinic in Lumberton Tuesday and shot and killed himself after allegedly firing at police officers, authorities said. Officers responded at about 3:30 p.m. to the Southeastern Health Women’s Clinic for a man, 35-year-old Brandon Graham, who allegedly had a gun in the […]
Pet Pals: 3-year-old retriever mix looking for forever home
BRUNSWICK COUNTY — This week’s Pet Pal is Cora, a 3-year-old retriever mix. Paws Place Rescue says says she is sweet lady who stole the hearts of everyone at the shelter. She knows basic commands and is housebroken. Cora is heartworm positive but is being treated. Paws Place...
NHC shifts the placement of potential tropical development, Includes more of Gulf of Mexico
Development of the system is not expected in the next two days, but over the next 7 days, there is a medium chance the wave could become a tropical depression this weekend or early next week, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said.
Demand for HCA to give up control of NC hospital grows: What ASCs need to know
The North Carolina attorney general's office is asking the state health department to deny HCA Healthcare's certificate-of-need application to add 26 acute care beds to its Asheville-based Mission Hospital. The move follows a recent effort to push Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest ASC operators, to give up...
North Carolina financial aid agency provides FAFSA help as priority deadline looms
Time is running out for college-bound students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), with the Aug. 15 priority date looming for those who may qualify for the state’s Next NC Scholarship. That’s why the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority — the state’s education financial aid agency — has hired 89 school counselors and college advisors to provide FAFSA support for North Carolinians this summer.
Pfizer to lay off 210 employees at N.C. manufacturing facilities
Pfizer will lay off approximately 210 employees at two of its facilities in eastern North Carolina. According to paperwork filed with the state, 150 workers at its Sanford manufacturing facility and 60 workers at its Rocky Mount facility will be let go. Each site has more than 3,000 employees. The...
‘I Am Not Resisting!’: North Carolina Cop Yanks 66-Year-Old Black Woman Out of Her Car and Pins Her on Wet Concrete Over a Parking Violation, Video Shows
Marilyn Jean Fields, a 66-year-old Black woman from North Carolina renowned in her community for her volunteer work, admits she violated the law when she […] ‘I Am Not Resisting!’: North Carolina Cop Yanks 66-Year-Old Black Woman Out of Her Car and Pins Her on Wet Concrete Over a Parking Violation, Video Shows
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