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Pediatrician urges families to practice basic hygiene as students return to school
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The number of positive COVID-19 cases has more than doubled since July, according to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services wastewater monitoring, and rates remain elevated as kids prepare to head back to school. This month the CDC reported that 18% of COVID-19 tests...
Seahawks, Spartans Play to 1-1 Draw
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Junior Ayanna Parker's first goal of the season helped the UNCW women's soccer team earn a 1-1 draw in the Seahawks' home opener vs. UNC Greensboro on Sunday night at the UNCW Soccer Stadium. The Seahawks (1-0-1) continue their season-opening home swing on Wednesday at...
25-Year-Old Dylan Fogle Charged with 5 Serious Crimes After Allegedly Running Over Crowd with Truck in Tampa, FL (1 Death, 2 Critical Injuries)
North Carolina Man Dylan Fogle Charged After Deadly Truck Crash in Tampa. Dylan Fogle Faces Serious Charges for Fatal Incident at Tampa Strip Club. According to True Crime News, a 25-year-old man, Dylan Fogle, is in serious trouble after allegedly running over people with his truck in Tampa, Florida. On August 13, around 4:19 a.m., Fogle was kicked out of Emperors Gentleman Club for bad behavior. Witnesses say he returned and drove his truck into a group of people standing outside.
North Carolina Woman Mysteriously Dies At Haitian Vodou Retreat; Son Seeks Answers
Dana Jackson, a North Carolina woman, was scheduled to return from a Vodou spiritual retreat in Haiti on July 26, but her family members raised concerns when she failed to show up as expected. According to WCNC Charlotte, Timothy Jackson, Dana’s son, was already skeptical of his mother’s trip due to the unstable political environment and violence in Haiti, but his mother was adamant about becoming a Vodou priestess. “We talked and [she] told me she was fine once they got there … we would talk once a day or even more,” Timothy told the outlet. He continued, “The last text I received...
Watch: House collapses into ocean from Hurricane Ernesto swell
A house in North Carolina collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean after a huge swell from Hurricane Ernesto. The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm but is forecast to become a hurricane again as it heads toward Canada's Newfoundland in the Atlantic.
828 boys soccer area code rankings: WNC teams stay steady after first week
There are few changes to the HighSchoolOT 828 area code rankings in boys soccer. The same 15 teams are once again ranked this week, though there were one minor change. Pisgah and Brevard flipped spots at 14th and 15th in the rankings. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide...
Video shows North Carolina home collapse into the Atlantic Ocean
A dramatic video shared on Instagram shows a North Carolina home collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday. The home, located in Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, is seen getting knocked off of its wooden foundation by waves along the shore. A loud crash could be heard in the video as...
Wreck kills 2, injures 2
Two Duplin County residents were killed and two others — one from Sampson — airlifted with serious injuries following a head-on collision Thursday afternoon on U.S. 421 (Taylors Bridge Highway). Reports from the N.C. Highway Patrol show that Shawn Dale Davis, 32, of 424 Wells Brothers Road, Rose...
252 boys soccer area code rankings: Arendell Parrott enters, Roanoke Rapids drops
There's one new boys soccer team in the HighSchoolOT 252 area code rankings. Arendell Parrott enters at No. 15, taking over for the departed Roanoke Rapids, which was eighth a week ago. Neither of the top two teams, First Flight and Greene Central, played a match last week. HSOT has...
For the second time in 3 months, a high-speed chase ends in deadly crash at Spring Lake intersection
A high-speed chase ended with a deadly crash in Cumberland County just before midnight Saturday.The crash happened near the intersection of North Bragg Boulevard and McKenzie Road.North Carolina State Highway Patrol said a trooper clocked a 2012 Acura going 110 miles per hour on NC-87 in Harnett County. The trooper took off after the speeding Acura but could not get the driver to stop.The chase came to an end when the Acura crashed into Honda Accord making a left turn from NC-87 onto McKenzie Road. The Acura then careened into a nearby utility pole and caught fire.The drivers of both...
Wilmington crime lab lawsuit awaits key rulings from judge
Benjamin Schachtman: Alright, so we’re talking about the complicated civil case, filed by Bethany Pridgen, who ran the Wilmington Crime Lab for a decade. We can’t recap all the details here, but Aaleah, you’ve been getting up to speed on this, give us some of the broad strokes.
919 boys soccer area code rankings: Green Hope moves into first, Apex and Broughton join
Green Hope's 3-0 start to the year puts the Falcons into first place in the HighSchoolOT 919 boys soccer area code rankings. Leesville Road, the preseason No. 1, only fell a spot after a 1-0 loss to a talented Asheboro team. Apex, thanks to its 1-0 win over Chapel Hill,...
NC hospitals agree to plan to relieve old medical debt for lower-income patients
Governor Cooper announced that all of the state's 99 acute care hospitals will participate in an innovative new medical debt forgiveness program for low-and-middle income patients. It could help 2 million people in North Carolina.
Damaging Winds and Heavy Rainfall Expected in Eastern North Carolina on Sunday
Newport, NC – Eastern North Carolina is under a severe weather alert for Sunday, August 18, with the National Weather Service warning of potentially dangerous thunderstorms. The threat level is heightened for the region, particularly between 4 p.m. and midnight, when the storms are expected to peak. According to...
ENC receives over $1.3M for infrastructure, economic development
U.S. Congressman Don Davis has announced that four applicants in North Carolina’s First Congressional District, including one in Greene County, will be among the first recipients of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission’s inaugural State Economic and Infrastructure Development grant program. “These federal investments, made through the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, aim to enhance infrastructure and stimulate economic growth. The N.C. First Congressional District’s counties are some of our state’s most economically distressed areas,” Davis said. “We can make a difference by addressing economic disparities and...
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