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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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Harris puts North Carolina back in play
North Carolina is back in play. Vice President Harris’s momentum after replacing President Biden atop the Democratic ticket has shaken up the political map and put the Tar Heel State squarely back into battleground territory after it appeared to be slipping out of reach for Democrats just a few weeks ago. Harris has erased former…
From the editor: How we're fulfilling our mission with our reimagined Sunday StarNews
When we launched our reimagined Sunday StarNews back in December, I told you that we would focus on three key values -- transparency, impactful journalism and community engagement. The feedback we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive. You really like the in-depth cover stories, the emphasis on local history and the columns that offer...
First Alert Forecast: watching storm and rip risks... plus prospects for another cooldown
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Ahead of a front, your First Alert Forecast carries shower and storm chances of 50 to 60% for Sunday night and 20 to 30% for Monday. While such storms are not likely to reaggravate the improving river situation, they may bring locally torrential downpours, intense lightning, and gusty winds, so please stay alert in case.
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