New Hanover County re-dedicates renovated Senior Resource Center

New Hanover County Commissioners cut the ribbon on the newly re-dedicated and renovated Senior Resource Center Wednesday afternoon.

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The debate Wednesday night in Salt Lake City is the most highly anticipated vice presidential debate in recent memory.
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Dangerous Hurricane Delta closing in on Mexico’s Yucatan

Forecasters expect Delta to slam into beach resorts from Tulum to Cozumel with top winds around 130 mph and an extremely dangerous storm surge of up to 13 feet with even higher waves.

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New Hanover deputies search for missing teen

Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help to locate a teenager who went missing on Wednesday.
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  Hurricane Delta heads for US after lashing Mexico’s Yucatan

Hurricane Delta made landfall just south of the Mexican resort of Cancun on Wednesday, downing trees and knocking out power along the northeastern coast of Yucatan Peninsula, but without immediate reports of deaths or injuries.

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Not done yet, Pour House owner will continue fight to keep mural

  New Hanover County Schools launches online college and career readiness program called Xello

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NCSBE: 11,000 N.C. voter registration applications mailed with incorrect info

COVID-19 causes Coastal Christian High School to close temporarily

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Ex-cop charged in George Floyd’s death freed on $1 million bond

According to court documents, Derek Chauvin posted $1 million bond, and the Department of Corrections confirmed he was no longer in custody at the state’s facility in Oak Park Heights, where he had been detained.

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  Wilmington Christian Academy volleyball welcomes fans back

  Family and fans ready to watch football games from the stands

The North Carolina Tar Heel football team opened the 2020 football season with a, 31-6, victory over Syracuse at Kenan Stadium.

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Willie Stargell Celebrity Invitational goes virtual

The 18th annual Willie Stargell Celebrity Invitational will go virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Great-grandmother thwarts carjacking when man drives off with her, toddler in back seat

The suspect faces charges for kidnapping and theft of a vehicle. He could face 50 years to life in prison if he is convicted.

  Carolina Beach police investigate bank robbery

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N.C. to offer $35 million in grants for licensed childcare facilities

  Southport-Ft. Fisher ferry officials say recent ferry issues have been resolved