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Boat crashes into Oak Island Sporting Goods Shop
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (71+ words) Boat crashes into Oak Island Sporting Goods Shop'WECT OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - A business damaged by a boat that crashed into the front of the store. The crash into Oak Island Sporting Goods Shop happened on Saturday around 1:00 pm. Town Officials…...
‘One of the worst cases’: 72-year-old man admitted to sexually abusing children for nearly a decade
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (185+ words) GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - A 72-year-old man in Mississippi admitted to sexually abusing children for nearly a decade. RJ Sanders was sentenced to four life sentences and will serve them concurrently in the custody of the Mississippi Department of…...
Wilmington family gains access to ancestral burial site after decades
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (274+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The McIntyre family has gained access to an ancestral burial site after a decades-long effort to reach the location. Nearly 50 years after last visiting the gravesite, the Wilmington family has returned to where their ancestors are buried. Access…...
Washington National Opera bows out of Kennedy Center
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (416+ words) The opera said it will seek to end its affiliation with the Kennedy Center through an "amicable transition" and will return to operating independently. It cited financial constraints imposed after Trump fired the Kennedy Center's board and installed allies to…...
LIVE: Trump meets with oil executives at the White House, announces meeting with Colombia’s Petro
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (534+ words) On Friday, U.S. forces seized their fifth tanker over the past month that has been linked to Venezuelan oil. The action reflected the determination of the U.S. to fully control the exporting, refining and production of Venezuelan petroleum, a sign of the…...
Restaurant with sign banning ICE becomes center of conflict with federal agency: ‘Stop lying’
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (250+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Conflict between law enforcement and activists erupted outside a Tennessee restaurant after a group of National Guard members was asked to leave the property. Local police were at the scene Sunday night, along with dozens…...
Man shot after ramming police cars, attempting to run officer over in stolen front loader
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (305+ words) LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) " Authorities in Nevada say a man was arrested after allegedly stealing a front loader from a construction site and leading police on a destructive chase. According to the Henderson Police Department, the situation began around…...
New thrift store opens to support low-income dental clinic in Wilmington
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (290+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A new thrift store called "Relove It Again" has opened at 1208 S Third Street to support the New Hanover Outreach Clinic, which provides dental care to people in the community who wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise....
North Carolina reports fifth measles case, increase in flu deaths
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (295+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced a new measles case in Rutherford County, bringing the state total to five cases since late December. NCDHHS said all exposed individuals have been notified. "No source…...
Man beaten with bat in violent attack outside of Target; suspect arrested, police say
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (400+ words) MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (KHNL/Gray News) - Maui police say they have arrested a man who attacked another man with an aluminum bat in a Target parking lot last week. The man who was injured requested that his name not be…...