North Carolina's auto insurance companies are asking for an increase in rates. They want to raise the average cost of car insurance by 22.6% across the state. #NCNews www.wcnc.com/article/mone...
Car insurance providers request major price hike in North Carolina
North Carolina insurance companies requested a statewide average 22.6% increase in car insurance rates.
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February 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
North Carolina's auto insurance companies are asking for an increase in rates. They want to raise the average cost of car insurance by 22.6% across the state. #NCNews www.wcnc.com/article/mone...
Ticks in the Trees: Lyme Disease is Firmly Established in Biltmore Forest wnctimes.com/article/tick... #Ticks #LymeDisease #WNC #Pets #Dogs #Cats #Outdoors #WNC #BiltmoreForest #Families #OutdoorActivities #Doglovers #CatLovers #PetLovers #News #NCNEWS #WNCmountains #NCMountains
Ticks in the Trees: Lyme Disease is Firmly Established in Biltmore Forest | WNC Times
Bilmore Forest -- May 17, 2026: For years, a common piece of folklore in Western North Carolina was that while our woods were full of ticks, we didn’t...
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May 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Ticks in the Trees: Lyme Disease is Firmly Established in Biltmore Forest wnctimes.com/article/tick... #Ticks #LymeDisease #WNC #Pets #Dogs #Cats #Outdoors #WNC #BiltmoreForest #Families #OutdoorActivities #Doglovers #CatLovers #PetLovers #News #NCNEWS #WNCmountains #NCMountains
Notice letter: PFAS pollution from Chemours facility violates consent order #NCnews
Notice letter: PFAS pollution from Chemours facility violates consent order
Cape Fear River Watch and the Southern Environmental Law Center sent the letter Wednesday.
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September 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Notice letter: PFAS pollution from Chemours facility violates consent order #NCnews
Hoggard High School shifts to remote learning for campus cleaning #NCnews
Hoggard High School shifts to remote learning for campus cleaning
Hoggard High School will move to remote learning Monday while crews conduct campus-wide environmental cleaning and air quality testing.
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September 24, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Hoggard High School shifts to remote learning for campus cleaning #NCnews
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar hosts ‘One Day One Cause’ event this weekend #NCnews
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar hosts ‘One Day One Cause’ event this weekend
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is hosting ‘One Day One Cause’ this weekend to support blood cancer research and patients in the community.
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September 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar hosts ‘One Day One Cause’ event this weekend #NCnews
Baxter International, a western North Carolina plant that provides a bulk of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions for the U.S. says it's released its first product since #Helene disrupted operations. #NCnews
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Baxter International releases first product after Helene
It's not clear when production levels will be restored to pre-Helene levels.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Baxter International, a western North Carolina plant that provides a bulk of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions for the U.S. says it's released its first product since #Helene disrupted operations. #NCnews
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Wave Transit drivers say pay, benefits are unsustainable #NCnews
Wave Transit drivers say pay, benefits are unsustainable
Wave Transit bus drivers are speaking out over what they call unsustainable pay and benefits, telling Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority board members they can no longer afford to make ends meet.
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September 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Wave Transit drivers say pay, benefits are unsustainable #NCnews
January 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New GOP bill would slash early voting in NC, ban Sunday early voting. Election data shows early voters tend to lean slightly to the left of the state as a whole. #ncnews #ncpol www.wcnc.com/article/news...
New GOP bill would slash early voting in NC, ban Sunday early voting
The new bill seeks to ban all Sunday early voting in North Carolina by reducing the early voting period from three weeks to six days.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New GOP bill would slash early voting in NC, ban Sunday early voting. Election data shows early voters tend to lean slightly to the left of the state as a whole. #ncnews #ncpol www.wcnc.com/article/news...
Grant application for western Pender County water project to proceed #NCnews
Grant application for western Pender County water project to proceed
Pender County officials will move forward with a grant application for a water project in the western part of the county following consultations with the funding agency.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Grant application for western Pender County water project to proceed #NCnews
ILM secures $3 million for apron improvements #NCnews
ILM secures $3 million for apron improvements
Wilmington International Airport has secured a $3 million grant to continue improvements.
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September 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
ILM secures $3 million for apron improvements #NCnews
‘You’ve Still Got a Friend’ concert brings Carole King, James Taylor hits to Wilmington #NCnews
‘You’ve Still Got a Friend’ concert brings Carole King, James Taylor hits to Wilmington
A musical production honoring the decades-long collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor is set to take the stage next year in southeastern North Carolina.
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September 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
‘You’ve Still Got a Friend’ concert brings Carole King, James Taylor hits to Wilmington #NCnews
UPDATE: Tornado warning for Montgomery, Anson & Richmond counties until 11AM. Continuing live coverage now on WCNC & WCNC+ streaming #ncnews #ncwx
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December 29, 2024 at 3:35 PM
UPDATE: Tornado warning for Montgomery, Anson & Richmond counties until 11AM. Continuing live coverage now on WCNC & WCNC+ streaming #ncnews #ncwx
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Museum of Life and Science names red wolf pups in honor of Carolina Hurricanes #NCnews
Museum of Life and Science names red wolf pups in honor of Carolina Hurricanes
The Museum of Life and Science has named five new red wolf pups in honor of the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2026 Stanley Cup Championship.
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July 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Museum of Life and Science names red wolf pups in honor of Carolina Hurricanes #NCnews
WECT INVESTIGATES: The status of New Hanover County’s Flock contract, cameras #NCnews
WECT INVESTIGATES: The status of New Hanover County’s Flock contract, cameras
Eight cameras part of the county's contract with Flock are still active.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
WECT INVESTIGATES: The status of New Hanover County’s Flock contract, cameras #NCnews
A beach in Rodanthe is temporarily closed after an unoccupied house collapsed on Surf Side Drive, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Six houses have now collapsed in Rodanthe since May. #NCnews
November 15, 2024 at 8:58 PM
A beach in Rodanthe is temporarily closed after an unoccupied house collapsed on Surf Side Drive, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Six houses have now collapsed in Rodanthe since May. #NCnews
NC Forest Service warns of wildfire risk ahead of fall season #NCnews
NC Forest Service warns of wildfire risk ahead of fall season
The N.C. Forest Service is reminding the public to use best practices and common sense with outdoor fires ahead of the state’s fall wildfire season.
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September 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
NC Forest Service warns of wildfire risk ahead of fall season #NCnews
Emergency crews respond to accident on Thomas Rhodes Bridge #NCnews
Emergency crews respond to accident on Thomas Rhodes Bridge
Emergency personnel are responding to an active situation on the Thomas Rhodes Bridge late Friday night.
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September 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Emergency crews respond to accident on Thomas Rhodes Bridge #NCnews
WECT NEWS NOW: LGBTQ+ Center of the Cape Fear Coast gala returns for second year #NCnews
WECT NEWS NOW: LGBTQ+ Center of the Cape Fear Coast gala returns for second year
Representatives from the LGBTQ+ Center of the Cape Fear Coast joined Randy Aldridge on WECT News Now to discuss its upcoming second annual gala fundraiser next month.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
WECT NEWS NOW: LGBTQ+ Center of the Cape Fear Coast gala returns for second year #NCnews
Bladen County officials push for more school resource officers #NCnews
Bladen County officials push for more school resource officers
Bladen County commissioners and Sheriff Jim McVicker are pushing to secure funding for local school resource officers.
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September 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Bladen County officials push for more school resource officers #NCnews
Femme in STEM event brings hands-on science to Wilmington mall #NCnews
Femme in STEM event brings hands-on science to Wilmington mall
Exhibitors from UNCW, local colleges and WECT’s First Alert Weather Team offered interactive experiments to spark curiosity.
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September 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Femme in STEM event brings hands-on science to Wilmington mall #NCnews
Hurricanes are a unique Stanley Cup champion with a style that is hard for rivals to replicate #NCnews
Hurricanes are a unique Stanley Cup champion with a style that is hard for rivals to replicate
The NHL is a copycat league, but the way the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup is not something that can be a blueprint for other teams.
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September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Hurricanes are a unique Stanley Cup champion with a style that is hard for rivals to replicate #NCnews
Southport Cares shares fundraising update one year after deadly mass shooting #NCnews
Southport Cares shares fundraising update one year after deadly mass shooting
The nonprofit Southport Cares has distributed more than $300,000 to people affected by the shooting.
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September 26, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Southport Cares shares fundraising update one year after deadly mass shooting #NCnews