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8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (541+ words) With the crowning of the79th North Carolina Azalea Festivalqueen, Wilmington's week-long flower party has officially started. Actress Elaine Hendrix was crowned this year's Queen Azalea during the annual coronation ceremony on April 8. The ceremony was held on the Battleship North Carolina....

3+ hour ago  (167+ words) Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 8, 2026 | Live & Local, Live and Local Music, Studio Sessions It's time for another round of Studio Sessions with the'School'of Rock Chapel Hill, featuring three classic songs performed by the House Band! This month, Aaron welcomes six…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (334+ words) NASSAU, The Bahamas " Four days after a Michigan woman was reported missing in the Bahamas, a criminal investigation into her disappearance has been opened and her husband was arrested by local police, reports say. Her husband, Brian Hooker, was arrested…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (242+ words) WASHINGTON " The bestselling and prolific author of "The Housemaid" has revealed her true identity, telling USA Today in an interview that "it's time." Freida Mc Fadden writes bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels, and her works have been translated…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (185+ words) DALLAS " Southwest Airlines is joining the growing list of U. S. airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar. First and second checked bags will now cost $10 more as part of Southwest's ongoing changing business analysis given the current economy…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (314+ words) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. " Volunteers at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Pennsylvania called a hoarding situation the "worst case" they had ever seen after a call to animal control revealed hundreds of pigeons inside a home in Wilkes-Barre." "Birds flying everywhere, and…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (203+ words) LONG BEACH, Calif. " An Easter egg hunt in Long Beach, California, led to the discovery of a partially buried human skull on Sunday, reports say." Local news station ABC7's helicopter captured footage of colorful eggs surrounding what appears to be…...

2+ hour ago  (254+ words) WASHINGTON " A new collaboration between Snack Pack and Dr Pepper is bringing one of America's most recognizable soda flavors into an unexpected category: shelf-stable gelatin snacks. Snack Pack describes the gels as "perfect when you need a quick and easy…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (265+ words) WASHINGTON " A shipment of'Kit Kats'in Canada received a presidential escort as it made deliveries in a tongue-in-cheek campaign following a 400, 000 chocolate bar heist in Europe.' More than 12 tons of Kit Kat bars were stolen during a shipment across Europe last…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (261+ words) SEATTLE " After an over two-year legal battle that put the highly popular Stanley tumblers in the crosshairs over the use of lead, a judge has sided with the maker of the cups." On Friday, a federal judge for the United…...