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4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (30+ words) The Wilmington Rotary Club is accepting nominations for its 2027 Leaders in Service Awards, recognizing people whose leadership and community service have made a difference across the Cape Fear region......

20+ hour, 26+ min ago   (334+ words) The Port of Wilmington will receive more than $6 million to expand truck parking, freight staging capacity and operational infrastructure. According to a news release from U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, the $6,002,296 federal grant was awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Infrastructure for…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (317+ words) Union County deputies spent Tuesday night combing a quiet subdivision for a young boy who was spotted walking alone in the dark, then ran off before anyone could help him. The child, described as Hispanic and about 5 years old, was…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (574+ words) U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections that have focused heavily on issues related to affordability. Related video:…...

9+ hour, 27+ min ago   (755+ words) President Donald Trump's new press secretary stepped to the podium, the eyes of a packed room of journalists — and many in their audiences — upon her. She smiled broadly at the sea of faces both probing and friendly. With that, Katie…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (165+ words) Reports of discolored tablets found inside bottles of extra strength acetaminophen sold on Amazon has led to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issuing a nationwide recall. Related video: How to stay ahead of recalls The FDA said in an enforcement…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (303+ words) Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed after doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer. While lung cancer is a leading cancer killer worldwide, it is very treatable if caught early,…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (682+ words) Russell Brand behaved as a “ruthless” sexual predator when he assaulted six women over the course of a decade, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as she opened the rape and sexual assault case against the actor-comedian. Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago   (103+ words) A fourth-grade student at Pilot Elementary got a surprise Friday when his older brother returned home from the Army and reunited with him at school. Gabrum Baker had not seen his older brother, Najarious, in more than a year, according…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (226+ words) Talk about a lucky break. A Canadian couple won big on a lottery scratch-off in August, snagging the Atlantic Lottery's Set for Life top prize of $675,000. But it's not their first time winning big. Angelina and Edward Lado, of St....