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1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (479+ words) Miss North Carolina USA was stripped of her crown weeks before the Miss USA pageant after organizers cited an extended pattern of conduct violating the organization's standards. Miss USA Chairman Thom Brodeur did not specify what conduct prompted the decision…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago   (64+ words) This Sunday’s free concert at Waterworth Memorial Park in Salem will feature New Wave Nation. The band, which was founded in 1998, is dedicated to recreating the iconic music of the 1980s. New Wave Nation will take crowd members back in time…...

20+ hour, 2+ min ago   (330+ words) It looks like wet weather is bringing the Wilmington area some -- and "some" is doing a lot of work here -- cooler temperatures. Hello again, this is Owen Hassell in place of John Staton for this week's edition of the Port…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago   (527+ words) For the first time this month, the Cape Fear region woke up to sunny skies. Days of rainfall have rejuvenated yards, eased water restrictions and brought clouds of mosquitoes to the region. Now we can look forward to a stretch…...

58+ min ago   (85+ words) Panthers beat Cardinals 33-30 on last-second TD scramble The Carolina Panthers beat the Arizona Cardinals 33-30 in Canton, Ohio as the 2026 NFL preseason kicked off with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. Watch the game on WXII 12—your new home…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (357+ words) Some of the savings touted by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence, according to federal auditors. DOGE began posting its estimated savings on a web page known as the Wall of Receipts. Lawmakers asked…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (674+ words) Mexico began sending 1,500 more troops to the western state of Michoacan on Thursday, a day after the U.S. announced the suspension of government operations in that region — including halting avocado inspections required for their export — because of a non-specific threat to U....

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (91+ words) A Citation jet went off the runway after landing at Statesville Regional Airport during a heavy storm Thursday evening, according to Statesville Regional Airport. The aircraft landed around 6:25 p.m. After landing, the aircraft departed the side of the runway and came…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (734+ words) In the heart of urban Los Angeles lie the La Brea Tar Pits, a group of natural asphalt seeps made famous by the millions of ice age fossils preserved within the bubbling, dark pools of goo. Excavations of the pits…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (228+ words) A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March. In…...