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May 30, 2025 · TRAFFIC ALERT: Columbus County to experience temporary highway closure starting today

May 29, 2025 · In a statement made to his former New Hanover Co. Jail cellmate, Raquel Adams allegedly said police would never find the murder weapon for the 2021 double murder on …

May 20, 2025 · Mike Krzyzewski would be at or near the top of any short list ranking history’s best college basketball coaches. He won more games than any other coach in his 46-year career, …

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Enjoy a mostly to partly sunny Sunday with seasonable high temperatures in the lower and middle 80s. A disturbance could drop a shower or storm in …