North Carolina is preparing for a significant increase in freight movement over the next three decades, with state transportation officials projecting the value of goods moving through the state will more than double by 2055.
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A locally owned indoor golf and entertainment venue is expanding into Brunswick County with the opening of its second location later this month.
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As Raleigh considers a youth curfew following a violent Fourth of July teen takeover and Greenville enforces a temporary curfew, Wilmington police say they do not believe similar restrictions are necessary locally — at least for now.
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A Wilmington native is serving aboard one of the world’s largest and most powerful naval vessels as part of the U.S. Navy’s ongoing mission around the globe.
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Rescuers in boats and helicopters saved dozens of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes from catastrophic flooding that hit parts of Texas overnight while many more fled to higher ground Thursday in a region still reeling from devastating floods a year ago.
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On today's episode of the Carolina Beat, host Katie Sasser speaks with Matt Wrynn about Groundworks.
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A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home held prebiotic molecules and other "building blocks of life," astronomers said in a newly published paper. 
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The Topsail All Stars 12U Ozone District 1 baseball team is making history after earning a spot in the Dixie Youth/Diamond Youth Baseball World Series — the first time a Topsail team has advanced to represent North Carolina on the national stage.
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A Brunswick County man is facing multiple charges after police say he drove away from officers on an electric dirt bike, committed several traffic violations and assaulted an officer during his arrest.
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Brooke Wright was sworn in earlier this week, becoming the first woman to serve as assistant chief of the Wilmington Police Department.
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A Wilmington man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to multiple statutory sex offenses involving minors, according to the New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office.
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Drivers in Brunswick County will have an extra day before a major traffic pattern change takes effect on N.C. 211.
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