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North Carolina health officials reported 22 measles cases statewide since late December, prompting recommendations for early vaccination of infants in areas with community transmission.

Onslow County officials say the call came in around 7 a.m. Sunday at a farm off of Kinston Highway near Richlands.

A parent expressed shock and concern after an apparent immunization record from Havelock Middle School was found in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

County commissioners met behind closed doors late this afternoon before announcing that David Smitherman had been fired.

Every year, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service provides season date frameworks from which NCWRC can choose hunting season dates within the established guidelines.

Callicutt Stables caught fire in Randolph County on Sunday, Feb. 15.

The ex-boyfriend was arrested in Ohio hours after the double shooting.

Document EFTA01247940 was released as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Film and television production in North Carolina generated $185.5 million in direct spending during 2025, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

President Trump used a Fort Bragg appearance on Friday to praise U.S. Special Forces for last month's raid that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.

North Carolina will receive more than $11 million in federal funding to expand mental health services in schools, the state Department of Public Instruction announced.

A judge has sentenced a mass shooter to life in prison without parole for killing five people in 2022 when he was 15.

President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro.

A record-breaking great white shark was located off the coast of North Carolina.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation spent $41 million in taxpayer dollars during two winter storms in January.

According to a release, the NCDEQ identified elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in discharges from Asheboro’s wastewater treatment plant.

“We are all grieving alongside the Oforah family,” Col. Tom Trimble, commanding officer of the 22nd MEU, said.

According to the sheriff’s office, Yerry was taken into custody on Monday, Feb. 9, during a traffic stop near her home in China Grove.

Benjamin and Sebastian Pufall, both 7, died after being rushed to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Sunday evening.

Fifty-eight institutions across North Carolina have received a total of $2.4 million in grants through the North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program.

The two 7-year-olds fell into a pond in Onslow County.

If the proposed temporary rule passes as currently written, spotted seatrout fishing waters would reopen July 1.

A new temporary driver license office is opening in Leland. The NC Division of Motor Vehicles will open the office on Monday, February Ninth.

The media consortium of WECT, WHQR Public Media and Port City Daily sent questionnaires to the two republican candidates running in the 2026 primary election for the office of District Attorney for Brunswick, Bladen and Columbus counties. This story contains the candidates' unedited responses to the questions.

The commission will remove storm debris, repair roads and recreation areas, manage invasive species, restore damaged watersheds and improve wildlife habitat.

The media consortium of WECT, WHQR Public Media and Port City Daily sent questionnaires to the two republican candidates running in the 2026 primary election for the office of Sheriff in Brunswick County. This story contains the candidates' unedited responses to the questions.

Actor Trevor Donovan will return to Wilmington on March 7 to host the "Raise the Ruff Casino Night" benefiting Paws Place, a no-kill animal shelter in Brunswick County.

Jackson said social media posts on TikTok and other platforms are advertising tickets for the game at the Dean Smith Center on Feb. 7.

The media consortium of WECT, WHQR Public Media and Port City Daily sent questionnaires to candidates running in the 2026 republican primary election for seats on the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners representing District 1 and District 2. This story contains responses from the republican candidates who returned the questionnaire.

Carolina Beach is requesting state approval to issue $35 million in revenue bonds to improve and expand the town’s water, sewer, and stormwater facilities.