Councilwoman Shantel Hawkins, who called for the special meeting to vote on the issue, said placing the full financial burden on residents simply wasn't right.
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Crews are burning more than 2,500 acres off Great Lake Road, just south of the town of Maysville.
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On April 11th, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center will host a memorial service for its founder, Jean Beasley. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the center on Tortuga Lane, followed by an open house and reception.
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Frederick Allen and his company, Nautilus Productions, have announced they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review their decade-old copyright dispute against the state of North Carolina for a second time. This follows a January ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which unanimously decided that a federal trial judge erred in reopening the case back in 2021.
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A study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows that all 50 states are experiencing this challenge.
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According to the latest report on system enrollment, there were about 10% more full-time equivalent students last fall compared to the fall of 2019.
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ENC congressman calling for his own paycheck to be withheld amid federal government partial shutdownCongressman Greg Murphy has formally requested that the House Chief Administrative Officer stop his pay until an appropriations agreement is reached for the Department of Homeland Security.
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Officials say the Adopt-a-School Program creates a lasting bond between military installations and the local community. Through the program, Marines and Sailors volunteer as mentors, assist with STEM activities, and participate in school events throughout the year.
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a coalition of attorneys general sent a letter to the president today, calling for federal action against the Chinese messaging app Weixin.
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The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, or ALE, launched the probe after a January 19th collision in Greenville killed an underage driver and seriously injured a passenger. Using surveillance footage and interviews, agents determined the pair had been drinking at a private employee event at Main & Mill Oyster Bar and Tavern prior to the crash.
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Charlotte Douglas International Airport says it has no indication that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be sent to the airport, following a nationwide deployment that began Monday.
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The effort stems from the partial government shutdown, which has made TSA workers go without pay for more than a month.
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Newly-confirmed DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin told senators the policy was “micromanaging.”
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New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.
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President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.
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For a sense of the future of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Malley, former U.S. envoy to Iran.
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The Senate has confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma Republican replaces Kristi Noem and takes over a department mired in controversy.
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President Trump's mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.
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Trump says the U.S. is negotiating an end to the war in Iran, postponing threatened strikes on its power plants, but Iran denies such talks happened; ICE agents were deployed to U.S. airports Monday.
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Billy Idol was punk in the '70s, a pop star in the '80s and now his rock-n-roll excess is the subject of a Hulu documentary called "Billy Idol Should Be Dead." It begins streaming on Mar. 26.
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At Iran's border, those fleeing the war speak of an unbearable choice: endure the regime or risk everything to see it fall.