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Annette Weston
News Coordinator/Morning Edition HostAnnette is originally a Midwest gal, born and raised in Michigan, but with career stops in many surrounding states, the Pacific Northwest, and various parts of the southeast. An award-winning journalist and mother of four, Annette moved to eastern North Carolina in 2019 to be closer to family – in particular, her two young grandchildren. It’s possible that a -27 day with a -68 windchill in Minnesota may have also played a role in that decision. In her spare time, Annette does a lot of kiddo cuddling, reading, and producing the coolest Halloween costumes anyone has ever seen. She has also worked as a diversity and inclusion facilitator serving school districts and large corporations. It’s the people that make this beautiful area special, and she wants to share those stories that touch the hearts of others. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.
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Dr. Kristina Dahl is the principal climate scientist at UCS; she said "In the 2050 time frame, there are over 70 infrastructure assets in North Carolina that are at risk of this flooding and by the end of the century that rises to over 250."
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Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) said the Employer-Directed Skills Act would also allow employers to offer skills development programs that meet their specific needs and provide partial reimbursements to employers for the costs of the programs.
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The extension is meant to give the DEQ’s Division of Marine Fisheries and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission more time to explain the requirements to people and to assure them that the reporting process and tool are user-friendly.
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Despite the introduction of a settlement option that was announced last September, only a small number of claims have been successfully resolved. U.S. District judges assigned two settlement masters to work with the parties to resolve the litigation.
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Science and Operations Officer Dan Leins with the National Weather Service in Raleigh says it could feel as hot as 109 in spots.
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City officials say the discharge of untreated wastewater began on Sunday just before 6 a.m. and continued for more than 24 hours, until just after 8 a.m. on Monday.
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Detective Sergeant Brandon Richardson wrote, “Damn. Only about an inch away from making America great again.”
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PRE’s Annette Weston set out to discover whether quicksand is something to be worried about in eastern North Carolina or if GenX was set up to believe it would be a much bigger deal in adulthood than it is in reality.
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ENC county Democratic party evaluating security after vandalism followed Trump assassination attemptAfter the attempted assassination of former President Trump on Saturday and the vandalism of their county party headquarters later that night, the Carteret County Democratic Party has temporarily suspended all campaign operations.
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A new report from the North Carolina Department of Commerce shows that skills included in the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Portrait of a Graduate are essential to every occupation in the state, and jobseekers need these skills to meet employer demand.