Onslow County Public Schools officials say students became ill after drinking milk from two elementary school cafeterias, but did not say which schools were involved.
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Under the law, recreational fishermen must report harvests of red drum, flounder, spotted seatrout, striped bass and weakfish to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission.
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It's one of only four in the state and only pediatric Level I Trauma Center in eastern North Carolina.
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The legislation was prompted by a balloon that tracked across the U.S. in February of 2023 before it was shot down by the military off the coast of South Carolina; it was referred to as a Chinese surveillance balloon.
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Dozens of childcare providers closed their classrooms Thursday to rally at the statehouse.
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Officials say 23-year-old Branden Swisher of Newport graduated from West Carteret High School in 2018, and completed the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course at Carteret Community College in December of 2023. He was hired by Havelock PD immediately after finishing the program.
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A federal jury convicted insurance magnate Greg Lindberg and former consultant John Gray on Wednesday of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and conspiracy to commit “honest services wire fraud” — when a person through a bribe seeks to deprive citizens of their right to honest services by a government official.
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