Dare County Headlines

NC Gov. offers $25k reward for info on April 2023 killing of Windsor man
Fri Jul 17 1:56 pm
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein is offering a $25,000 reward in connection with the April 2023 murder of a 68-year-old man in Windsor.
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State Board of Elections adopts voter identification rules making it easier to reject certain North Carolina ballots
Fri Jul 17 2:33 am
The revised permanent rules lower the threshold for county boards to reject certain ballots from a unanimous vote to a simple majority. They also require that any decision to reject a ballot be based on "fact and not speculation."
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Elizabeth City to open cooling stations Friday and Saturday amid heat
Fri Jul 17 2:24 am
Elizabeth City will open cooling centers at Charles Creek Park on Friday and Waterfront Park on Saturday to provide relief from high temperatures.
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NC Attorney General Jackson defends law banning convicted felons from buying guns
Thu Jul 16 5:31 pm
Sheriffs across North Carolina are working with Attorney General Jeff Jackson and asking the state Supreme Court to uphold a law banning convicted felons from buying guns.
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Army checks video, interviews witnesses with Fort Bragg soldier now missing 2+ weeks
Thu Jul 16 5:30 pm
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (WNCN) -- U.S. Army officials say they are interviewing witnesses and checking areas following the disappearance of a Fort Bragg soldier to "bring him home safely." Spc. Sayveon Anderson, an active-duty soldier assigned to Fort Bragg, has been missing since June 29, according to his family and Fort Bragg officials. Anderson was [...]
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New law tucked into NC budget mandates statewide process for book challenges
Thu Jul 16 5:28 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The fight over school books in public schools is entering a new chapter in North Carolina after lawmakers tucked a new statewide process for challenging books and other instructional materials into the state budget. The new state law requires every public school district to create an 11-member Community Media Advisory Committee [...]
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'Profound sadness': NC family discovers deceased relative left unclaimed for months
Thu Jul 16 4:53 pm
When a person dies and there's no one to claim the body, sometimes it's because the family doesn't even know.
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Officials in Dare County investigating car break-ins; suspect sought
Thu Jul 16 12:25 pm
DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY)-- Officials with the Dare County Sheriff's Office are investigating after multiple cars were broken into in the Colington Harbour neighborhood. According to officials, the break-ins occurred in the overnight hours of July 13. A resident's security camera captured the incident. The suspect is described as a tall individual wearing a jacket, [...]
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Dozens of protests against AI data centers set for this weekend: What to know
Wed Jul 15 2:36 pm
Dozens of protests are set to take place this weekend as people speak out against AI data centers.
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Dare County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service to co-host hurricane preparedness forums
Mon Jul 13 11:56 pm
DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) -- Dare County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service will co-host three hurricane preparedness forums that will help the community prepare for hurricane season. Hosted by Drew Pearson, Dare County's emergency management director, and Erik Heden, the National Weather Service's warning coordination meteorologist, the forums are free to the public [...]
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Missing Elizabeth City woman found safe
Mon Jul 13 5:19 pm
NOTE: On July 13, the Elizabeth City Police Department confirmed to 10 On Your Side that Amber Welch was located safe. The above video is from our coverage of this story on July 13. ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) -- Elizabeth City Police are searching for a missing woman, according to the Elizabeth City Police Department. [...]
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Bertie County Sheriff's Office warns against fake TikTok real estate page
Mon Jul 13 2:19 pm
BERTIE CO., N.C. (WAVY) - Officials with the Bertie County Sheriff's Office want to alert residents to a fake TikTok page of homes for rent. The department posted on Facebook about the scam, saying the page takes images of homes for sale from Realtor's websites and reposts them on TikTok, advertising the houses for rent. [...]
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