Home | Back News Regional National July 2nd, 2015 8:15 am by Spencer Parts, The News Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (TNS) People surround and attend to a 68-year-old man that was bit by a shark in waist-deep water off Ocracoke Island,…
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Idle hands: Company that birthed Bubble Wrap removes pop from new variety
If there was any fun in opening a box, it was in salvaging the Bubble Wrap for a bit of popping, even if you didn’t care about the package’s contents. Now that may no longer be an option. Sealed Air Corporation,…
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Governor on shark bites: Don’t swim near fishing areas – WTVD
Governor Pat McCrory says state officials are looking at what can be done after the seventh shark attack along the North Carolina coast this year. McCrory says safety officials are still trying to find patterns in the series of shark…
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Summer Concerts at Blowing Rock Art and History Museum Begin Sunday with …
Zoe and Cloyd. Photo by Aaron Dahlstrom. The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum is about to kick off its annual Summer Concert Series with the fiddle tunes and sweet harmonies of western North Carolina’s own Zoe Cloyd. On Sunday,…
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The Latest: Turkey wants to help Greece recover
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest news on Greece’s financial woes (all times local): ___ 1:21 a.m. The International Monetary Fund says Greece missed a $1.8 billion debt payment Tuesday, becoming the first developed country to default on a loan…
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AAA: New Bern is top destination for the Fourth of July in NC
NEW BERN, Craven County – According to AAA of the Carolinas, New Bern — the state’s colonial capital — is one of the most visited places in our state on the Fourth of July. Craven County Tourism officials say the…
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Businesses hope for record Fourth of July
The recent string of shark attacks hadn’t completely deterred the Monroe native from playing in the waves at Carolina Beach Tuesday. But she was on high alert. “The deepest I’ve gone is up to my knees,” she said, reaching down…
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Man bitten by shark in N. Carolina’s 7th attack in a month
A 68-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Ocracoke Island on Wednesday afternoon — the seventh attack off the North Carolina coast in the past month. The man, who has not yet been identified, was swimming 25 to 30…
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Boy chained up with dead chicken around neck tells his story
Local News $3,000 reward offered for Anna Maria Island ‘turtle terrorists’
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Man bitten by shark in Ocracoke – NC’s seventh attack in a month
North Carolina experienced its seventh shark attack in a month Wednesday, just as the coast prepared for one of its busiest weekends of the year. A 68-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Ocracoke Island around noon. Andrew Costello…
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