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Wilmington News

Local news for Wilmington, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Wilmington takes U.S. digital

Who's going digital Starting at noon Monday, the following TV stations in the Wilmington, N.C., area will broadcast only digital signals: Channel 3 WWAY ABC Channel 6 WECT NBC Channel 10 WILM CBS Channel 26 ...

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Sat Sep 06, 2008

WECT-TV Wilmington

Wilmington officials track Hanna

Storm planners and other local authorities are tracking the storm from inside New Hanover County's Emergency Operations Center.

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Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC, Wilmington Metro

WWAY

Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Region

Submitted by WWAY on 5 September 2008 - 5:30pm. Pleasure Island makes final preparations As the waves get bigger and stronger, home owners on Pleasure Island make final preparations to protect their homes.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Kure Beach, NC, Carolina Beach, NC

Digital Post Production

NTIA: Wilmington DTV Switch Still On Track

The track of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Hanna remains unclear as it heads up the East Coast, but Wilmington, N.C., is on track for the early analog shutoff Sept.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Hanna

Fri Sep 05, 2008

The Charlotte Observer

Hanna Hits the Carolinas

TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com 9/5/2008 Juan Carlos Machado gets on his bike after buying supplies at a boarded up beach store at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Friday afternoon.

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Newsday.com

Latest advisory

The Hurricane Watch remains in effect from north of Edisto Beach South Carolina to Currituck Beach Light North Carolina...including Pamlico Sound.

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The Oregonian

Rough weather may delay digital TV shift in NC

Federal regulators are reconsidering plans for an important test in North Carolina that could disrupt television service for some viewers who are in the path of Tropical Storm Hanna.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, TV, Electronics

WECT-TV Wilmington

Wilmington Ports will close Friday

The Wilmington Port will be closed beginning Friday afternoon. Thursday, workers were busy securing the six cranes on site.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro

The Eden Daily News

Easley tells N.C. residents to take Hanna seriously

With National Guard troops and N.C. Highway Patrol troopers ready to be deployed, Gov.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Northwest, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC

Thu Sep 04, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Man charged with murder of woman found in burned car

Published: Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 6:20 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 6:22 p.m. The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office charged a man Thursday with the July 30 homicide of Valerie Ann ...

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Related Topix: Leland, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Wilmington Metro

StarNewsOnline.com

Evacuations, shelter openings

Published: Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 1:52 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. BRUNSWICK COUNTY Brunswick County officials are meeting and holding conference calls today to ...

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Related Topix: Brunswick County, NC, Holden Beach, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Wilmington Metro

CNN

Tropics brace for the Ike & Hanna show

Position of the three tropical systems as of 11am ET Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center The good news? Josephine is well out in the mid-Atlantic, and if its track holds, it will stay there.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Wilmington Metro, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Science / Technology

WECT-TV Wilmington

Wilmington city council passes billboard ordinance

Wilmington City Council members approved an ordinance on a popular type of advertising Tuesday night, giving the green light to allow more electronic billboards.

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WECT-TV Wilmington

Hanna could bring erosion to Wilmington beaches

The sun was shining bright at Kure Beach Wednesday, and surfers were enjoying the waves.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Kure Beach, NC

Wed Sep 03, 2008

WWAY-TV Wilmington

Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Region

Submitted by WWAY on 3 September 2008 - 10:23am. Preparations for Hanna Now is the time to start making preparations should Hanna turn our way.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Brunswick, NC, Bolivia, NC

USA Today

Hanna eyes U.S. Southeast Coast

With Gustav gone from the Gulf Coast, residents elsewhere in the Southeast got their turn Wednesday to decide whether to stay or go ahead of Tropical Storm Hanna, expected to regain hurricane strength by the ...

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps

WLOS

NC island patrol helps hold down crowds, trash

Visitors to an undeveloped island off North Carolina's coast were tidy and prudent over Labor Day after sheriff's deputies were dispatched to patrol the scene.

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Related Topix: Masonboro, NC, Wrightsville Beach, NC, Wilmington Metro, New Hanover County, NC

StarNewsOnline.com

Back Then (1933): Farmer kills agitated alligator

Published: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 2:21 p.m. Sept.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Zasu Pitts, Eugene Pallette, Barbara Stanwyck, Strangers of the Evening, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Opinion

Tue Sep 02, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Let your dog take the plunge at public pool

Another sure sign of the end of summer: It's time again for the annual "Pooch Plunge" at Wilmington's Legion Stadium pool.

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Related Topix: Pender County, NC

News Observer

Tropical Storm Hanna brings wind, swells to NC

At least one North Carolina beach town is keeping its lifeguards on duty as Tropical Storm Hanna brings in swells, winds and strong rip currents.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Carolina Beach, NC, Wrightsville Beach, NC, Kure Beach, NC

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Wilmington, North Carolina is located in New Hanover County and is part of the Wilmington Metro Area. Zip codes in Wilmington, NC include 28403, 28412, and 28409.

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