Travel, homes, services and local info

2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (138+ words) A new North Carolina law is changing how the state handles involuntary mental health commitments, expanding treatment options and requiring state agencies to develop new behavioral health programs to keep people connected to care l" Ocean City residents raise alarm…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago  (457+ words) Plans for a nearly $20 B data center campus in North Carolina are on ice as local lawmakers consider a development moratorium." Energy Storage Solutions has withdrawn its offer to buy the 28 acres for the project inside a massive shovel-ready site…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago  (681+ words) A widespread Spectrum outage left large parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks, including Nags Head and Ocracoke Island, without internet on Wednesday morning, with the company's outage map showing restoration was not expected until around 10 a. m. local time. According to Spectrum's…...

17+ hour, 21+ min ago  (125+ words) A Delaware bill to regulate the sale and marketing of kratom products cleared the General Assembly in the final days of the legislative session and now awaits Gov. Matt Meyer's signature, while a. .. Kratom regulations bill clears Delaware legislature. What happens…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago  (147+ words) Extreme heat and severe storms created prolonged internet outages for Xfinity customers over the holiday weekend. Comcast blamed Xfinity's service outages on the weather, but have not answered. .. How weather affects internet in Delaware Thousands of Xfinity customers were off…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago  (106+ words) Gov. Matt Meyer's signature would establish a new wetlands program and permitting process in Delaware, the only Mid-Atlantic state without protection. Gov. Meyer's signature would create a new wetlands program in Delaware A bill awaiting Gov. Matt Meyer's signature would…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (135+ words) North Carolina Zoo shares statement on passage of budget, opening of Asia exhibit. .. North Carolina Zoo shares statement on passage of budget, opening of Asia exhibit ABC fights back against FCC regulators in dispute over 'The View' and equal time…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago  (105+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) " Drivers should expect temporary road closures and lane restrictions in Downtown Wilmington on Saturday morning as the 44th Annual YMCA Tri-Span 5 K/10 K takes place. The event is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, from 7 a. m. to 11 a. m. , with the race beginning…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago  (274+ words) HAYWOOD COUNTY, N. C. (WLOS) " The first-ever completed multi-lane roundabout has made its way to western North Carolina, aiming to improve safety and mobility in Haywood County. The roundabout is part of a $38. 5 million contract at the intersection of U. S. 19 and U. S. 276 in Haywood…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (462+ words) President Corey Cockerill, along with several other College officials, announced the Purpose Can't Wait campaign at a kickoff event with donors and other key stakeholders on June 26." "At a time when many institutions are struggling to find relevance and connection,…...