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7+ hour, 17+ min ago  (747+ words) As he snorkeled around the West Antarctic Peninsula, University of Delaware doctoral student Tre Vaughn Ellis was a bit bummed that he couldn't scuba dive. But having only gotten his drysuit certification a month before, Ellis was placated with an…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (104+ words) Two Wilmington entrepreneurs launched the 'Tourist in Your Town NC' discount pass to help locals explore the area and support small businesses. Wilmington hospitality entrepreneurs launch discount pass for locals Two local self-described serial hospitality entrepreneurs, who say they have…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago  (103+ words) We talk with Newark's Rocco Malin, co-owner of Malin's Deli, about his always-growing charity, which will incorporate a helicopter this year. Delaware deli owner & former Marine uses his motorcycle to spread joy Motorcycle Santa's 11-year odyssey began on a whim…...

6+ min ago  (512+ words) A Delaware House bill that would'place the state's Economic and Financial Advisory Council into law jumped its second legislative hurdle when it passed the House floor on April 23." Also known as the "Du Pont-Cook Financial Responsibility Act," this bill would'maintain'the…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago  (294+ words) A former North Carolina police officer was arrested late Wednesday for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival, authorities said. Christopher Gillum, 45, was detained at a Destin, Florida, hotel Wednesday night, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said....

16+ hour, 39+ min ago  (474+ words) Eric Church can't wait to "go home" in May and deliver the commencement speech for the class of 2026 at the University of North Carolina. As he told the University of North Carolina, he carries him home state with him through…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago  (586+ words) HOUSTON " The parents of an 18-year-old Lexington, North Carolina, woman charged in connection with an alleged plot to attack a Houston synagogue say their daughter had no means or intention to carry out any attack, describing the online activity that…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (353+ words) Following Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's visit to Western North Carolina in early April, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an additional $255. 8 million in funding for 85 recovery projects, according to an April 23 news release from the agency. The…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago  (460+ words) When I was a teenager in Wilmington, back in the mid-1980s, my younger brother got super into skateboarding. With my stepdad's help, he even built a wooden quarter-pipe in our driveway, so in a way I got a front row seat…...

17+ hour, 15+ min ago  (329+ words) The Abb Vie Durham campus, located near Research Triangle Park, was selected for the strength of the region's local workforce and its ability to support future expansion. When completed, the location will serve as Abb Vie's U. S. center of excellence for…...