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3+ hour, 46+ min ago (347+ words) A North Carolina man will serve between 30 and 37.5 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to beating his 5-year-old son to death nearly two years ago. Amir Hines, 26, was arrested on New Year's Eve 2023 after Raleigh police responded to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hospital for reports of a violent incident involving a 5-year-old boy. Medical personnel told investigators the boy's injuries were consistent with a "serious assault," and investigators determined his father was responsible. Hines, who was 24 at the time, was was reportedly "frustrated" with his son, Karter, who had autism and was nonverbal, according to The News & Observer. He was initially charged with felony child abuse causing serious injury, but the charges were upgraded to first-degree murder following the boy's death on Jan. 1. He ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree murder to avoid the possibility of…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago (173+ words) A driver is wanted after allegedly hitting and killing a man early Saturday morning in Wilmington, Delaware. According to Delaware State Police, around 1 a.m., troopers were called to'New Linden Hill Road, east of Pike Creek Boulevard, for a reported welfare check after several drivers saw a man in the travel lanes. Police said callers reported that the man was intermittently lying and sitting in the roadway. The circumstances surrounding why he was in the roadway remain under investigation. Shortly after the initial 911 calls, police said it was reported that an unknown vehicle traveling eastbound on New Linden Hill Road struck the man and fled the scene. At this time, there is no available description of the fleeing vehicle, according to police. The man, a 42-year-old from Bear, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police ask anyone who witnessed…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago (844+ words) The Delaware County Commissioners are making plans for the construction of two new buildings as an annex to the courthouse at Media. President Commissioner John H. Doherty in announcing that the ... 100 Years Ago, 1925: Chester is among the three third-class cities in Pennsylvania having the lowest expenses per capita in 1923, according to statistics compiled by the Pennsylvania State Tax Commission, and that were made public at Harrisburg Saturday. Chester is listed at $17.94; York at $19.01; and Lancaster at $19.34. Chester's figures for 1913 are given as $9.56. 75 Years Ago, 1950: The Delaware County Commissioners are making plans for the construction of two new buildings as an annex to the courthouse at Media. President Commissioner John H. Doherty in announcing that the project is under study said that the buildings are necessary to relieve overcrowding in the main courthouse. They will be built on a lot at the rear…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago (187+ words) UNC Wilmington Seahawks (8-1) at Louisiana Ragin" Cajuns (1-8) Lafayette, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seahawks -11.5; over/under is 126.5 BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington visits Louisiana after Patrick Wessler scored 21 points in UNC Wilmington"s 70-69 win over the Marshall Thundering Herd. The Ragin" Cajuns are 1-2 on their home court. Louisiana is 1-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 12.8 turnovers per game. The Seahawks have gone 1-1 away from home. UNC Wilmington ranks second in the CAA with 26.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Wessler averaging 5.0. Louisiana"s average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 8.2 per game UNC Wilmington gives up. UNC Wilmington averages 10.0 more points per game (81.9) than Louisiana gives up (71.9). TOP PERFORMERS: Jaxon Olvera is shooting 36.7% and averaging 11.8 points for the Ragin" Cajuns. Milan Mejia is averaging 4.8 points. Nolan Hodge is scoring…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago (191+ words) UNC Wilmington Seahawks (3-4) at Winthrop Eagles (6-4) Rock Hill, South Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Winthrop takes on UNC Wilmington after Tocarra Johnson scored 23 points in Winthrop's 105-41 victory over the JWU Charlotte Wildcats. The Eagles have gone 4-0 at home. Winthrop ranks second in the Big South with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Johnson averaging 3.7. The Seahawks are 1-3 in road games. UNC Wilmington is 2-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 18.9 turnovers per game. Winthrop is shooting 41.8% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points lower than the 42.5% UNC Wilmington allows to opponents. UNC Wilmington has shot at a 41.2% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points above the 41.1% shooting opponents of Winthrop have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Mya Pierfax is shooting 49.5% and averaging 14.2 points for the Eagles. Ryiah Wilson is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers. Rori Cox is averaging…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago (222+ words) Ademar Santos scored 22 points and Ponce James added four points in the overtime as the Delaware State Hornets took down the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 75-72 on Saturday. The Hornets improved to 3-8 with the victory and the Fightin' Blue Hens fell to 2-6. Santos, James lead Delaware State to 75-72 OT win over Delaware Santos added five rebounds for the Hornets (3-8). James scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 20 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added six assists and five steals. Miles Webb had 13 points and shot 5 of 7 from the field and 2 of 7 from the free-throw line. The Fightin" Blue Hens (2-6) were led in scoring by Justyn Fernandez, who finished with 23 points. Christian Bliss added 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Delaware. Tyler Houser had 12 points and seven rebounds. Delaware State entered halftime tied with Delaware 28-28. Santos paced the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (39+ words) A former Kansas high school art teacher accused of grooming and having unlawful sexual relations with an underaged student will stand trial on four criminal counts, a judge determined this week. Officers praised for thwarting University of Delaware attack...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (46+ words) Police are investigating after a car crashed into two homes in Wilmington, Delaware, early Friday morning. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Donald Trump was "furious" with her over her ... Police are investigating after a car crashed into two homes in Wilmington, Delaware, early Friday morning....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (119+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A planned stormwater pipe replacement for a street in the Soda Pop district has been delayed, according to officials with the city of Wilmington. The project to replace piping planned for the 900 block of Princess Street was originally scheduled for Dec. 8-12. City officials said the work will be rescheduled for a future date, and a new timeline will be shared as soon as it is confirmed. Once the project begins, both lanes of Princess Street will be closed from the intersection of 10th Street, extending approximately 80 feet west toward 9th Street. "Thanks for your patience as we continue preparing for this infrastructure upgrade!" officials wrote on the city's Facebook page....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (712+ words) It will stay indefinitely at St. Mark Catholic Church, while the Diocese of Charlotte awaits liturgical changes from the Bishop Michael Martin. A North Carolina pastor has decided to keep using altar rails to distribute Communion during Mass instead of stopping the practice. The decision flips his announcement of about a month ago, when he said the church would stop using altar rails as of the first Sunday of Advent last weekend, as the Register reported in mid-November. Father John Putnam, pastor of St. Mark Catholic Church in Huntersville, about 15 miles north of Charlotte, told the Register he received requests from parishioners he believes had consulted a canon lawyer, as they used Church law language in their communication with him. "I had lots of parishioners who asked that I reconsider my decision or suspend my decision, as an administrative recourse....