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Brunswick Co. man wins $25,000 a year for life prize from Lucky for Life lottery game
RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - John Ross, a 56-year-old from Leland, won the $25,000 a year for life prize from playing Lucky for Life. “I just close my eyes and point at random numbers,” Ross said. He bought the $2 ticket using Online Play and won the prize by matching...
Wilmington furniture store to close amid company-wide shutdown
The companywide closure of a furniture store will result in the closure of its one Wilmington location. Badcock Home Furniture & More, located at 6737 Market Street, will be closing. Stores across all eight states where the company currently operates will also be closing, according to a comment posted by the Badcock Home Furniture & More Facebook page. ...
Traffic lights after 18-wheeler struck power lines on Market St and South Kerr Ave
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Police are currently deploying generator power at Market St. and South Kerr Ave. after an 18-wheeler struck power lines. Several traffic lights are currently out at the intersection. Police advise drivers to seek an alternate route.
First Alert Forecast: rain & storms for now, pleasant weekend ahead
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A front will continue to bring scattered downpours to the Cape Fear Region Friday. Be alert for lightning and localized flooding and daytime temperatures mainly in the 80s. Hang on for a sunnier, drier weekend after the front passes. Highs will continue to moderate through the...
Lowes Foods parent shuttering 3 stores
Alex Lee Retail, the parent company of Lowes Foods and Kj’s Market, plans to shutter three stores by the end of August, according to a Tuesday press release. The closures will impact two Lowes Foods stores in North Carolina — one in Wilmington and one in Raleigh — and a Kj’s Market in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
Ceiling collapses in townhouse at Hillcrest Apartments
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Two weeks ago, Gene McClean was sitting in his living room in the Hillcrest apartment complex when a 6-foot-long section of the ceiling fell. “I was sitting here playing my puzzle, Sudoku and I thought people was on the porch trying to come in,” McClean said. “But it was like a crackling sound that cracked right there and then fell. And then it started a lot and a lot and the rest of it fell all over this way, stuff right and I was in shock, man.”
NC Attorney General Stein announces $86 million settlement in principle with Indivior
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein announced an $86 million multi-state settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. North Carolina state and local governments are anticipated to receive approximately $2.5 million from the settlement in principle. “North Carolinians are dying every day from opioid […]
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