Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 25th of September.
Good morning, Leland.
Amazon will open its first robotics fulfillment center in the Cape Fear region on Oct.
5 at 101 Vitamin Drive in Wilmington. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will start at 11 a.m. and feature state and local leaders as the facility creates over 1,100 full-time jobs.
Sarah Winkler from Leland won the January contest in the Collector’s Calendar Contest with her photo 'Windy Day at Sunset Beach.' WECT said it will reveal the February winner on Friday.
Ingram Planetarium launches Fright Light—a Halloween laser music show with spooky effects—this Friday with shows running through Oct.
31, and also screens educational dome films from 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays; tickets are available online for $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for children.
An event celebrating Mexican music and dance is coming to UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium on Friday, Oct.
23 at 7:30 p.m. The performance features live mariachi, folklórico dance, and a virtual altar (honoring Día de los Muertos traditions) along with songs by noted Mexican artists.
Cape Fear River Watch and Southern Environmental Law Center sent a warning letter on Wednesday to Chemours for not meeting the 2019 consent order to reduce PFAS discharge from its Fayetteville Works facility.
The groups said they may return to court soon if the company does not lower contamination levels.
Drivers at Wave Transit spoke at a Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority board meeting Thursday, saying unsustainable pay, high health insurance costs and unsafe conditions force them to work multiple jobs while Transdev (which negotiates on their behalf) did not attend.
North Carolina lawmakers and safety advocates met Thursday to address the surge in e-bike injuries, and a new state law effective Dec.
1 will classify e-bikes into three categories and require riders under 18 on Class 3 e-bikes to wear helmets.
Tomorrow, Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar hosts One Day One Cause to support blood cancer research and patients with events featuring live music, raffles, and food at local venues including a benefit party in Leland (2-10 p.m.) and gatherings at Carolina Beach, Downtown Wilmington, and Surf City.
Former WWAY meteorologist Matthew Huddleston and his wife, Rebecca, share their NICU journey as they care for baby Payson, who was born nearly three months early and is now fighting necrotizing enterocolitis at UNC Hospitals.
The local NICU Family Collective connects Cape Fear families through similar challenges.
Anglers and spectators will converge in Southport from Oct.
1 to Oct. 3 for the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament, the region's largest contest, featuring a guaranteed cash prize pool that includes $25,000 for the largest fish and food trucks along with live music. Registration is available online until Tuesday, Sept. 29.
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