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Republican plan would cut income tax, increase services taxed

Submitted by Holden Kurwicki on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:31pm.READ MORE:

Big changes could be coming in the way you pay taxes. Senate Republicans are pushing for what would be the largest tax reform in the Tar Heel State since the Great Depression. Full story...

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North Carolina House bill exempts judges, clerks on gun rules

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:26pm.READ MORE:

Proposed legislation which would include an exemption for North Carolina's judges and clerks of court from limits on where they can carry concealed weapons passed the state House on Tuesday. Full story...

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Teacher of the Week: Vicky Baysden

Submitted by Katelyn Supa on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:07pm.READ MORE:

Teachers who care are a special part of a child's education, and this week our viewers nominated a great one. Full story...

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Brunswick Co. Sheriff's Office searching for 17-year-old suspect

Submitted by Katelyn Supa on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:03pm.READ MORE:

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 17-year-old male in connection with several Breaking and Entering and Larcenies that took place in April. Full story...

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Brunswick Co. school leaders approve change in school start times

Submitted by Cacky Catlett on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 9:37pm.READ MORE:

Elementary school students in Brunswick county will start their school day an hour later than high school and middle school students in the 2013-14 school year. Full story...

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Brunswick Co. man ready to test homemade plane

Submitted by Brandon Taylor on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:12pm.READ MORE:

A Brunswick County man will take to the skies this weekend in a plane he built himself. We first introduced you to Norman Lewis last summer as he started his project. Now his plane is finished and ready for take off. Full story...

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CFCC to honor legacy of fallen National Guardsman at pinning ceremony

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Today, Cape Fear Community College students will honor the memory of a former student who died in Iraq while serving with the National Guard. Full story...

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Marine comes home to surprise home makeover

Submitted by Jayne Dees on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 1:52pm.READ MORE:

A Wilmington Marine came home from deployment this morning to a surprise and home makeover. Friends, family and people from the community lined the streets outside Capt, Murphy's home on Wrightsville Ave. The TV production "Home Again" and volunteers spent months remodeling the backyard while he was gone. Full story...

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Skyway, other turnpike projects removed from NC House bill

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 12:45pm.READ MORE:

Three contentious turnpike projects are no longer included in Gov. Pat McCrory's transportation overhaul. The House Appropriations Committee adopted a new version of the bill Tuesday that removed the Cape Fear Skyway, the Garden Parkway and the Mid-Currituck Bridge from the plan. Full story...

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Camp Lejeune cancels 4th of July fireworks

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 12:34pm.READ MORE:

Base leaders at Camp Lejeune have decided to cancel this year's 4th of July event for the public to minimize the fiscal impact on vital programs affected by sequestration. Full story...

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NCAA Final Four moving to cable next year

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 12:13pm.READ MORE:

CBS Sports and Turner Sports Announce Programming Schedule for 2014 and 2015 NCAA Final Four and National Championship Games TBS to Televise NCAA FINAL FOUR® National Semifinal Games and CBS Sports to Broadcast National Championship Games Full story...

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Bladen County man charged with raping child

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 12:08pm.READ MORE:

A Bladen County man is in jail charged with raping a child. The Sheriff's Office charged John Owens Jacobs, 42, of Bladenboro, yesterday with two counts of first degree rape of a child under the age of 13 and one count of first degree sex offense of a child. Full story...

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WPD arrests three more for April robbery

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 11:22am.READ MORE:

Wilmington Police have arrested three more people in connection with a robbery last month on Navaho Trail. Full story...

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NC House tentatively OK's concealed weapon bill

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 9:13am.READ MORE:

The state House has given its initial approval to Republican legislation that would expand where concealed weapon permit holders can carry or store their pistols, while extending penalties for crimes committed with a gun. Full story...

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DA Jon David will contest Joseph Sledge's claim of innocence in 37-year-old murders

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 8:40am.READ MORE:

Joseph Sledge must overcome a skeptical district attorney if his murder conviction in the deaths of two women more than 35 years ago is going to be overturned. Full story...

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