Today on WWAY: October 13th

Oak
Island is one step closer to an artificial reef off its shore.
Residents had the chance to voice their opinions at a public meeting
Monday night. The majority who showed up were for the reef; hoping a
place to grow the fish population will also mean economic gain.
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A
Brunswick County woman who once ran for lieutenant governor has died.
Margaret Taylor Harper died Sunday in Durham from complications after a
stroke. She was 92.
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A
computer plant closure is raising questions about financial incentives
for the proposed Titan cement plant in New Hanover County.
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Hoggard
High School senior T.J. Leifheit has been rated one of the top
offensive linemen in the country. His size is a large part of that; he
is 6’7” and 320 pounds. Full story...

Three
men are in jail in connection with a Chadbourn tire warehouse fire that
burned for two days last month. One of the men charged with starting
the fire, also helped put it out.
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Last
week, crews tore down the former Wilmington Police Department. Now
another historic downtown building will soon be history.
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We have updates on the condition of several people injured during a fatal car accident on MLK Parkway.
A stolen Subaru slammed into a pick-up truck at an extremely high rate of speed...
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The SBI investigations into State Senator RC Soles continue.
In August we aired an interview with a former legal client of the senator, who accused Soles of molesting him.
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You don't often get the chance to throw something at a police
chief or mayor, but this weekend at Carolina Beach, you can do just
that.
It is part of the first ever Salty Paws Festival; a fundraiser for
local animal rescue groups.
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