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Pet Pals: Black and white domestic short hair cat is looking for a new home
This week’s Pet Pal is a black and white domestic short hair cat named Shadow.Sailing from ENC to Europe, the new adventure starts this summer
Sam Holmes is setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean and he is launching from OrientalTimely hitting leads Pender softball past rival Heide Trask
The Pender High School softball team battled back not once, but twice on Monday night to take down rival Heide Trask, 3-2.Four Cape Fear area football teams punch their ticket to the state playoffs
The high school football regular season is in the books as focus across the area shifts to the NCHSAA State Playoffs. Four Cape Fear area teams will have an opportunity to bring home the title in 2021.UNCW Baseball adds weekend series with UNC Asheville
UNCW has announced the addition of a three-game series this weekend when the Seahawks host UNCA beginning Friday with a 6 p.m. start at Brooks Field.
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SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landing
SpaceX has chalked up another failed landing for Starship, its prototype Mars rocket.Tornado outbreak rips across Deep South; at least 5 dead
A tornado outbreak has ripped across the Deep South, killing at least five people and leaving paths of destruction.Alabama woman survived tornado while clinging to tree outside her home
Jennifer Patterson was sitting inside her manufactured home Wednesday afternoon when she saw the tornado on her television screen crossing into Tuscaloosa County. Minutes later she would come face-to-face with the tornado, surviving thanks to a tree and a split-second decision.WMO Hurricane Committee retires 4 tropical cyclone names, ends the use of Greek alphabet
The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has retired Dorian (2019) and Laura, Eta, and Iota (2020) from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction they caused.Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change
With warmer waters and earlier storms, the Atlantic hurricane season seems to be changing and so are some assumptions about it.Take a look inside schools’ approach to statewide tornado drill
It's Severe Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina. Wednesday's focus is tornadoes and how to stay safe when one hits. Schools across the area taking part in tornado drills.Recovery continues one week after deadly tornado
Monday night marks one week since a deadly tornado ripped through Brunswick County, and recovery efforts continue.NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
NASA has released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars. It's so good and so amazing that members of the rover's landing team say they feel as though they're riding along.
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Four Cape Fear area football teams punch their ticket to the state playoffs
The high school football regular season is in the books as focus across the area shifts to the NCHSAA State Playoffs. Four Cape Fear area teams will have an opportunity to bring home the title in 2021.UNCW Baseball adds weekend series with UNC Asheville
UNCW has announced the addition of a three-game series this weekend when the Seahawks host UNCA beginning Friday with a 6 p.m. start at Brooks Field.Matsuyama becomes first Japanese in Masters green jacket
The victory comes 10 years after the Japanese star was low amateur in the Masters as a teenager.WWAY 5th Quarter: April 9, 2021
The high school football regular season has come to an end for teams across the Cape Fear. The week seven matchups didn't disappoint, with many games coming down to the final possession. Sports Director Tanner Barth breaks down the highlights on this weeks edition of the 5th Quarter.Key hitting leads Topsail Softball past Laney in Mideastern Conference clash
Topsail softball scored four runs in the 5th inning on Tuesday night to take a key game against Laney in Mideastern Conference play, 6-3.Walter Shaw named Region X Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
Brunswick Community College men's basketball coach Walter Shaw is receiving for his work on and off the hardwood. Today, it was announced the longtime Dolphins head coach was selected as the D1 Region X Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.Blue Jays play home opener in new Florida nest
The Toronto Blue Jays are set to become the first team in Major League Baseball history to play home openers in three different cities over three consecutive seasons.Stellar pitching leads UNCW Softball past East Carolina
Juniors Janel Gamache and Logan Bjorson combined to author a six-hit shutout as UNCW earned a 1-0 victory over East Carolina in non-conference softball action at Boseman Field on Wednesday evening.
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Pet Pals: Black and white domestic short hair cat is looking for a new home
This week’s Pet Pal is a black and white domestic short hair cat named Shadow.Sailing from ENC to Europe, the new adventure starts this summer
Sam Holmes is setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean and he is launching from OrientalTimely hitting leads Pender softball past rival Heide Trask
The Pender High School softball team battled back not once, but twice on Monday night to take down rival Heide Trask, 3-2.Four Cape Fear area football teams punch their ticket to the state playoffs
The high school football regular season is in the books as focus across the area shifts to the NCHSAA State Playoffs. Four Cape Fear area teams will have an opportunity to bring home the title in 2021.UNCW Baseball adds weekend series with UNC Asheville
UNCW has announced the addition of a three-game series this weekend when the Seahawks host UNCA beginning Friday with a 6 p.m. start at Brooks Field.
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SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landing
SpaceX has chalked up another failed landing for Starship, its prototype Mars rocket.Tornado outbreak rips across Deep South; at least 5 dead
A tornado outbreak has ripped across the Deep South, killing at least five people and leaving paths of destruction.Alabama woman survived tornado while clinging to tree outside her home
Jennifer Patterson was sitting inside her manufactured home Wednesday afternoon when she saw the tornado on her television screen crossing into Tuscaloosa County. Minutes later she would come face-to-face with the tornado, surviving thanks to a tree and a split-second decision.WMO Hurricane Committee retires 4 tropical cyclone names, ends the use of Greek alphabet
The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has retired Dorian (2019) and Laura, Eta, and Iota (2020) from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction they caused.Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change
With warmer waters and earlier storms, the Atlantic hurricane season seems to be changing and so are some assumptions about it.Take a look inside schools’ approach to statewide tornado drill
It's Severe Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina. Wednesday's focus is tornadoes and how to stay safe when one hits. Schools across the area taking part in tornado drills.Recovery continues one week after deadly tornado
Monday night marks one week since a deadly tornado ripped through Brunswick County, and recovery efforts continue.NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
NASA has released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars. It's so good and so amazing that members of the rover's landing team say they feel as though they're riding along.
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Four Cape Fear area football teams punch their ticket to the state playoffs
The high school football regular season is in the books as focus across the area shifts to the NCHSAA State Playoffs. Four Cape Fear area teams will have an opportunity to bring home the title in 2021.UNCW Baseball adds weekend series with UNC Asheville
UNCW has announced the addition of a three-game series this weekend when the Seahawks host UNCA beginning Friday with a 6 p.m. start at Brooks Field.Matsuyama becomes first Japanese in Masters green jacket
The victory comes 10 years after the Japanese star was low amateur in the Masters as a teenager.WWAY 5th Quarter: April 9, 2021
The high school football regular season has come to an end for teams across the Cape Fear. The week seven matchups didn't disappoint, with many games coming down to the final possession. Sports Director Tanner Barth breaks down the highlights on this weeks edition of the 5th Quarter.Key hitting leads Topsail Softball past Laney in Mideastern Conference clash
Topsail softball scored four runs in the 5th inning on Tuesday night to take a key game against Laney in Mideastern Conference play, 6-3.Walter Shaw named Region X Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
Brunswick Community College men's basketball coach Walter Shaw is receiving for his work on and off the hardwood. Today, it was announced the longtime Dolphins head coach was selected as the D1 Region X Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.Blue Jays play home opener in new Florida nest
The Toronto Blue Jays are set to become the first team in Major League Baseball history to play home openers in three different cities over three consecutive seasons.Stellar pitching leads UNCW Softball past East Carolina
Juniors Janel Gamache and Logan Bjorson combined to author a six-hit shutout as UNCW earned a 1-0 victory over East Carolina in non-conference softball action at Boseman Field on Wednesday evening.
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