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Cameron Art Museum announces winter programs

The Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington is kicking off the new year with a huge list of programming for children and adults.  The events include Martin Luther King holiday programming for kids, homeschooling help, painting classes, readings, yoga, and the return of Jazz@cam.  

Orlando Jones headlines Family Promise 25th Anniversary Low Country Boil

Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear looks to a world in which every family has a home, a livelihood, and the chance to build a better future.  It is celebrating 25 years of providing case management, transitional housing, and emergency shelter to families in need.  The 25th Anniversary Celebration Low Country Boil has a happy hour, dinner, and entertainment from comedian Orlando Jones.  

Tuesday hoops; West Brunswick boys remain undefeated plus more from our region

videoIt's going to be hard for the West Brunswick boys basketball team to win all of their games this season, but so far that's been the case for the Trojans. This includes a nail biter on Tuesday on the road against New Hanover. We had game action and post game reaction from Brogden Hall plus highlights from Hoggard-Laney and Wilmington Christian-Cape Fear Academy. In college basketball the UNCW women lost on the road against James Madison. We had game highlights from the UNCW game too.

Council gives green light to affordable housing community

videoWilmington's city council had quite an audience tonight as folks packed inside City Hall to voice their concerns about a new affordable housing project behind legion stadium. Council gave the project the green light tonight and not everyone is happy about that.

3rd suspect arrested in vandalism of state-owned vehicles

State Capitol Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with the vandalism of 65 state-owned vehicles and the theft of 23 gas fleet credit cards. A statement from the N.C. Department of Public Safety says 36-year-old Rodney Jermaine Wilson Sr. of Knightdale was arrested Tuesday after he turned himself in to authorities. He is charged with 48 separate felonies for breaking and entering vehicles, financial card thefts, and misuse and burning of personal property. The vandalism occurred last September and October, and two of Wilson's sons also face charges.

Boehner shunned by 2 NC House members for speaker's post

Two House Republicans from North Carolina declined to support John Boehner for a third term as speaker. Tuesday's televised roll call for the speaker's election had Reps. Walter Jones from the 3rd District and Mark Meadows of the 11th District each voting for Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida. Webster received the most votes from about 25 GOP defections to someone other than Boehner, who still won the speaker's job.

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