by WSIC News | Oct 18, 2022 | WSIC State News
A large swarm of jellyfish washed up along the northern edge of Ocracoke Island, part of the Outer Banks. The sudden influx of these squishy, stinger-less blobs coincides with the presence of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), a species of saltwater fish that’s...
by WSIC News | Oct 18, 2022 | WSIC State News
United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $177,090 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Middle District of North Carolina. Funding will support comprehensive efforts to address the...
by WSIC News | Oct 18, 2022 | WSIC State News
The NC Achieving a Better Life Experience Program (ABLE) will be joined by Ali Ingersoll, Ms. Wheelchair America 2023, at the North Carolina State Fair’s second-annual AccessABILITY Day on Sunday, Oct. 16. NC ABLE and Ms. Ingersoll will be located outside Dorton...
by WSIC News | Oct 18, 2022 | WSIC State News
More than $30.1 million from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program will be distributed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to fund 161 new school buses across the state, with the majority of the funding going toward new all-electric school...
by WSIC News | Oct 17, 2022 | WSIC State News
The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway recently hosted the grand opening of the Midland Logistics Park in Midland. Located on Highway 24/27, the Midland Multi-Modal Industrial Park will be developed into a major...
by WSIC News | Oct 17, 2022 | WSIC State News
Talk about dumb crook news…a would be home invader tried to attack a man who had just gotten into his car in his drive way. A struggle ensued and the man slammed his car door on the attackers finger. The attacker fled, leaving his finger tip—and fingerprint—...