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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record. Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...

Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Data suggests separations are now happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.

(Published Nov. 2025)

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Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time The U.S. Postal Service's new postmark process could lead to late fees and penalties when mailing time-sensitive documents.

The U.S. Postal Service's new postmark process could lead to late fees and penalties when mailing time-sensitive documents.

Wilmington NC act Glow in the Dark Scars might be the best indie rock band you’ve never heard of.

6 dead, 27 sick in listeria outbreak linked to Trader Joe’s and Walmart pasta meals The CDC says 27 people across 18 states have been sickened, including six who died, after eating products made with pasta from California-based Nate’s Fine Foods.

The CDC says 27 people across 18 states have been sickened, including six who died, after eating products made with pasta from California-based Nate’s Fine Foods.

Interestingly, the only 2 writers from the Wilmington, NC, area to have work produced on Broadway were both Black. "Home," by Tony and Emmy nominee Samm-Art Williams, opens Oct. 17 at historic Thalian Hall.

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You forget we call the trunk of a car the trunk cause it used to be a literal trunk.

On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility.

He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”

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The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.

The Trump administration has slashed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s operations, defunded FEMA’s core program for preventing harm from major disasters and threatened to eliminate FEMA itself.

Supreme Connections: Search Supreme Court Disclosures — ProPublica Search Supreme Court financial disclosures for organizations and people that have paid justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.

Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.

Using our database, you can search for organizations and people that have paid the justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.

Morten Harket, a-ha’s Lead Singer, Has Parkinson’s Disease Harket, best known for his band’s infectious 1985 synth-pop hit “Take on Me,” revealed his illness in an interview on a-ha’s website.

Morten Harket, the lead singer of the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, best known for its 1985 hit single “Take on Me,” said Wednesday that he had Parkinson’s disease.

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BREAKING: The New York Knicks have fired coach Tom Thibodeau, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.

Play takes emotional, insightful deep dive into 'What the Constitution Means to Me' The time couldn't be more right for a deep dive into what the Constitution means to, and for, all of us.

Moving Wilmington, N.C., production of Tony- and Pulitzer-nominated play "What the Constitution Means to Me" takes up-close and personal look at long-threatened founding document.

RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, posted photos on Sunday of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a contaminated Washington creek where swimming is not allowed because it is used for sewer runoff.

10 of the most iconic scenes and images from Wilmington's film and TV history It's fair to say that the Port City has punched above its weight in terms of contributing moments to the annals of American popular culture.

When it comes to movies & TV shows shot here, Wilmington has punched above its weight in terms of contributing moments to the annals of American popular culture. Here's 10 from "Blue Velvet," "One Tree Hill," "Dawson's Creek" and more.

See pileated woodpeckers nesting at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington Bird watchers have been out at Airlie Gardens keeping an eye on the pair of pileated woodpeckers nesting on the grounds.

Better access (and shots) than I usually get when I visit Airlie....

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A developing political scandal in Florida has Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million in state money was diverted for use in a campaign.

A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million in state money was diverted for use in a campaign.

Wilmington-shot Amazon series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' announces season 3 release date Ready to head to Cousins Beach? The Wilmington-shot drama on Amazon's Prime Video is ready to heat up your 'Summer' this July.

Wilmington shot Amazon show “The Summer I Turned Pretty” drops release date for 3rd and final season.

Americans unsure what to believe about the measles vaccine, poll shows Parents who believe, or lean toward believing, false claims about the measles vaccine say they delayed or skipped some vaccines for their children.

Most Americans have encountered false claims about the measles vaccine, and many aren’t sure what the truth is, according to a KFF poll.

Misconceptions about measles, a highly contagious virus, and its vaccine abound as cases continue rising across the United States, according to the poll.

Under Pete Hegseth, Chaos Prevails at the Pentagon The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.

In just three months in office, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has produced a run of chaos that is unmatched in the Pentagon's recent history. His inner circle — military veterans who, like him, had little experience running large, complex organizations — is in shambles.

The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

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Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.

I don’t “like” like this, just to be clear

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Wilmington-shot TV series gets 'first look,' release date on Netflix A TV series that shot in Wilmington and Southport in 2024 will soon head to Netflix.

Dark new Wilmington-shot TV series from Kevin Williamson ("Scream," "Dawson's Creek") about a dysfunctional fishing family coming to Netflix in June.