Jacksonville /tags/jacksonville Jacksonville en-US Copyright Thu, 16 May 2024 21:08:02 GMT Wawa’s first store location in North Carolina has officially opened /news/2024-05-16/wawa-first-location-north-carolina-opened The private family-owned chain store and gas station opened its first location in Dare County. Thu, 16 May 2024 21:08:02 GMT /news/2024-05-16/wawa-first-location-north-carolina-opened Sharryse Piggott An ECU student could soon be NC's youngest legislator /politics/2024-03-28/ecu-east-carolina-university-student-wyatt-gable-youngest-nc-house-legislator North Carolina's legislature could have two lawmakers in their 20s next year, thanks in part to a surprise outcome in a Jacksonville House primary. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:31:53 GMT /politics/2024-03-28/ecu-east-carolina-university-student-wyatt-gable-youngest-nc-house-legislator Colin Campbell Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers, CDC study says /health/2024-01-31/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-cancers-cdc-study-nc The study found military personnel stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers. The list includes some types of leukemia and lymphoma and cancers of the lung, breast, throat, esophagus and thyroid. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:10:38 GMT /health/2024-01-31/camp-lejeune-water-contamination-cancers-cdc-study-nc Associated Press Thousands of NC hurricane victims still waiting for state to help bring them home /politics/2023-05-15/thousands-north-carolina-hurricane-victims-waiting-help-home A program is funded by federal dollars and housed in Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration has finished only 1,163 projects so far, even though it's been nearly five years since Hurricane Florence. Mon, 15 May 2023 10:58:00 GMT /politics/2023-05-15/thousands-north-carolina-hurricane-victims-waiting-help-home Colin Campbell Police: 1 killed, 2 hurt in apparent stabbing at high school /news/2022-09-01/police-killed-hurt-apparent-stabbing-high-school-jacksonville Jacksonville Police Chief Mike Yaniero said Thursday that two minors were taken to the hospital with injuries and that one later died after the attack at Northside High School in Jacksonville. He said that a student suspect was arrested shortly after the attack that occurred around 7 a.m. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:06:46 GMT /news/2022-09-01/police-killed-hurt-apparent-stabbing-high-school-jacksonville Associated Press New area code 472 starting in southeastern NC in October /news/2022-02-08/new-area-code-472-starting-in-southeastern-nc-in-october Customers with the current 910 area code will not be affected. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:35:52 GMT /news/2022-02-08/new-area-code-472-starting-in-southeastern-nc-in-october Celeste Gracia Report: RNC Expected To Move Most Of Convention To Jacksonville /politics/2020-06-10/report-rnc-expected-to-move-most-of-convention-to-jacksonville The Republican National Committee has tentatively decided to move much of its political convention to Jacksonville, Florida, while leaving some of the... Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:08:46 GMT /politics/2020-06-10/report-rnc-expected-to-move-most-of-convention-to-jacksonville Steve Harrison The Untold Story Of Camp Lejeune /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-28/the-untold-story-of-camp-lejeune For more than three decades, hundreds of thousands of people were likely exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine base in Jacksonville,… Wed, 28 May 2014 16:09:39 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-28/the-untold-story-of-camp-lejeune Anita Rao, Frank Stasio The Untold Story Of Camp Lejeune /environment/2014-05-28/the-untold-story-of-camp-lejeune For more than three decades, hundreds of thousands of people were likely exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine base in Jacksonville,… Wed, 28 May 2014 16:09:39 GMT /environment/2014-05-28/the-untold-story-of-camp-lejeune Anita Rao, Frank Stasio