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Restaurant pier collapses, 6 people fall into water

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (WCTI) — Six people were pulled from the water when a small pier collapsed at a popular Beaufort waterfront restaurant. According to the Beaufort Fire Department, no injuries were...

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Inmate work crew finds man’s body in Carteret County ditch

BEAUFORT, NC (AP) – The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate work crew cleaning a roadside discovered a body in a ditch. The sheriff’s office told local media outlets said sheriff’s...

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Family wants to find and thank Marine who saved girls at Atlantic Beach

ATLANTIC BEACH, CARTERET COUNTY (WCTI) — The family of a man who drowned while trying to save his two daughters caught in a rip current is now looking for the U.S. Marine who ended up saving the two...

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Teen surfer bitten twice by shark off North Carolina coast

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a teenage boy has been bitten by a shark along the North Carolina coast near Atlantic Beach. Atlantic Beach Fire Chief Adam Snyder tells news outlets that the...

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Two confirmed tornadoes in Carteret Co. damage homes, knock out power

MOREHEAD CITY, Carteret County (WCTI) — Two confirmed tornadoes on Saturday afternoon left nearly 15,000 without power with scattered damage to parts of Carteret County. The National Weather Service...

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Officials: Gun found in student’s bag at NC middle school

NEWPORT, NC (WCTI) — Carteret County deputies are investigating after they found a loaded handgun in a 13-year-old student’s bag. Carteret County deputies recovered a Ruger 9 mm handgun just before...

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Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament bringing back Big Hero program

MOREHEAD CITY, NC (WCTI) — If you plan on participating in this year’s Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, you’ll have a chance to volunteer your boat as an active duty service member for the day. The...

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Police searching for man accused of stealing boat from Carolina Beach

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY)–  A boat stolen from Carolina Beach and then docked in Morehead City. Now Carolina Beach Police hope you can identify the suspect. According to Scott Hettinger from the...

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NC children donate Thanksgiving feast to USO as Christmas gift for Dad

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) – Three children in eastern North Carolina have donated a Thanksgiving feast to the USO as a Christmas gift to their father. Ellie, Noah, and Judah Spellman decided they...

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Three-hour standoff in Carteret County ends after suspect exits vehicle,...

NEWPORT, NC (WNCT) — A three-hour standoff between a wanted Carteret County man and law enforcement ended Friday afternoon when he shot himself and later died, officials said. Richard Kelly Murphrey,...

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Fewer drownings reported on Crystal Coast this summer

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WCTI) — As record numbers of people hit the beach this summer, towns along the Crystal Coast are reporting fewer drownings than in years past. Officials from fire departments in...

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Investigators say man in Thanksgiving home explosion is lucky to be alive

NEWPORT, NC (WCTI) — Investigators remain on the scene of a blast in eastern North Carolina that threw a man from his home on Thanksgiving and said Benny Weeks is lucky to be alive. Carteret County...

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Names released in ENC offshore plane crash; fuselage, some remains recovered

CARTERET COUNTY (WCTI) — Three days after the search for a plane that went down in the water off the coast of North Carolina began, the names of the eight people on board have been released, parts of...

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Teachers, school officials speak about teens killed in plane crash

CARTARET COUNTY, NC (WCTI) — Teachers are grieving the loss of the four East Carteret High School students killed in Sunday’s plane crash. These students are showing the community once again they are...

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Mystery solved: Sea creatures with toxic bristles floated to Eastern NC on a...

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Researchers at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences have identified the “weird things on the beach” found by rangers at Cape Lookout National Seashore just over a...

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Lawsuits in NC plane crash that killed 8 settled for $15M

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (AP) — The families of five passengers killed in a 2022 plane crash off the North Carolina coast have settled wrongful death lawsuits against the companies that owned the plane and...

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Pender County Sheriff’s Office says man arrested for failing to work may have...

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Pender County Sheriff’s Office needs your help identifying more victims of a man in custody for not delivering on agreements. The Sheriff’s Office charged Bruce Richard...

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Shackleford Banks horse dies during attempted transfer

HARKERS ISLAND, NC (WCTI) — A six-year-old wild stallion that was in the process of being transferred from Shackleford Banks to a similar habitat has died while under sedation. The information comes...

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Man-made hamster wheel found, towed in to Atlantic Beach

ATLANTIC BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A man-made hamster wheel is now sitting at the docks in Atlantic Beach. Members of the Capt. Stacy Fishing Charter Fleet found the hydro-pod several miles offshore and...

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Final report confirms pilot suffered spatial disorientation in 2022 fatal NC...

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (WCTI) — The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report regarding the 2022 fatal airplane crash in Down East Carteret County. The findings confirmed the pilot,...

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