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COPS: Man Targeted Churchgoers' Vehicles
Last Updated: 2:55 PM 02/08/10 - Beaufort police say they've nabbed a man who has been breaking into cars while people were in church.
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Rabid Raccoon Found In Carteret County
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Last Updated: 11:06 AM 02/03/10 - It's the first rabid animal found so far this year in Carteret County. (Full Story)
Restaurant Co-Owner, Employee Turned Over To Immigration Officials
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Last Updated: 9:13 AM 02/03/10 - The co-owner of an Italian restaurant in Carteret County and an employee are in federal custody, suspected of being in the country illegally. (Full Story)
UPDATE: Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Man
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Last Updated: 12:15 PM 01/30/10 - The Coast Guard says the man went overboard off a fishing boat Thursday evening. Crews suspended the search Friday evening. (Full Story)
 Celebration To Honor Beaufort Astronaut
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Last Updated: 9:08 PM 01/28/10 - The Michael J. Smith mini-museum opened Thursday at Beaufort Elementary School on the anniversary of the day the space shuttle Challenger was destroyed in an explosion. (Full Story)
 College Students Take A Dip In The Sound
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Last Updated: 9:38 PM 01/27/10 - It was a beautiful day across eastern North Carolina Wednesday - but not exactly swimming weather.
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Man Wanted For Sex Offense With 9 Year Old
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Last Updated: 9:21 PM 01/27/10 - Deputies say Ismael Marquez may be already aware that he is wanted and is avoiding law enforcement. (Full Story)
State Farm Dropping Coastal Homeowner Policies
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Last Updated: 9:55 AM 01/16/10 - The decision will impact some 1600 homeowners up and down the coast. (Full Story)
School Psychologist Due In Court
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Last Updated: 6:11 AM 01/15/10 - A Carteret County school psychologist accused of taking nude pictures of a teenage boy is due in court Friday. (Full Story)
Appeals Court Hears Challenge To Big Coastal Insurance Jump
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Last Updated: 11:49 AM 01/14/10 - A North Carolina appeals court is weighing whether to freeze or even reverse homeowners' insurance premiums that soared by up to 30 percent along the coast while sliding by a third in counties farthest from the shore. (Full Story)
 Watching The Sea Level
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Last Updated: 8:47 AM 01/14/10 - Coastal experts in North Carolina want to know how much the sea along the shoreline is rising.
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Closed Port Had Commercial Fisherman Stranded At Sea
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Last Updated: 7:56 PM 01/13/10 - A commercial fisherman spent the night at sea because of a safety perimeter set up around the state port in Morehead City following the spill of the explosive substance PETN. (Full Story)
Keeping NC Ports Safe
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Last Updated: 7:27 PM 01/12/10 - Having materials like PETN shipped into Morehead City, which leaked when a container was punctured Tuesday morning does raise questions over security. (Full Story)
Remembering State Port Disaster
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Last Updated: 8:18 PM 01/12/10 - The hazmat spill Monday along the state port terminal brought back memories of Morehead City's worst disaster ever recorded.
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Safety Zone Put Up Around Ship And Port During HazMat Spill
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Last Updated: 3:32 PM 01/12/10 - According to the Coast Guard Compass, a 300-yard safety zone was placed around a vessel "Lehmann Forester" at the port during Tuesday's hazardous material spill. A safety zone was also placed around the port. (Full Story)
The Facts About The Morehead City Port
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Last Updated: 10:37 AM 01/12/10 - Sulfur products were the top import into the port in 2009, while phosphate was the top export. (Full Story)
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