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Brunswick County sued over mobile home permit denial (opens the original)
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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County is facing a new lawsuit over a mobile home permit application, with the complaint alleging roughly $700,000 in alleged damages and violations of state law. Mobile home developer Shawn Vincent applied for a permit to place a mobile home on Leland School Road in Leland and had a buyer from Texas set up. Brunswick County then denied his permit application, a decision the Board of Adjustment upheld after an appeal. “It’s not just me. They displaced a
‘There’s really no explanation for it’: Former Marines say DOJ lowballed them in Camp Lejeune settlements (opens the original)
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - An attorney representing a group of former Marines and their families says the Department of Justice (DOJ) is shortchanging them hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlement payouts tied to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune. Charles Metcalfe was stationed at Camp Lejeune for three years in the late 1980s after spending roughly two years there as a child, when his dad was stationed at the base. Two decades later, in 2012, he learned he had bladder cancer. “Wh
Notice letter: PFAS pollution from Chemours facility violates consent order (opens the original)
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two environmental groups have sent a warning letter to Chemours, alleging the company is violating a 2019 consent order meant to prevent further PFAS impacts to the Cape Fear region. Cape Fear River Watch and the Southern Environmental Law Center sent the letter Wednesday. It alleges PFAS discharge levels and air emissions from the company’s Fayetteville Works facility are still too high, putting families and communities at risk. The notice alleges Chemours is not compl
WECT INVESTIGATES INSIDER: Breaking down the discrimination complaints against Columbus Co. Sheriff’s Office (opens the original)
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - WECT Investigative Reporter Connor Smith sits down with Jon Evans to discuss his latest investigation, which looks into two separate discrimination complaints filed against the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. WECT INVESTIGATES: Discrimination complaints filed against Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Former deputies Antoine Freeman and Destiny Curby filed the complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with both alleging discrimination and retaliation
Thalian Hall announces completion of $2 million Endowment match (opens the original)
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts announced Wednesday it’s completed The Endowment’s $2 million match as part of the massive renovation project for the facility. In October, The Endowment awarded $3 million for the project, with $2 million contingent on Thalian Hall raising $4 million in additional charitable contributions. The other $1 million in The Endowment’s grant was provided upfront. “We’re very delighted for the endowment’s support,” said Shane Fernand
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