Jackson Jirik
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- Oct 1, 2026
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First responders urge traffic prep, child safety ahead of 40th annual NC Seafood Festival (opens the original)
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MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - As more than 150,000 visitors prepare to pack the Morehead City waterfront this weekend for the 40th annual North Carolina Seafood Festival, local first responders are rolling out safety plans and major parking adjustments. The North Carolina Seafood Festival kicks off Friday at noon and runs through Sunday evening. Festivalgoers will face a significant change to their travel routine this year, as free parking is no longer available at the port. Instead, officials ha
Spike in fishing line injuries alarms coastal wildlife rescuers in Carteret County (opens the original)
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NEWPORT, N.C. — Rescuers at the Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter (OWLS) in Newport said they are seeing an unprecedented surge in waterbirds suffering from severe entanglements and embedded fishing hooks. Carla Aldridge, the shelter’s vice president and volunteer coordinator, said the volume of cases this fall far exceeds anything she has encountered in a decade of wildlife rehabilitation. “In regards to fishing line, I have seen it much, much worse this year, worse than I have been doing this for 1
Carteret County elementary school gives superhero send-off to boy before his surgery (opens the original)
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CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. — White Oak Elementary School rallied Friday to give a kindergartner battling brain cancer a superhero send-off before he heads to Duke for surgery on Monday. Five-year-old Tucker Honeycutt is battling medulloblastoma, a brain cancer diagnosis he has had since he was three. “He is the happiest person I’ve ever known to go through something that hard,” said Christen, Tucker’s mom. “We’ve had people ask us what are the best words to describe him. And he is very brave. He is v
High winds force Cherry Branch ferry schedule cuts as coastal low moves through (opens the original)
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CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) — Gusty winds from a coastal low-pressure system disrupted travel on eastern North Carolina waterways Wednesday, prompting service reductions on a key river crossing. Officials at the Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal cut operations down to one boat crossing the Neuse River each hour instead of the standard two as wind speeds picked up across the river. Commuters and residents who rely on the Cherry Branch to Minnesott Beach route kept a close watch on schedules, knowing a
West Craven Middle School educator named Craven County Beginning Teacher of the Year (opens the original)
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NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) — A Craven County educator received a big surprise when district leaders named her the 2026–2027 Beginning Teacher of the Year. District administrators honored Michelle Cousineau, an English language arts teacher at West Craven Middle School, with the recognition. But for Cousineau, the most meaningful recognition came directly from the students she has taught. Former seventh grader Romeo Ludy, now an eighth grader, stepped up to speak during the celebration to show his app
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