Sharks bite twice in Carolina waters as teens injured
In Masonboro Island and Wrightsville Beach, two separate shark incidents leave a Wilmington teen and a Wrightsville Beach man injured, with one teen hospitalized after a 4- to 5-foot shark bite and another awaiting stitches near Johnny Mercer’s Pier. Local experts say sharps and mullet schools attract sharks. swimmers urged to stay alert.
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Masonboro Island
North Carolina
Michael Greenwood
Wilmington
New Hanover County
New Hanover County Regional Medical Center
Johnny Mercer
Wrightsville Beach
Andy Wood
State Aquarium
Fort Fisher
Wood
FAA orders propeller inspection for commuter planes
The FAA directs all similar commuter planes with repaired Hamilton Standard 14RF and 14SF blades to ultrasonic inspect within 10 flights or be taken out of service if anomalies appear. The rule follows NTSB urging urgent checks after a Georgia Embraer 120 crash. Embraer and Hamilton Standard must perform new vibration and load tests to study blade stress.
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Washington
Georgia
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Independent
National Transportation Safety Board
Hamilton
Safety Board
Linda Hall Daschle
NTSB
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Carrollton
Daschle
The
Embraer
Hamilton Standard
East Hartford
Conn
Revised wind standards for eastern North Carolina homes
A North Carolina Building Code Council committee revises hurricane wind requirements for 18 coastal counties and 12 inland eastern counties. New rules mandate roof-to-foundation ties in 18 counties with up to 100 mph winds and roof-to-floor ties in 12 counties east of I-95 with 90 mph winds, while existing houses are exempt.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Charlotte Observer
Building Code Council
Greenville
Gregory Chiu
Ance
Chiu
Boone
Interstate 95
Barry Gupton
State Department of Insurance
New Bern
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Whiteville
11 year old shoots brother in family tragedy
In Gaston County, an 11 year old boy accidentally killed his 14 year old brother with a 12 gauge shotgun kept in their father s bedroom. Police say the gun was not secured and the incident under investigation.
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Fayetteville
Martin Cason
Hope Mills
Skibo Road
Cason
Kevin Carlos Edwards
Crystal Bonnes
Michelle Bonnes
Gastonia
Gaston County
Kevin Phillips
Alvin
B.D. Henderson
Charlotte
Wsooc
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Mackhilweana Ieta Inc
Craven County
N.C
Eastern North Carolina Genealogical Society
P.D. Box
Ui Lambert Kay
Bseill
Havelock
Andrea Nyren Gaskins
Andrea
Nccu School of Law
Dennis and
Katherine Tripp
Cove City
Andrew Nyren
Eagle River
Alaska
William H. Bossitt
M.D
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Internal Medicine
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