Tornado damages mobile homes in Brunswick County region
A tornado in Brunswick County destroyed one mobile home and knocked another off its foundation in the Longwood area. The path stretched about 300 yards, narrowly missing a church, with no injuries reported by 10 30 p.m. Sunday. Thunderstorms dropped over four inches of rain on Wilmington causing street flooding and toppled trees in Hold en Beach Long Beach and southern New Hanover County.
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Hemophiliacs sue drug firms over tainted AIDS blood
Salisbury AP report notes Dale Drye and 10,000 hemophiliacs sue four drug companies over blood clotting concentrate tainted with AIDS. Drye, 24, of Rockwell, hospitalized since Aug 10, says most plaintiffs may die before any settlement. over 3,000 hemophiliacs have died of HIV, with 600 living in North Carolina, the state with the most cases.
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Coast to inland Big Sweep clears debris across North Carolina
The eighth annual First Citizens Bank Big Sweep gathered 9,367 volunteers across 86 counties to clean waterways. They collected 145 tons of debris from coastlines and inland creeks, finding items like a shopping cart, a camera, and a large truck tire along Buffalo Creek in Latham Park.
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