Wilmington, NC News

Wilmington | A 35-year-old Wilmington man charged with firearm, drug and traffic offenses was in the New Hanover County jail in lieu of $50,000 bond Sunday after a six-block-long police chase Saturday night.

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By John StatonJohn.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com

“Pearls,” India.Arie’s collaboration with Dobet Gnahore, won the Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative performance, defeating “Daykeeper,” a song by The Foreign Exchange, an R&B/hip-hop collaboration between Nicolay and Raleigh vocalist Phonte.

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By Ana RibeiroAna.Ribeiro@StarNewsOnline.com

Leonard Jenkins, Brunswick County Schools’ director of technology and a Leland resident, says he’ll seek the 17th District seat. Northwest Mayor James Knox set his official announcement for 2:30 p.m. Monday at Northwest City Hall.

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Wilmington | A man with a gun robbed two people Saturday evening in a house in the 1500 block of Kennedy Plaza, according to a Wilmington Police Department release.The incident, reported at 5:48 p.m., began when a man knocked on the door of the house and asked for the victim’s nephew.

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In what’s becoming an annual affair, Titan opponents will gather in downtown Wilmington and petition the county commissioners.Opponents of the Titan America cement plant have made an annual ritual of putting together a big mob and going before the county commissioners.

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By Jim WareJim.Ware@StarNewsOnline.com

New Hanover County | Calls about ice-related crashes were coming in to New Hanover County 911 so fast Saturday evening that dispatchers were sending a steady stream of e-mail messages to N.C. Highway Patrol troopers instead of calling them on the radio.

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By Shelby SebensShelby.Sebens@StarNewsOnline.com

After sitting lifeless for more than a year, the San Rio development in Shallotte is being resurrected. Workers have paved the entrance to the subdivision, and the court-appointed real estate firm now in charge of the project expects to award the contract for the sewer work this week.

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By Veronica GonzalezVeronica.Gonzalez@StarNewsOnline.com

Three attorneys – all with more than a decade of experience – are eyeing Brenda Tucker’s job after she announced recently that she would not seek re-election to the New Hanover County Superior Court Clerk’s office.

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By Chelsea KellnerChelsea.Kellner@StarNewsOnline.com

Though they won’t officially file for another week, all four New Hanover County school board members up for re-election this year say they will run.

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At least eight vehicles are involved in three separate wrecks on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, causing traffic delays in both directions.

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