Wilmington, NC News

The best restaurant owners reshape concepts to suit fickle markets that want nothing but tapas for months then suddenly decide budget comfort food is the next best thing.

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An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Friday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay.

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The Brunswick County Department of Social Services board will have to hire the new attorney handling a personnel investigation in open session – despite the protests of the board’s chairman that the hiring should be done in secret.

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Signs of a major fire at 717 S. Fourth St. are still evident almost three months after the blaze. But Wilmington officials say they didn’t know until the StarNews inquired.

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The March of Dimes 5K run for Healthier Babies will take place Sept. 4.

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Hurricane Earl is projected to deliver tropical-storm-force winds along the North Carolina coast by Thursday afternoon.

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The president’s action Wednesday authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.

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A 18-year-old man is facing allegations from New Hanover County sheriff’s deputies that he shot a subject in the arm Wednesday night, according to a news release.

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Trying to get in place ahead of any potential problems, FEMA members are in N.C. preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Earl on Thursday.

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