Wilmington, NC News

The U.S. Coast Guard stopped searching Sunday afternoon for a teenager who is presumed to have drowned Saturday at Carolina Beach, said Chief William Younginer of the Carolina Beach Police Department.

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Two children are recovering in hospitals this weekend after a wreck Friday on N.C. 211 between Supply and Ash, officials said.The injured children are boys, ages 6 and 3. They sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the near head-on collision, said Trooper M.R. Strangman of N.C. Highway Patrol.

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On Christmas morning, Jamica Kemp’s daughters, Jamani and Jameria, 6 and 3, and her 2-year-old son, Montez Jr., will still expect toys. But that’s as far as the celebration will go.

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The slogan at Coastal Enterprises is, “Everyone can work.” The nonprofit provides training and employment opportunities for disabled people.

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Homes are few and far between at Clarendon Park. That emptiness, however, didn’t deter Kit Furderer and Syndy Kevitz from betting in December on Clarendon for their first home.

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