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3 days ago | wnct.com | Dawson Rule |Jordan Honeycutt |Alex Harper

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — This week kicked off National Police Week for 2025. It’s a week where people can pay tribute to officers who have sacrificed across the country and also to appreciate local officers. “We have to do things the right way at the right time, always,” Beaufort Chief of Police Paul Burdette said.

1 month ago | wnct.com | Dawson Rule |Jordan Honeycutt

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has proclaimed April as Work Zone Awareness Month and the NCDOT has been named host of this year’s nationwide campaign in promoting safely in work zones between Apr. 21-25 which will be National Work Zone Awareness Week. Work zones are areas on the road where improvements or repairs are being made, but due to distractions and speeding by drivers, they can become dangerous for everyone.

1 month ago | wnct.com | Dawson Rule |Jordan Honeycutt

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1 month ago | wnct.com | Dawson Rule |Jordan Honeycutt

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — People traveling along the Crystal Coast in the past few days may have noticed traffic delays around major bridges in the Emerald Isle and Morehead City areas. The North Carolina Department of Transportation is inspecting the bridges as is required by a state law. The bridge in Emerald Isle had traffic backed up into Cape Carteret Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025. “It’s all about safety.

1 month ago | wnct.com | Dawson Rule |Jordan Honeycutt

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — A new bill would allow school districts to start the year a week earlier. This means schools could open as soon as the Monday closest to Aug. 19th, however, they would have to end no later than the Friday before Memorial Day. This has been a hot topic for some districts in the area. Just last year, parents sued Carteret County Public Schools for approving classes to begin in early August which went against state law.