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Temperatures will be cooler than average again this morning, with lows in the low to mid-60s almost statewide. We'll see upper 60s near the coast, but lows in the 50s are likely in the higher elevations.
The afternoon remains quiet with sunshine and clouds mixed in for most of the afternoon. The only small chance of rain will be in the foothills and mountains, but it would be brief and very light.
As a cold front approaches Friday, the chances of rain will go up but should be isolated across the western part of the state.
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1. 'He's extremely dangerous': Ground search ends as convicted murderer still on the run
A convicted murderer, who escaped custody in Hillsborough on Tuesday, has left the area, according to the sheriff. "That man had a plan, and there was nothing they could do to know it," Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said Wednesday. He said he was certain Ramone Alston was not within 5 miles of the hospital where he escaped.
2. UNCW closes diversity office after UNC system changes
In May, the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors adopted a policy change requiring all schools to remain neutral in political and social issues. To comply with the revised policy, universities across the system have had to make changes — including the University of North Carolina Wilmington, which closed its Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion just weeks before the start of the new school year.
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