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A bill banning shrimp trawling within a half mile of the North Carolina coast will not be moving forward in the General Assembly.
House Rep. Keith Kidwell came out of a caucus Wednesday afternoon and said, “the bill is essentially dead.”
The Senate voted in favor of the bill last week, and a separate bill was passed Tuesday that would have compensated shrimpers forced to leave the industry because of the ban.

Your Weather Planner

Wednesday should be our last "really" hot day for a while.

Whereas afternoon highs will still run above average through the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend, we are not looking at any record-setting temperatures.

We will only see a slight shower and storm chance on Thursday with some chance that a few storms may be strong to severe with gusty winds being the main severe weather threat. Afternoon highs will reach the 90s.

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Around North Carolina

1. N.C. Senate passes Farm Act set to make sweeping changes to agricultural industry

On June 17, the state Senate approved the 2025 North Carolina Farm Act. The proposal is set to make sweeping changes to the state’s agricultural and environmental regulations. The fifth and final version of the legislation passed 31-14 following several amendments, including one that would allow residents to continue purchasing raw milk as part of herd shares.

2. Jackson urges to hospitals to follow law on emergency reproductive care

North Carolina’s attorney general told hospitals Wednesday that under federal law they must continue to provide emergency reproductive care, even if that entails an abortion. State Attorney General Jeff Jackson and other Democratic state attorneys general issued a letter to hospitals on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade.

3. Cooper Flagg the new Maine man for Mavericks as No. 1 pick in NBA draft

The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday night, hoping they have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away. Kon Knueppel made it two Duke players in the first four picks when the Charlotte Hornets took him at No. 4.

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Editor's Pick - Helene's hidden hazard: Mold, fungi found in flooded buildings

Nine months after Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina, an invisible threat is quietly spreading: mold flourishing inside flood-soaked homes and public buildings, Duke University researchers warn. Duke’s newly formed Climate and Fungi, or CLIF, team swabbed dozens of structures in January to learn why some residents reported headaches, coughing and fatigue long after the floodwaters receded.