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Dog bite claims map with NC highlighted. Source/Credit: public.tableau.com

A Dog Bite Insurance Claim May Cost Above $30K in 47 US States

July 24, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

You may know that Wake County ranks top in the nation for snake bites, but did you know North Carolina ranks 46th in cost-per-bite, but 14th in total number of dog bites? On July 23, […]

LendingTree: Top 10 Cities Spending Within Their Means. Source: PRNewsfoto/LendingTree

Spending Within Their Means: Greensboro NC Doing Better Than Most

October 3, 2017 Kay Whatley

LendingTree®, the nation’s leading online loan marketplace, has released the findings of its study on how well residents in the top 50 US metropolitan areas are spending within their means — or aren’t. LendingTree looked […]

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The Strange-ness: Fish Kill Reported at Masonboro Island

February 1, 2013

State environmental officials reported on January 11, 2013, hundreds of thousands of dead Atlantic Menhaden fish at Masonboro Island in Wilmington NC. The dead fish are along the Masonboro Island beaches and in the water, stretching over a […]

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The Strange-ness: Zombie Warning

October 15, 2017

From Maine to North Carolina and across the country, hackers change road signs across the country. Rather than warning drivers about night construction hours or detours, the sign warned of Zombies! This “hacking” has been going on […]

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Bigfoot Column: To Woo or Not To Woo? It’s not even a question.

May 15, 2019

By Dr. John Stamey After years of research into the Bigfoot world, I have come up with four different schools of thought regarding the species’ interactions with humans. Naturalistic This group is categorized by individuals who […]