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In today’s Port City Pulse:

• Hurricane Helene’s Impact: Rising Insurance Rates Could Hurt NC

• Pirates to Raiders: Teachey Takes on New Role at Texas Tech

Hurricane Helene’s Impact: Rising Insurance Rates Could Hurt NC Homeowners

[NC Health News] Hurricane Helene’s destruction has highlighted an already strained insurance market, where rising disaster costs are driving up premiums nationwide. While NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey negotiated lower-than-proposed increases for homeowners, the long-term outlook remains uncertain. Reinsurance costs—exacerbated by disasters like Helene and California wildfires—are pushing insurers to pass expenses onto policyholders, potentially destabilizing housing markets. Experts warn that as climate change fuels extreme weather, insurance affordability will become a growing crisis, making homeownership harder to sustain.

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Pirates to Raiders: Teachey Takes on New Role at Texas Tech

[FOX Wilmington] Topsail High School football coach Jack Teachey is leaving for Texas Tech, where he’ll serve as a senior defensive analyst. Teachey, who took Topsail to its first-ever playoff appearances, brings decades of coaching experience, including a long tenure at Wofford College. His hiring reunites him with Texas Tech defensive coordinator Shiel Wood, with whom he previously coached.

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News Roundup

Local News:

• Hundreds push back on proposed 4,000-home development in New Hanover County during meeting with developer

• Carolina Beach Town Council approves support of abandoned vessel removal program

• Local artist Minnie Evans inspires others across the country with her art exhibit

Western North Carolina:

• Western NC mourns mules killed in accident months after delivering disaster aid

What you should know:

• Justice Sotomayor Sounds Alarm Over 'Monarchy' Power Grab

• Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide

• Ukraine Prepared To Offer Territory Swap With Moscow

What might surprise you:

• Portrait of mystery woman found hidden beneath century-old Picasso

National & World News:

• ICE officials reassigned amid strain to meet deportation goals

• Eggs Soar 15% in Month With Grocery Shelves Empty Across US

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To-Do!

✅ Order fresh seafood from Seaview for Valentine’s Day!

✅ Watch DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Government Waste - LIVE

Weather Forecast

Today: Cloudy | 51° / 48° | 15% | NE 10 mph
Thu 13: Rain | 66° / 37° | 62% | SW 19 mph
Fri 14: Mostly Sunny | 50° / 41° | 1% | NE 15 mph

Provided by weather.com

Tide Forecast

Wednesday, February 12

• 1:32 PM: -0.38 ft (Low Tide)

• 7:20 PM: 3.69 ft (High Tide)

Thursday, February 13

• 1:30 AM: -0.59 ft (Low Tide)

• 7:42 AM: 4.16 ft (High Tide)

• 2:06 PM: -0.41 ft (Low Tide)

• 8:02 PM: 3.74 ft (High Tide)

Friday, February 14

• 2:09 AM: -0.49 ft (Low Tide)

• 8:21 AM: 3.97 ft (High Tide)

• 2:37 PM: -0.38 ft (Low Tide)

• 8:43 PM: 3.74 ft (High Tide)

Provided by Marineweather.net