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Good morning Wilmington!

A brand new The Butcher’s Market opened up in Porter’s Neck! Get your top quality meats here.

In today’s Port City Pulse:

• Hampstead Family Pushes for New Dog Laws

• Wilmington Shelter Seeks Volunteers

Hampstead Family Pushes for New Dog Laws After Child’s Severe Injury in Attack

[WECT] A Hampstead family is calling for stricter dog laws after a neighbor’s dog attacked their 7-year-old grandson, leaving him with severe injuries and over 100 stitches. Despite the attack, North Carolina law didn’t classify the dog as “dangerous” since it was its first offense. The family has started a petition to push for legislative changes, expressing fear and frustration as the dog remains nearby.

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Wilmington Shelter Seeks Volunteers as Demand Surges

[WECT] Wilmington’s warming shelter will open Tuesday as temperatures drop, but new rules limit openings to when it’s below 30°F for three straight nights. Rising demand—50% more guests than last year—has stretched resources, prompting a call for more volunteers. The shelter also plans to hire staff, apply for grants, and explore summer cooling shelters in 2025.

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News Roundup

Local News:

• Wilmington man saves friend’s life in house fire

Western North Carolina:

• N.C. Baptists on Mission commit to rebuilding homes

• Dutch Grown, a floral company in the Netherlands, has donated over 10,000 flower bulbs to transform a park in Swannanoa NC

What you should know:

• Trudeau to announce he's stepping down

• Raw oysters linked to norovirus outbreak leaves at least 80 sickened in Los Angeles

• Trump to be sentenced in hush money case days before inauguration

What might surprise you

• Volunteering Linked To Slower Biological Aging

• Greenland leader now wants independence from Denmark

• Speculation that Madonna is engaged

• Walter White’s house is for sale for $4 million

National & World News:

• Surgeon General calls for cancer warnings on alcohol

• Johnson reelected speaker of the House

• Jimmy Carter's 6-day funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

To-Do!

✅ Aldi’s is selling Marinated Petite Tenders for just $6.99/lb. and butternut squash for $0.89/lb.

Weather Forecast

Today Rain/Wind | 66°/31° | 95% | SW 25 mph
Tue 07 Sunny | 44°/26° | 2% | NNW 16 mph
Wed 08 Sunny | 46°/25° | 1% | NW 8 mph

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Tide Forecast

Monday, January 6
12:07 PM: 3.72 ft (High Tide)
6:34 PM: -0.42 ft (Low Tide)

Tuesday, January 7
12:44 AM: 3.96 ft (High Tide)
7:23 AM: 0.18 ft (Low Tide)
1:01 PM: 3.46 ft (High Tide)
7:33 PM: -0.46 ft (Low Tide)

Wednesday, January 8
1:43 AM: 4.05 ft (High Tide)
8:31 AM: 0.12 ft (Low Tide)
2:02 PM: 3.24 ft (High Tide)
8:30 PM: -0.52 ft (Low Tide)

Provided by Marineweather.net