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Good morning Wilmington!

The footage of damage from Helene in Florida, Tennessee and Western North Carolina is heartbreaking. Meanwhile there’s another disturbance with the potential of following a similar path.

In today’s Port City Pulse:

• NC Appeals Court Blocks UNC Digital IDs as Voter ID

• Meet Your Candidates: Oct. 2

NC Appeals Court Blocks UNC Digital IDs as Voter ID

[The Carolina Journal] he North Carolina Court of Appeals has blocked the use of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's digital IDs as voter identification in the upcoming election. This decision follows a GOP lawsuit that argued digital IDs violate state law. The ruling overturns an earlier decision allowing UNC’s Mobile One Card for voting. With early voting starting soon, this ruling affects thousands of students and employees, intensifying the ongoing debate over voter ID laws in the state.

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Meet Your Candidates: Oct. 2 Forum for Local Elections

[WECT] Voters in New Hanover County can meet and hear from candidates for the Board of Commissioners and Board of Education on Oct. 2 at Cape Fear Community College. The forum, organized by WECT, WHQR, and Port City Daily, will feature incumbents and challengers answering questions from reporters and audience members. The event will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.

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News Roundup

Local News:

• Mark Robinson treated for burns from incident at campaign rally

• Surf City to auction off old beach access flags

• Pender County Board of Education approves bus driver bonuses

What you should know:

• Trump meets with Zelenski about ending the war in Ukraine

• Conyers chemical plant fire in Georgia leads to evacuation of 17,000

• President Biden Remarks on Federal Response to Hurricane Helene

What might surprise you

• There is a facebook group with almost 40,000 people in it dedicated to missing people in Tennessee and Western North Carolina due to Hurricane Helene

• 43-foot nude Trump statue assembled near Kamala Harris Las Vegas rally

National & World News:

• Saltwater is making electric cars blow up after Hurricane Helene

• Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene

• Kris Kristofferson Dies at age 88 - RIP Kris

• Retired New York judge kills himself as FBI arrives to arrest him

Hurricane Helene:

• Death toll rises to 36 in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

• Local organizations accepting donations to help North Carolinians affected by Helene

• New Hanover Co. and Wilmington crews help rescue people in Buncombe County

• Gov. Roy Cooper asks for donations to the NC Disaster Relief Fund

• NC National Guard deploys more than 500 soldiers and airmen to help people in Western North Carolina

To-Do!

✅ Reminder: The longshoreman’s strike starts tomorrow. Prepare accordingly!

Weather Forecast

Today Partly Cloudy | 83°/71° | 12% | S 11 mph
Tue 01 Mostly Cloudy | 83°/67° | 15% | WNW 8 mph
Wed 02 Partly Cloudy | 80°/67° | 10% | N 10 mph

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Tide Forecast

Mon Sep 30
12:33pm: 0.62 ft (Low Tide)
6:47pm: 4.37 ft (High Tide)

Tue Oct 1
1:00am: 0.58 ft (Low Tide)
7:08am: 4.49 ft (High Tide)
1:16pm: 0.58 ft (Low Tide)
7:23pm: 4.35 ft (High Tide)

Wed Oct 2
1:35am: 0.48 ft (Low Tide)
7:44am: 4.64 ft (High Tide)
1:56pm: 0.55 ft (Low Tide)
7:58pm: 4.28 ft (High Tide)

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