THURSDAY TOGETHER WITH YOU

What's happening at Riverfest this weekend?

[Star News Online] The Wilmington Riverfest, considered Wilmington's biggest fall festival, was first held in 1979. The festival was created by a group of Wilmingtonians interested in showcasing downtown Wilmington and the Cape Fear River.

The two-day cultural street festival will return to downtown Wilmington the first weekend in October.

Find out what’s going on this weekend at Riverfest »

Cybersecurity and Maritime Trade: A Key Focus at UNCW Event

[WWAY] UNCW's 6th annual Cybersecurity Conference kicked off, focusing on critical areas such as small business protection and maritime security. With over 300 attendees, it’s the largest conference yet. Ulku Clark, director of UNCW’s Center for Cyber Security Education, highlighted the importance of maritime cybersecurity, especially during the ongoing longshoremen strike. Thursday’s sessions will include discussions on AI and deep fakes.

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Striking longshoremen at the Port of Wilmington hope for quick resolution

[WUNC] The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has called for strikes along the East Coast, including Wilmington, demanding better wages and safer working conditions. Longshoremen at the Port of Wilmington are striking against the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), not the port itself. Despite an offer of a 50% wage increase from USMX, negotiations remain stalled. North Carolina Ports have implemented contingency plans, including the closure of the container gate, until an agreement is reached.

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News Roundup

Local News:

• Lockdown at New Hanover High School caused by fake picture online

• Students to return to Southport Elementary School on modified schedule Monday

• County election boards continue voting machine testing ahead of early voting

What you should know:

• Bank Of America Customers Shocked By Zero Balances In Online Account Glitch

• Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’

What might surprise you

• 700+ Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard deployed to the Middle East

• Pink Floyd Sells Music Rights to Sony for $400 Million

• A US bomb from World War II explodes at a Japanese airport, causing a large crater in a taxiway

• FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season

National & World News:

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with a wave of 120 new sexual assault allegations

• Feds arrest thousands of violent fugitives in sweeping operation

• ‘American Pickers' star and host Frank Fritz dies at age 60–RIP Frank

Crypto News:

• Over 40 US Republicans Urge SEC to Repeal Crypto bill which mandates that SEC-reporting entities custodying cryptos must account those holdings as liabilities on their balance sheets.

• Crypto exchange Binance's founder CZ released on Friday after serving 119 days in prison

To-Do!

✅ If you didn’t catch WECT’s New Hanover County candidate forums, you can catch recorded videos of the County Commissioner forum and the School Board forums on YouTube

Weather Forecast

Thu 03 Mostly Sunny | 80°/67° | 7% | NE 10 mph
Fri 04 Partly Cloudy | 80°/68° | 10% | NE 10 mph
Sat 05 Partly Cloudy | 81°/67° | 10% | NE 10 mph

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Tide Forecast

Thu Oct 3
2:09am: 0.42 ft (Low Tide)
8:21am: 4.70 ft (High Tide)
2:34pm: 0.55 ft (Low Tide)
8:33pm: 4.16 ft (High Tide)

Fri Oct 4
2:41am: 0.43 ft (Low Tide)
8:57am: 4.68 ft (High Tide)
3:10pm: 0.60 ft (Low Tide)
9:09pm: 3.99 ft (High Tide)

Sat Oct 5
3:13am: 0.50 ft (Low Tide)
9:35am: 4.60 ft (High Tide)
3:45pm: 0.70 ft (Low Tide)
9:46pm: 3.79 ft (High Tide)

Provided by Marineweather.net