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CBP Arrests Reveal NC is 9th in Trafficking

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Operation Charlotte’s Web is shining a spotlight on North Carolina’s ninth-place national ranking in human trafficking violations.

In 2024, the National Human Trafficking Hotline recorded 301 cases in North Carolina involving 580 victims, including 145 sex trafficking incidents and 73 labor trafficking cases.

The Department of Homeland Security reports that Operation Charlotte’s Web has resulted in the arrests of illegal MS-13 and 18th Street gang members with records of assault, child exploitation, and other serious offenses.

Total arrests of illegal aliens during the operation have now surpassed 250, with Charlotte emerging as a major hub for human trafficking due to interstate corridors like I-77 and I-85 facilitating victim transport.

First and Second Ladies Visit Eastern NC

First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance made their first joint appearance outside Washington on Wednesday to visit Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River to thank service members and their families ahead of Thanksgiving.

The first and second ladies met with students at Lejeune High School and DeLalio Elementary School, helped assemble care packages for deployed troops, played educational games, and discussed topics such as AI’s role in learning and national security.

At the New River station, they addressed approximately 1,600 Marines and relatives, with Trump praising military families as “the quiet strength of our nation” and Vance referencing Vice President JD Vance’s prior Marine service.

NC Destinations Receive Travel Awards

Good Housekeeping released its annual 2026 travel awards, recognizing Wilmington-area beaches—Carolina, Kure, and Wrightsville—as top U.S. beach vacation destinations thanks to their coastal charm, family-friendly atmosphere, and outdoor recreation opportunities.

The Sanderling Resort in Duck was cited as a favorite East Coast Beach resort, and Raleigh and Winston-Salem were included on a list of “unexpected city vacations to add to your bucket list.”

Meanwhile, NC Tripping is accepting nominations for its 2025 Best of North Carolina readers’ choice awards through Nov. 25 for categories like best beaches, mountains, barbecue, breweries, and small towns. Voting takes place Nov. 26-Dec. 15.

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➤ Statewide: North Carolina’s foreign-born population has surged tenfold since 1990 to over 1 million, including around 630,000 non-citizens, with up to 435,000 undocumented. Mexico remains the largest country of origin for non-citizens here. (More)

➤ Alamance County Sheriff’s Office ended its agreement to house and transport ICE detainees effective Nov. 16, citing an overcrowded jail and new requirements under House Bill 307 (“Iryna’s Law”) prioritizing local inmates. (More)

➤ Charlotte: Transit leaders unveiled plans Wednesday to modernize fares with tap-and-go technology and platform validations, advance the Red Line, and hire operators, funded by a new sales tax. The changes should take effect within 18 months. (More)

➤ Holly Springs: A 16-year-old driver was indicted on second-degree murder Tuesday for striking and killing 14-year-old bicyclist Max Dunham while impaired. The Oct. 26 collision also injured another motorist. (More)

➤ Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering will no longer accept advanced placement (AP) credits for five required humanities/social sciences courses starting with the Class of 2029.  (More)

➤ New Bern approved a five-year lease of the former Firemen’s Museum property on Hancock Street to the We Can Be Association for $1 per year to develop a children’s museum focused on supporting children of all abilities. (More)

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➤ NC State football hosts Florida State tonight at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. Both teams are 5-5 on the year, but the Wolfpack enters the game as underdogs. (More)

➤ The Carolina Panthers collaborated with country music icon Luke Combs to drop a limited-edition line of merchandise yesterday. Net proceeds from the collection will benefit food banks in North Carolina. (More)

➤ The Southern Conference has extended its partnership with Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, keeping men’s and women’s basketball championships and other events there through 2035. (More)

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➤ Vulcan Elements will invest $918 million in Benson, creating 1,000 jobs to build the world’s largest rare-earth magnet factory outside China, supported by a state grant that will potentially reimburse up to $17.6 million of the investment over 12 years. (More)

➤ Novartis will invest $771 million to expand its Durham factory and build new facilities in Durham and Morrisville, creating 700 jobs by 2030 for an integrated gene therapy and medicines manufacturing hub. (More)

➤ Phase 1 of a Wilmington International Airport noise study revealed that current noise levels affect 50 residential acres and 15 homes over the federal standard of 65 decibels day-night level. Phase 2 will evaluate mitigation options. (More)

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➤ A truck carrying live turkeys crashed around 1 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Road and I-77 in north Charlotte, seriously injuring one person with life-threatening conditions and scattering dozens of live and dead birds across the scene. (More)

➤ A bald eagle dropped a cat through the windshield of a vehicle on U.S.-74 in Swain County on Wednesday at 8:17 a.m. The driver was uninjured, but the cat was dead. (More)

➤ Dare County celebrated Geographic Information Systems Day on Wednesday by inviting residents to explore its expanded interactive map collection at darenc.gov/gis, featuring layered views of shipwrecks, folklore, historical sites, and more. (See Photos)

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Did you take any AP classes in high school?

1. Yes
2. No
3. They didn’t exist then
4. Can’t remember

Yesterday’s Results:

Should North Carolina public school districts be countywide or limited to cities and towns?

1. Countywide: 31%
2. City/town-focused: 25%
3. Not sure: 22%
4. No opinion: 22%

What caused the Fayetteville fire of 1831?

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