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Authorities work to wrangle sassy snake on the loose in Wilmington

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 6:44pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A snake that was on the loose in front of the Cape Fear Serpentarium Tuesday got sassy as police and sheriff's deputies worked to wrangle it.

WECT's Colin Hackman caught the incident on camera, and eventually, authorities managed to get it inside of a box, but not before the snake lunged a couple of times.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Oleander Drive down to one lane

Submitted by Caraline Waldrep, Traffic Reporter
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 12:55pm
TRAFFIC ALERT: Oleander Drive down to one lane

 

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – According to the City Wilmington website, The outer westbound lane on Oleander Driver near Oleander United Methodist will be closed  9am to 5pm Tuesday, May 21 through Friday, May 24.

City Crews are installing improvements to the stormwater drainage along the road.

Use caution and plan for delays in the area.

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What it took to remove Brian Berger from office

Submitted by Craig Reck, Reporter
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 7:51am
Commissioners voted 3-2 to remove Berger from office.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Elected leaders voted 3-2 Monday afternoon in favor of removing one of their own from the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners.

By the process of an amotion hearing, commissioners kicked Brian Berger out of public office. Amotion is not bound by state law, but the county conducted the hearing similar to one that would happen in a courtroom.

It didn't take long in the process for Christopher Anglin, representing Berger, to question the board's ability to allow evidence against his client without having the ability to cross examine it.

Berger said a few days was not enough time to prepare his case. Anglin later said he was contact about a week ago to take the case. Sheriff's deputies served Berger with the charges against him almost a month ago.

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Locals talk about moving to Hollywood for their big break

Submitted by Ashlea Kosikowski, WECT News
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 7:49am
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Housing authority applies for grant to renovate Hillcrest neighborhood

Submitted by Bailey Hicks on Tuesday, May 21st, 7:47 am
The Wilmington Housing Authority is applying for a grant to renovate the Hillcrest neighborhood.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The Wilmington Housing Authority is applying for a grant to renovate the Hillcrest neighborhood.

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Housing authority fights to keep all housing vouchers, despite sequester cuts

Submitted by Bailey Hicks on Tuesday, May 21st, 7:44 am
Hundreds of families depend on the Wilmington Housing Authority for vouchers every year so they can pay rent. However, sequester cuts are making that harder.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Hundreds of families depend on the Wilmington Housing Authority for vouchers every year so they can pay rent. However, sequester cuts are making that harder, taking $700,000 from the program.

The WHA says if nothing is done, the cuts would force the housing authority to randomly pick 250 families of the 1,800 who depend on the vouchers and stop supplying them.

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Commissioners vote 3-2 to remove Brian Berger

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 10:12pm
Commissioners in New Hanover County voted 3-2 Monday in favor of removing Brian Berger from the board.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Commissioners in New Hanover County voted 3-2 Monday in favor of removing Brian Berger from the board.

The amotion process started after the board's meeting Monday. It was the first hearing in the state in more than 100 years.

Berger retained a lawyer for the process, Chris Anglin who is based in Raleigh. Anglin filed a Temporary Restraining Order in an effort to delay the process, but a judge ruled against it.

Jonathan Barfield said early in the hearing he was not pleased with the process. He said it seemed like the decision had already been made. Woody White reminded Barfield that elected leaders don't have the ability to choose which issues to deal with.

Berger's tardiness and other run-ins with the law were mentioned during the hearing.

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