WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The Wilmington Family YMCA will host its annual OrthoWilmington 5K race this upcoming Saturday, May 19 at 8 a.m. The race is an initiative presented by the Wilmington Family YMCA to benefit the Girls on the Run (GOTR) and STRIDE Program.

Event planners are expecting approximately 1,300 runners, 650 of which will be GOTR and STRIDE participants. All GOTR and STRIDE participants will receive medals at end of race. They will also receive official certificates for completing the program.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Two raccoons—one that went inside a business and one that fought with a dog—tested positive for rabies in New Hanover County this week.

The Animal Services Unit was called to the downtown Market Street area on Saturday to capture and euthanize a raccoon, according to New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sergeant J.J. Brewer. The raccoon was sent to the N.C. State Lab for testing on Monday and the positive results came back on Tuesday. Brewer said in a news release that the store owner was notified and officials canvassed the area to educate neighbors about rabies.

On Monday, an area veterinarian notified the ASU that an owned dog had fought with a raccoon on Sunday in the Shorewood Hills Drive area. The owner reportedly handled the dog’s collar after the altercation and was potentially exposed to rabies. Brewer said the dog was not current with its rabies vaccine so he was brought to Animal Services until the raccoon could be tested. The dog will now remain at Animal Services for a six-month quarantine.

These are the seventh and eighth positive rabies cases for 2012 in New Hanover County.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Cape Fear Community College’s radiography class of 2012 decided to nominate Wilmington Health Imaging (Radiology) for a prestigious award.

Wilmington Health Imaging was nominated for the Clinical Site Excellence Award, according to a news release. The nomination was reportedly made by the students who rotate through Wilmington Health Imaging at multiple locations.

“Receiving this nomination is an honor for our imaging staff,” stated Jeff James, Wilmington Health’s Chief Executive Officer, in a news release. “It acknowledges that they have given the students a positive experience and environment to develop their radiography skills.”

For more information on CFCC’s radiography program, go to http://cfcc.edu/rad/programinfo.html.

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