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Mack Brown calls out North Carolina students

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10 months ago

October 24, 2023

Mack Brown calls out North Carolina students

The North Carolina Tar Heels fell to the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, stunning the college football world. It was a defeat that very few saw coming, including Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown.

While there were several things that did not go right for North Carolina that were out of their control, there was one thing that was that their headman took exception to. As the Tar Heels prepare for their Week 9 matchup against Georgia Tech, Brown took a moment to call on the support of the program’s fans in Atlanta, GA.

“If you’re a fan that’s frustrated because we lost the game, go help. Get to Atlanta this weekend and help us if you really care. There’s a difference in yelling and carrying,” said Brown.

But the North Carolina headman was not finished there as he called out the institution students who did not attend Saturday’s defeat to Virginia, highlighting how essential their presence, or lack thereof, was to the Tar Heel’s loss.

“So, with fall break, if you couldn’t make it to the game Saturday, maybe you should have. Maybe you could have helped us a little bit. Think about how important it really is to you, not just how much you yell after a win or how much you stick your chest out. You can help, and you have helped us. It hurt us that our students were not there Saturday.”

Brown explains how fall break and crowd aided in Virginia loss

Brown knew North Carolina could lose to Virginia, as upsets are a part of every college football season. The Tar Heels headman did everything in his power to ensure that complacency and hype did not affect his team, something that Alabama head coach Nick Saban coined “rat poison.” In the end, the Tar Heels could not match the intensity that the Cavaliers brought into Week 8 and Brown with a sense of disappointment. But his feeling of disappointment is not for the reason most would think it is.

“There’s upsets every week. I walked in and told our team that Oklahoma was down early, and they were at home and supposed to kill somebody. So be careful, be smart. But that is still brains, still human beings, and some listen, some don’t. That’s the disappointing thing.”

“They will be more disappointed than any of our fans, or anybody could be. I’m disappointed, but I’m disappointed for them that they’ll be crushed. That’s part of this business, part of what you have to learn from. And you gotta learn from losing. We walk in here and handle it after we’ve won every week, and we can walk around and cut up. If you lose, you gotta handle it, you gotta own it; that’s what you do,” said Brown.

North Carolina’s conference championship hopes remain alive as they are tied for second in the conference with the Louisville Cardinals at 3-1 in the ACC. Brown and the Tar Heels can ill afford another loss if they want to keep their championship hopes alive.

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North Carolina Zoo celebrates its 50 anniversary

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5 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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North Carolina Zoo celebrates its 50 anniversary

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) — The North Carolina Zoo is celebrating 50 years.

Located in Asheboro, the zoo houses about 1,700 animals and over 250 species primarily from Africa and North America.

On social media, NC Zoo wrote Friday:

“Throughout our history, we’ve been home to a diverse array of remarkable animals, dedicated keepers, and passionate employees who work tirelessly behind the scenes. Join us in honoring this milestone by visiting the Zoo in 2024!”

The Zoo also mentioned the Zoo’s first animals, which were two Galapagos tortoises named Tort and Retort.

The post said in part: “These two tortoises symbolize the early days of the North Carolina Zoo and are cherished deeply in our hearts.”

The North Carolina Zoo is one of two state-supported zoos in the country. The other is the Minnesota Zoo.

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NC has some of the most dangerous roads in the US: See how Wilmington-area counties rank

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12 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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NC has some of the most dangerous roads in the US: See how Wilmington-area counties rank

With a recent study revealing North Carolina as one of the states with the riskiest roads to travel, some may wonder how safe the roads are here in the Cape Fear region.

MarketWatch Guides, a site that provides “reviews of consumer products and services to help readers make educated purchasing decisions,” focuses in part on car insurance comparisons, vehicle safety and more.

A recent study by the site analyzed factors including annual miles driven per 100,000 system miles, percentage of rough roads and fatal injuries per 100,000 licensed drivers. States were given a rating out of 10 points, with 10 being the most dangerous.

More: Distracted driving in Wilmington: How big of a problem is it?

North Carolina’s ranking among the most dangerous

According to the study, the states with the most dangerous drivers based on the factors studied are:

Louisiana – 7.55/10

California – 7.21/10

New Mexico – 6.74/10

Hawaii – 6.73/10

Delaware – 6.67/10

New Jersey – 6.53/10

Mississippi – 6.47/10

North Carolina – 6.39/10

Massachusetts – 6.33/10

Maryland and Texas – 6.26/10

According to the study, North Carolina had 32.5 fatal injuries per 100,000 licensed drivers, but only 2.1% of rough roads, which was the lowest percentage out of the other ranked states.

For a more localized perspective, the North Carolina Department of Transportation releases annual traffic crash facts data. The most recent 2022 report includes a ranking of counties based on several factors, including reported crashes, crash severity, crash rates based on population, registered vehicles and estimated vehicle miles traveled.

The most dangerous county for drivers, ranked at No. 1 for the past five years, was Robeson County. The county had 60 fatal crashes in 2022 with 1,136 non-fatal injury crashes. The rest of the total 4,056 crashes were property-damage-only. The county with the best ranking was Hyde County, coming in at No. 100. The county had one fatal crash in 2022 and 10 non-fatal injury crashes. The county had a total of 45 crashes, the rest of which were property damage only.

More: MyReporter: Which intersections see the most red-light camera violations in Wilmington?

Here’s where the Cape Fear region counties ranked.

Brunswick County

Ranked No. 76 in 2022, Brunswick County had 25 fatal crashes and 715 non-fatal injury crashes. The total crashes for that year were 3,146. The remainder of the crashes were property damage only.

New Hanover County

Ranked No. 58, New Hanover had 19 fatal crashes and 1,313 non-fatal injury crashes, both of which went down from 2021. The total crashes in New Hanover were 5,617. The remainder of the crashes were property damage only.

Pender County

Ranked No. 47, Pender County had the worst ranking despite having the lowest number of crashes. The county had 12 fatal crashes and 374 non-fatal injury crashes, and a total of 1,156 crashes. The rest of the crashes were property damage only.

Iris Seaton, USA Today Network, contributed to this report.

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Tropical Storm Debby expected to bring rainfall to Virginia & North Carolina

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20 hours ago

August 3, 2024

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Tropical Storm Debby expected to bring rainfall to Virginia & North Carolina

Tropical Storm Debby already has parts of Florida under tropical storm warnings. The Florida Big Bend is currently under a Hurricane Warning. Debby is forecast to briefly strengthen into a category 1 hurricane as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico where water temperatures are near 90 degrees.

As it continues its path over land it is expected to dial back to tropical storm strength as it reaches the Carolinas mid to late next week. Moderate rainfall is possible for northeast North Carolina and southern Virginia by the end of the week.

Higher amounts of rain are possible for southernmost portions of the Outer Banks but generally models show 2-4 inches for northeast North Carolina and 1-2 inches for southern Virginia through Thursday.

Stay with News 3’s First Warning Weather Team for the latest updates as the storm develops.

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