Increase In Travelers On NC Roads Expected For Memorial Day Weekend
Increase In Travelers On NC Roads Expected For Memorial Day Weekend
May 28, 2021
As the country continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in travelers on the roadways is expected this Memorial Day weekend. The AAA is estimating a 60 percent increase in traffic compared to a year ago.
With that in mind, the N.C. Department of Transportation will be shutting down major construction that could affect travelers because of lane closures along interstates, U.S. and key N.C. routes starting this morning (May 28) until next Tuesday evening (June 1).
22 North Carolina National Guard Aviators joined first responders from several local and state agencies for North Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team training at Weldon, North Carolina, May 19 - 20, 2021.
The training at the rapids of the Roanoke River simulated swift water rescue missions.
“NC HART partners conduct training rescues over land, water, tree, and building ten times a year on average to prepare for Hurricane season,” said Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins, NCNG State Army Aviation Officer.
Before mission, NCNG Aviators and civilian aviation staff swarmed over the 64-foot-long twin engine UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter preparing it for water rescue. Seats and doors are prepped to allow for civilian first responders to be lowered by hoist.
By BAILEY ALDRIDGE | The News & Observer | Published: May 23, 2021 (Tribune News Service) Two Marines are seriously injured after officials say they were run over while camping in Eastern North Carolina. The man and woman, who are stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, were camping in a tent in Croatan National Forest late Friday night when a truck ran them over, Maj. David McFadyen with the Craven County Sheriff s Office told WNCT. The two were taken to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville with serious injuries, McFadyen told WCTI. They are expected to survive. The driver, who officials say is stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, drove off after hitting the tent, McFadyen told WITN.
Two Marines Run Over by Truck While Camping in North Carolina, Police Say
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, is pictured aerially on Sept. 18, 2019. (Micha Pierce/U.S. Marine Corps)
24 May 2021 The News & Observer | By Bailey Aldridge
Two Marines are seriously injured after officials say they were run over while camping in Eastern North Carolina.
The man and woman, who are stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, were camping in a tent in Croatan National Forest late Friday night when a truck ran them over, Maj. David McFadyen with the Craven County Sheriff s Office told WNCT.
Two Marines run over by truck while camping at Croatan National Forest, NC police say Bailey Aldridge, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 23 Two Marines are seriously injured after officials say they were run over while camping in Eastern North Carolina.
The man and woman, who are stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, were camping in a tent in Croatan National Forest late Friday night when a truck ran them over, Maj. David McFadyen with the Craven County Sheriff s Office told WNCT.
The two were taken to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville with serious injuries, McFadyen told WCTI. They are expected to survive.