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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A shooting at a small college in eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others wounded and prompted a campus lockdown early Sunday, the university said.
The shooting occurred in the center of Elizabeth City State University’s campus following Yard Fest, the final event of the historically Black university’s weeklong Viking Fest celebration, the school said in a statement.
A 24-year-old man who was not a student was pronounced dead. His identity wasn’t immediately released pending notification of his family, the statement says.
Four people sustained gunshot wounds, including three students, while two other students were injured during the commotion. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. All the injured were taken to a hospital for treatment, the statement says.
A call to campus police was referred to a university spokesperson, who didn’t immediately return a telephone message.
“The university is deeply saddened by this senseless act,” the university said in an earlier statement.
The lockdown was later lifted, and the university increased patrols across campus as a precaution. Access to the center of campus remained restricted later Sunday.
The university has 2,300 students and is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Norfolk, Virginia.
By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils had the top special teams units in the NHL this season. Things haven’t worked out so well in the playoffs, and they are now one loss away from elimination.
The Devils were third on the power play at a franchise-record 28.2% during the regular season, but went 0 for 2 in their 5-2 loss in Game 4 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday that dropped them to a 3-1 deficit in the first-round series.
New Jersey is now 0 for 12 with the man advantage against Carolina, which had the NHL’s top penalty kill at 83.6%. The Devils remained the only playoff team without a power-play goal.
“It has to be a difference-maker, especially in the playoffs,” forward Nico Hischier said. “It’s just not clicking right now, but I think we got to get a little looser and not holding our sticks too much. We know we have a good power play, we’ve showed it all year, so just got to loosen up a bit, change our mindset. … We have to find a way to get one. I feel if we get one, then it’ll come.”
The Devils have managed just 14 shots on goal during their 12 advantages against a stifling Hurricanes penalty kill.
“They’ve had some good looks, but our goaltending always has been our best penalty-killer,” Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal said. “We’ve just done a good job of pressuring at the right times with sticks and being on the same page. Win some draws early, getting them down the ice and making them work 200 feet to get any zone time.
“It’s been good for the PK, but we got a tall task ahead of us still.”
On the flip side, the Devils’ second-ranked penalty-kill (82.7%) went 2 for 3 and gave up its fourth goal on 13 chances against a Hurricanes team that was 25th on the power play at 18.7%.
“Special teams is a very important thing in the playoffs, and we got to be better,” forward Timo Meier said. “That’s it.”
The Devils got their first power play of Game 4 when Carolina’s Sean Walker was sent off for tripping with 3:57 left in the first period and the Hurricanes leading 2-0. The Devils managed just a long shot by Meier that Frederik Andersen turned aside.
The Hurricanes went on a power play with 31 seconds left in the first on an interference penalty on Dougie Hamilton. They took advantage when Seth Jarvis’ shot from the right circle deflected off Andrei Svechnikov’s stick and past Markstrom 42 seconds into the second to push the lead to 3-0.
The Devils’ next chance came when the Hurricanes’ Dmitry Orlov was whistled for hooking with 6:01 left in the second. New Jersey, trailing 3-2, again had only one shot during the power play, when Jesper Bratt got a pass in front but couldn’t get a handle on the puck and Pyotr Kochetkov smothered it.
Carolina got another power play with 2:44 left in the second when Jonas Siegenthaler was sent off for interference, but was held to one shot during the advantage.
Hamilton was whistled for high-sticking 52 seconds into the third, and Markstrom had three saves during the Hurricanes’ advantage.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — It’s been a busy (and profitable) spring for sports in Raleigh.
From March Madness to NHL playoff hockey, Raleigh has seen a flurry of major sports events this spring, bringing packed venues and millions in economic impact. Fans flocked to the Lenovo Center to watch NCAA Tournament games featuring powerhouse programs Duke and UConn.
Over at Reynolds Coliseum, the N.C. State women’s team hosted early-round games, keeping the local buzz alive. With the Carolina Hurricanes who just played their first two Stanley Cup playoffs games in town, the momentum shows no signs of stopping. Scott Dupree with the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance says it was a tremendous success having big-profile teams in the Raleigh area.
“I’m certain the numbers will show in terms of economic impact, in terms of the branding and the exposure for Lenovo Center and for the city and for the region,” said Dupree. “Of course all concessions were sold out. The games were fantastic, and it could not have gone better from my perspective.”
This spring’s success is the latest in a long pattern of major events at the Lenovo Center, which hosts more than 150 events and over 1.5 million guests annually. Dupree emphasized that Raleigh’s efforts in presenting the NCAA Tournament received overwhelmingly positive feedback.
“We got, I can assure you, A+ grades across the board for the way N.C. State and the city of Raleigh and all the partners rolled out the red carpet for the NCAA,” said Dupree.
This excitement has continued into the NHL postseason, as the Carolina Hurricanes opened the Stanley Cup Playoffs with two home games. Dupree says that the Hurricanes selling out during the playoffs would be financially viable for the city of Raleigh
“A typical sold out home playoff game at Lenovo Center was something in the range of two-to-three million dollars per game. Of course all the canes games now are going to be sold out. As you know, one playoff series is roughly two weeks, four series is about eight weeks, so hopefully the canes will be doing a series of two-week playoff stints and hopefully there will be a lot of home games here,” said Dupree.
Lenovo Center has continually offered Raleigh, the Triangle, and the southeast an abundance of sports, major concert tours, and events year after year. Dupree says it’s amazing for him to think back to the status of the canes around 10 years ago.
“It’s just incredible to me how successful they are and what a model franchise the canes have become on the ice and off the ice in terms of winning and in terms of business. They’ve just been pressing all the right buttons. In a way, everything they touch turns to gold,”
With fans filling arenas and millions flowing into the local economy, Raleigh’s spring sports season has proven to be a powerful driver of both energy and revenue.
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing 18 people and injuring around 800 others.
Helicopters and aircraft dumped water from the air on the raging fire through the night into Sunday morning at the Shahid Rajaei port. The explosion occurred just as Iran and the United States met Saturday in Oman for the third round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
No one in Iran outright suggested that the explosion came from an attack. However, even Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who led the talks, on Wednesday acknowledged that “our security services are on high alert given past instances of attempted sabotage and assassination operations designed to provoke a legitimate response.”
State media offered the casualty figures. But there were few details on what sparked the blaze just outside of Bandar Abbas, causing other containers to reportedly explode.
The port took in a shipment of the missile fuel chemical in March, the private security firm Ambrey said. The fuel is part of a shipment of ammonium perchlorate from China by two vessels to Iran first reported in January by the Financial Times. The chemical used to make solid propellant for rockets was going to be used to replenish Iran’s missile stocks, which had been depleted by its direct attacks on Israel during the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“The fire was reportedly the result of improper handling of a shipment of solid fuel intended for use in Iranian ballistic missiles,” Ambrey said.
Ship-tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press put one of the vessels believed to be carrying the chemical in the vicinity in March, as Ambrey said. Iran hasn’t acknowledged taking the shipment. The Iranian mission to the United Nations didn’t respond to a request for comment on Saturday.
It’s unclear why Iran wouldn’t have moved the chemicals from the port, particularly after the Beirut port blast in 2020. That explosion, caused by the ignition of hundreds of tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate, killed more than 200 people and injured more than 6,000 others. However, Israel did target Iranian missile sites where Tehran uses industrial mixers to create solid fuel.
Social media footage of the explosion on Saturday at Shahid Rajaei saw reddish-hued smoke rising from the fire just before the detonation. That suggests a chemical compound being involved in the blast — like in the Beirut explosion.
“Get back get back! Tell the gas (truck) to go!” a man in one video shouted just before the blast. “Tell him to go, it’s going to blow up! Oh God, this is blowing up! Everybody evacuate! Get back! Get back!”
On Saturday night, the state-run IRNA news agency said that the Customs Administration of Iran blamed a “stockpile of hazardous goods and chemical materials stored in the port area” for the blast, without elaborating.
An aerial shot released by Iranian media after the blast showed fires burning at multiple locations in the port, with authorities later warning about air pollution from chemicals such as ammonia, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide in the air. Schools and offices in Bandar Abbas will be closed Sunday as well.
Shahid Rajaei has been a target before. A 2020 cyberattack attributed to Israel targeted the port. It came after Israel said that it thwarted a cyberattack targeting its water infrastructure, which it attributed to Iran. Israeli officials didn’t respond to requests for comment regarding Saturday’s explosion.
Social media videos showed black billowing smoke after the blast. Others showed glass blown out of buildings kilometers, or miles, away from the epicenter of the explosion. State media footage showed the injured crowding into at least one hospital, with ambulances arriving as medics rushed one person by on a stretcher.
Hasanzadeh, the provincial disaster management official, earlier told state television that the blast came from containers at Shahid Rajaei port in the city, without elaborating. State television also reported that there had been a building collapse caused by the explosion, though no further details were offered.
The Interior Ministry said that it launched an investigation into the blast. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also offered his condolences for those affected in the blast.
Shahid Rajaei port in Hormozgan province is about 1,050 kilometers (650 miles) southeast of Iran’s capital, Tehran, on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil traded passes.
Devil Dogs Recipe from Good Grief Cook
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes
Serving size: 20 servings
Ermine Butter Cream Filling
Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe by LUCKYME9 from All Recipes.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serving size: 6 servings
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – A new initiative is working to broaden mental health services in Eastern North Carolina, focusing on rural areas and military families. But with a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, how might this effort play out here in North Carolina? Dr. Joseph Pino is senior vice president of medical education and research at Novant Health who says that accessing healthcare can be tough.
“In one 2022 study, that evaluated access to mental health care, nationwide, North Carolina ranked in the bottom third along with other southern states. Rural areas in particular struggle with the reduced numbers of mental health providers and services,” said Pino.
The mission of Novant Health is to engage and connect donors to programs and initiatives that save lives and improve the health of the communities they serve. Statistically, it’s even harder for military personnel and their families to receive access to healthcare.
“North Carolina has the fourth largest military presence in the country. Military families frequently face moves across the country, long deployments and added stress that comes with military life. Those experiences can lead to anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions,” said Pino.
Novant Health’s not-for-profit integrated system consists of more than 2,000 physicians in over 800 locations, as well as numerous outpatient surgery centers, medical plazas, rehabilitation programs, diagnostic imaging centers and community health outreach programs. A partnership between the UNC School of Medicine and Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune has created a four-year residency program in psychiatry.
“Each year, our program will accept three military residents and four civilian psychiatry residents. These are medical school graduates who are in a four-year training program to become board eligible in psychiatry,” said Pino.
Novant Health Foundation philanthropic efforts inspire giving that supports programs and initiatives having direct patient impact. What makes this center stand out from other medical training centers is the collaboration.
“We’re bringing together military medicine, academic expertise and community healthcare. They will receive an experience both treating civilian and military patients, while civilian residents gain a deeper understanding of the specific challenges military families face. That cross-collaboration and learning is invaluable through the course of their training,” said Pino.
The new residency program at Camp Lejeune reflects a collaborative approach to addressing the mental health care gap in North Carolina, particularly for rural populations and military families. By combining military medicine, academic training, and community healthcare experience, the initiative aims to build a stronger network of future psychiatrists. As healthcare organizations like Novant Health continue to invest in workforce development and community partnerships, the goal is to expand access to mental health services where they are needed most.
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Sunrise Mocktail Recipe from The Mindful Mocktail
Prep time: 3 minutes
Cooking time: N/A
Serving size: 1 servings