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WEATHER: Strong morning downpours

Soaking showers and thunderstorms will continue to fire as a cold front presses southward.  While the threat for severe weather has been marginal this morning the rain has been heavy. 

Here at the First Alert Forecast Center on Shipyard Boulevard in Wilmington we have had several rounds of torrential downpours. Some lightening will accompany these storms as well.

As we move into the afternoon the front will hang up off shore, bringing some slightly drier weather, but not dry enough Wednesday to thwart afternoon heat index values in the low 90s. 

By Thursday we will get a brief reprieve as the front slips farther south and cooler and drier air moves down from New England.  However our exclusive ‘Hour by Hour' forecast model brings the front northward again by the end of the week – setting of some more showers.

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1,000 hours of work earns Bladen volunteer an award

1,000 hours of work earns Bladen volunteer an award

BLADEN CO., NC (WECT) - Anne Binkley has been named Bladen Healthcare's 2012 Volunteer of the Year by working more than 1,000 hours.

Binkley began volunteering with Bladen Co. Hospital in December of 2011.

She wanted to help the medical records department catch up on paperwork, but she also worked in the hospital mailroom on Tuesdays and Fridays and the gift shop on Friday mornings.

Binkley was given the award partly because of her enthusiasm and willingness to work wherever needed.  She is also friendly to patients, family members and staff members and greets people with a smile.

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Black River Bream and Bass Tournament rescheduled

Black River Bream and Bass Tournament rescheduled

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The annual Black River Bream and Bass Tournament has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 22 from 4 to 9 p.m., the Bladen Journal reports.

The event is sponsored by the White Lake Baptist Church Brotherhood, and boats can start to be checked in at 3 p.m.

WEATHER: More showers

More showers are on tap throughout the day today as a meandering, slow moving cold front moves toward the Carolina coast. 

Our daytime high temperatures will move into the mid 80s under mostly cloudy skies.  With tons of moisture in place, wherever showers pop up we will likely see some locally heavy downpours. 

While severe weather isn't necessarily going to be an issue, some flash flood warnings have indeed popped up to our south and west this morning, so keep an eye to the First Alert radar if you have outdoor plans at any time today.

Wednesday conditions will clear some progressively throughout the afternoon as the front pushes southeast and high pressure begins to build in from the north. 

High temperatures will run a few degrees cooler into the low to mid 80s.  The drier air will move into the region making conditions a bit nicer for the end of the week with humidity noticeably lessened.

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UPDATE: Victims identified in Bladen triple fatal

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A mother and two of her children were killed in a fatal car crash on Saturday in Bladen County.

Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Maria Morales Garcia was driving a van with her three children inside. They say she stopped at a stop sign on Purdie Hall Road and then reportedly pulled out in front of an agricultural truck driving on Chicken Foot Road.

The impact killed Garcia and two of her children, 8-year-old Jean-Michael Morales Garcia and 3-year-old William Jimenez Morales. Her six-year-old daughter, who was also in the car is still recovering at the hospital in Chapel Hill. Officers say she is expected to be ok.

The driver of the dump truck was treated and released.

No charges were filed.

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WEATHER: Afternoon showers and T-storms

WEATHER: Afternoon showers and T-storms

Decent shower chances today – particularly this afternoon - as moisture streams ahead of a slow moving system. 

As the afternoon heating gets steaming - our shower and thunderstorm chances will ramp up. 

Look for highs to be seasonable, into the mid 80, with about a 50% chance at shows during the afternoon and early evening.

A similar forecast will continue into Tuesday and Wednesday with warm temperatures and unsettled afternoon conditions. 

Rain chances look to improve into Wednesday as a slow moving, weak cold front makes its way across the Carolinas.  Highs will be slightly cooler and conditions cooler as we head into the weekend.

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Children’s book launch party to be held at library

Children’s book launch party to be held at library

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A book launch party will be held at the Bladen County Library Wednesday, according to The Bladen Journal.

W. Curt Vincent will read his book, The Luckiest Leaf, to children at 3 p.m. Kids who attend can also plant trees and enjoy refreshments.