Updated: 4:32 PM EDT Apr 17, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff North Carolina home security camera footage shows an intense early morning encounter with a rabid bobcat for one couple last week.Kristi and Happy Wade were walking to their SUV in the video to take their older cat to the veterinarian, and Happy Wade can be heard saying good morning to their neighbor who is out for a jog.Seconds later, a wild bobcat is seen running across the street at Kristi Wade. It ran up her back and bit her several times, according to our NBC affiliate WECT. She had several scratches and puncture wounds.“As I came out of our garage, I heard a growl behind or beside one of our cars and I knew it was a cat because I know what a cat sounds like,” said Kristi Wade told WECT. “But it sounded like a very angry cat, so in the video I back up to see if I can see what it is and when I do the face of this bobcat came around the corner of the car.”Happy Wade then grabbed the bobcat an
UPDATE: Missing Fayetteville woman, one-year-old son found safe in Wilmington Destiny Reese and her one-year-old son Micah (Source: Pender County Sheriff s Office) By WECT Staff | April 14, 2021 at 3:33 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 10:14 PM
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A missing Fayetteville woman and her one-year-old son have been located Wednesday evening in Wilmington.
The Pender County Sheriffâs Office has canceled the search for Destiny Sherrill Ramocan Reese, 20, and her son Micah.
According to Captain James Rowell, both were found safe and sound.
No further details were provided.
Reese had last been seen by her family in Hampstead on Sunday around 11 p.m. Deputies said she was traveling back to her home in Fayetteville with her son.
Teacher sues Pender County school board after she was allegedly assaulted by a student in 2018
Teacher sues Pender County school board after she was allegedly assaulted by a student in 2018 By WECT Staff | April 14, 2021 at 3:05 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 5:29 PM
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A Pender County teacher is suing the school board and other district leaders, claiming they ignored warning signs and failed to act prior to a student allegedly assaulting her in the classroom in 2018.
The suit, filed on April 9 by Kimberly Burns-Fisher, who is an eighth-grade language arts teacher at Topsail Middle School, names the Pender County Board of Education, Superintendent Steven Hill, and former Topsail Middle School Principal Anna Romero-Lehrer as defendants.