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Wilmington, North Carolina · WilmingtonWILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — No one will ever where number 22 for Ashley girls basketball again. The program held a ceremony for alumna Saniya Rivers to retire her jersey on Friday. Rivers graduated from Ashley in 2021 and was the Gatorade National Player of the Year while with the Eagles. During her college career, Rivers won a national championship at South Carolina before leading N.C. State to the Final Four. She was selected eighth overall in t…See the Story
Saniya Rivers Has Jersey Retired by Ashley
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Wilmington, North Carolina · WilmingtonWILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A man pled guilty to a drunk driving crash that sent three teenagers to the hospital. Jeremias Yanes, 46, was found guilty of committing serious injury by motor vehicle. Yanes will serve an active prison sentence for at least 1 year with a maximum of 2 years. Yanes was driving southbound on Carolina Beach Road in the Monkey Junction area on July 20th around 9:35pm. The DA’s office says, Yanes ran into the rear of a vehicl…See the Story
Man Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving Crash Injuring Three Teenagers
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New Hanover County · New Hanover CountyNEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A New Hanover County man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury found him guilty in the 2021 stabbing death of an elderly man. On Wednesday, a jury found Gary Frink Sikes III, 23, guilty of first-degree murder under theories of premeditation and felony murder. Judge Henry Stevens IV sentenced Sikes to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The charges stem from the death of 84…See the Story
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 stabbing death in New Hanover County
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