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<\/p>\nAmber Alert: Missing New Bern teen believed to be with 43-year-old man<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWHEN YOU\u2019RE OUTSIDE. IN HIGH POINT, I\u2019M ERIN BURNETT, WXII 12 NEWS. THE U.S. MILITARY SAYS IT HAS LAUNCHED NEW AIRSTRIKES AGAINST IRAN, ACCORDING TO U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, THE STRIKES ARE A DIRECT RESPONSE TO DRONE ATTACKS ON A COMMERCIAL SHIP THAT WAS EXITING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. YESTERDAY. THE STRIKES COME AFTER THE IRANIAN REGIME HAD PROMISED TO STOP ATTACKING CARGO SHIPS IN THE STRAIT, AS PART OF A RECENTLY SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. BUT IRAN HAS PREVIOUSLY WARNED IT CANNOT GUARANTEE SAFETY FOR SHIPS THAT ARE NOT FOLLOWING A SPECIFIED ROUTE CLOSE TO THE IRANIAN COASTLINE. TONIGHT, AN URGENT SEARCH CONTINUES IN VENEZUELA FOR SURVIVORS OF WEDNESDAY\u2019S BACK TO BACK EARTHQUAKES. AUTHORITIES SAY AT LEAST 920 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE QUAKES THAT STRUCK WITHIN JUST MINUTES OF EACH OTHER, AND MORE THAN 51,000 PEOPLE ARE MISSING. CITIZENS ARE NOW DIGGING THROUGH THE RUBBLE THAT WAS ONCE THEIR HOMES. THAT IS DESPITE AUTHORITIES PROJECTING AN IMAGE OF A ROBUST GOVERNMENT RESPONSE AND A REMINDER IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CONTACT THE LOVED ONE IN VENEZUELA, YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, RESTORING FAMILY LINKS PROGRAM. THE NUMBER TO START THAT PROCESS IS ON YOUR SCREEN EIGHT FOUR, FOUR, SEVEN, EIGHT, TWO, 94, 41. GUILFORD COUNTY EDUCATORS SAY THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DID NOT MEET THEIR BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. MEANWHILE, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SKIP AUSTIN, SAYS COMMISSIONERS DID THE BEST THEY COULD, BUT THEY CANNOT PUT MORE PRESSURE ON TAXPAYERS. THE COUNTY SAYS IT WILL ALLOCATE ABOUT $13 MILLION LESS THAN WHAT GCS WAS EXPECTING. SCHOOL LEADERS SAY THEY MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER A REDUCTION IN FORCE. GCS CHAIR DEENA HAYES SAYS THE COUNTY DOES HAVE VEHICLES TO GENERATE REVENUE, BUT THE COMMISSION CHAIR SAYS IT\u2019S NOT AS SIMPLE AS IT SOUNDS. THE COUNTY HAS A VEHICLE TO MEET ITS BUDGET THAT WE DON\u2019T HAVE, AND THAT\u2019S TAXING AUTHORITY. AND WE WE ALL KNOW WHERE THIS, YOU KNOW, DOMINOES STARTED AND IT STARTED AT THE STATE. AND SO WE\u2019RE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE TAX DOLLARS THAT THE TAXPAYERS HAVE ALREADY GIVEN US. OKAY. BEFORE WE TRY TO GO UP ON THE TAX RATE AND SAY BOTH SIDES SAY THEY DO WANT TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN NEXT. THEY MAY JUST DISAGREE ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. MORE FINANCIAL NEWS NEW TONIGHT. THE ASHEBORO CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED ITS BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THERE IS NO INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. HOWEVER, WATER AND SEWER RATES WILL GO UP BY 5%. SANITATION RATES ARE ALSO GOING UP. CUSTOMERS WILL PAY A BASE FEE OF $23 PER MONTH AND $7 FOR A SECOND CART. THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FO\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Amber Alert: Missing New Bern teen believed to be with 43-year-old man<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:14 AM EDT Jun 27, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n