The NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated report at 2:53 p.m. on Sunday for fire danger until 9 p.m. The alert is for Inland Pender, Coastal Pender, Inland New Hanover, Coastal New Hanover, Inland Brunswick and Coastal Brunswick as well as Robeson,

On Friday at 2:40 p.m. a fire weather watch was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC valid for Saturday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The watch is for Inland Pender, Coastal Pender, Inland New Hanover, Coastal New Hanover,

An Amber Alert was issued for a 15-year-old in eastern North Carolina last seen days ago. Geydi Liseth Hernandez Fernandez, 15, was reportedly last seen at 8 p.m. on Feb. 20 at her Siler City home. She is described as a Hispanic female standing about 5′3″ tall and weighing around 120 pounds.