If you receive water services from the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, you may have noticed your water has gotten a little softer. The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority cut the ribbon Friday on their new... Full story...

Try as we might to personally distance ourselves from the stories we read on the air, some cut through the emotional armor and grab us by the heart. And so it has been this week for me with the story five-year-old Shaniya Davis in Fayetteville. Full story...

Friday is a night to remember victims of crime. Volunteers from the group Justice for Citizens were set up the First Baptist Church in Leland for a candlelight service. Full story...

Health officials say four people in our state have tested positive for a type of the H1N1 virus that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. Full story...

For the second time this month, UNCW is offering free H1N1 vaccines. Last week's vaccine clinic was open only to students. This time around, the vaccine is available to students, faculty and staff. Full story...

Members of the media helped raise money to feed the homeless Thursday night. Thunder Alley in Leland was the site for the first ever Media for Meals Crazy Bowling Tournament. Full story...

A New Jersey couple buys a home in Burgaw, with plans to open their own business. Sounds like the American dream, but the Chomiczewskis say, that dream was shattered when the steel building they paid thousands of dollars for, turned out to be a bust. Full story...

Thursday marked day number eight of the temporary ban on shellfishing in our area. Full story...

The New Hanover County Democrat announced Thursday her decision to leave the Senate when her term ends at the end of 2010. Full story...

A startling statistic coming out of Columbus County; the rural county dispenses the most prescription drugs in the entire state on a per capita basis. Columbus County Sheriff Chris Batten said prescription drug trafficking has well-surpassed the county's cocaine and marijuana problem. Full story...

Despite Congress signing a law extending unemployment benefits throughout the country, the extra help probably will not arrive in time for the holidays for people out of work in North Carolina. Full story...

The American Red Cross provides nearly half the nation's blood supply. They come to the rescue during emergencies and natural disasters, and now they're using social media to communicate with the public. Full story...

Groups of middle school students got a dose of science up close Thursday afternoon in Wilmington. It was part of Time Warner Cable's “Connect a Million Minds” initiative, an effort to... Full story...

A man who escaped from the Brunswick County Jail is on his way back to North Carolina, after being arrested in Baltimore. Full story...