Every time our region suffers a fire, hurricane or other disaster, the Red Cross is on the way. This year the Cape Fear chapter celebrates a milestone: its one-hundredth anniversary. From disaster relief, to blood donations, the local chapter has left its mark. Full story...

The Community Boys and Girls Club specializes in helping at risk youth. Full story...

The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that Wilmington will be the first television market in the country to test the switch to using only digital broadcast signals. Starting at noon on September 8, all the commercial TV stations in Wilmington, including WWAY, will stop using their analog signals and broadcast only digitally. Full story...

Part of Carolina Beach Road is closed this afternoon, because of a fire at a junkyard. Heavy smoke is blanketing much of the area. From the North, traffic is being diverted to Sanders Road. From the South, traffic is being directed onto Myrtle Grove Road. Full story...

In just a few days Brunswick County will have a new sheriff. The county Democratic Executive Committee will decide Ron Hewett's successor Saturday. Full story...

There will be a Stop the Violence rally Saturday, May 10th at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Strange Park, which is behind the MLK Center. Full story...

What are the issues affecting young Black men? We take closer look in our series Young Black and Under Attack. Full story...

More than 2.1 million people cast a ballot in Tuesday's election, and most voted in the Democratic primary that featured the historic race for the White House. Full story...

Sandra Spaulding Hughes will face Republican Thom Goolsby, a Wilmington attorney, in the general election in November. Full story...