Battleship hopes license plates will bring in revenue
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FIRST ON 3: Former Hoggard teacher indicted on three charges
Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:50pm.READ MORE:
A New Hanover County grand jury has indicted a former Hoggard High School coach and teacher on three criminal counts.
Full story...FIRST ON 3: Fired 911 operator suspended earlier this year
Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:36pm.READ MORE:
A 911 operator fired last week days after she handled a call during which a man was stabbed to death had been suspended earlier this year.
Full story...WWAY's Tuesday night sports - May 14
Submitted by John Rendleman on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:33pm.READ MORE:
On Tuesday we had more than our fair share of high school state playoff action for both baseball and softball. Click the play video icon to check it all out! On Tuesday the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer baseball team rocked UNCW 15-3 in the final non-conference game of the season. Plus more!
Full story...More than 100 people meet to plan the future of Wilmington
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Surf City bumps beach tax rate up 10 cents
Submitted by Katelyn Supa on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 10:00pm.READ MORE:
A dime increase on the property tax rate at Surf City will go to putting more sand on the beaches.
Full story...Search suspended for missing swimmer; crews to resume search Wednesday morning
Submitted by Cacky Catlett on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 7:34pm.READ MORE:
A search for a missing swimmer has been called off for the night, according to Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Anthony Marzano.
Full story...Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy announcement hit close to home
Submitted by Jayne Dees on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 6:06pm.READ MORE:
Movie star Angelina Jolie's announcement she underwent a double mastectomy is making headlines. Experts says it is not uncommon for people to undergo a preventive double mastectomy, especially if they carry the BRCA gene like Jolie. People who carry the BRCA gene have an increased risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer.
Full story...Children's Museum needs help for new exhibit
Submitted by Jayne Dees on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 5:55pm.READ MORE:
The Children's Museum of Wilmington wants your help raising money for a new Imagination Playground. Their goal is to reach more than $5,000 by Friday.
Full story...NTSB wants to lower alcohol limits from .08 to .05
Submitted by Brandon Taylor on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:53pm.READ MORE:
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the legal blood alcohol content for drivers be lowered from .08 to .05. The NTSB hopes to cut the nearly 10,000 deaths every year related to drunk driving.
Full story...Senate bill could snuff out smoking bans at Wrightsville Beach, CFCC
Submitted by Holden Kurwicki on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:34pm.READ MORE:
Public smoking bans tend to spark emotions on both sides of the conversation, and that is certainly true at Wrightsville Beach, the first public beach in the state to ban smoking on the sand. Now a bill in the state Senate could send the ordinance up in smoke.
Full story...Report: NC beaches, waterways had fourth most trash in US
Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:09pm.READ MORE:
The non-profit Ocean Conservancy's annual cleanup report ranks North Carolina fourth in the United States in the amount of waste picked up on public beaches and waterways.
Full story...WASTEC smokestack demolished
Submitted by Ryan Franklin on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:00pm.READ MORE:
Demolition crews brought down the200-foot tall steel smokestack at New Hanover County's former WASTEC facility early this morning.
Full story...AG removed himself from decision to subpoena AP
Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:44pm.READ MORE:
The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder removed himself from a decision to subpoena phone records of The Associated Press.
Full story...Trot Nixon to be added to Wilmington Walk of Fame
Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:39pm.READ MORE:
WWAY 5th Quarter Co-Host Trot Nixon will be inducted in the Celebrate Wilmington! Walk of Fame later this month.
The induction ceremony is set for Friday, May 31, at 3 p.m. at the Cotton Exchange in downtown Wilmington. The public is invited to attend.
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