Archive - Apr 5, 2007

It could have been a deadly baseball accident, but local high school player, Dakota Irwin, is now in stable condition. Full story...

We begin with Leon's Odgen Restaurant at 7324 Market Street. Full story...

Easter weekend is approaching, and that means many people will be on the road traveling to see family. More traffic means more accidents and with the area blood supply shortage those who get hurt this weekend might not get the help they need. Full story...

Some UNC Wilmington faculty and students are voicing their concern about a big decision on campus: which coffee company gets the contract? Starbucks and Folks Cafe are in the running to bring their blend of coffee to the William Madison Randall Library on UNCW's campus. Full story...

A Wrightsville Beach Police officer is in hot water. He was arrested after assaulting two men outside of a bar. Wilmington Police say it happened in the parking lot of the Dubliner, a pub off of Carolina Beach Road. Full story...

The North Carolina Senate is offering an apology for the Legislature's role in promoting slavery and Jim Crow laws that denied basic human rights to the state's black citizens. Full story...

A recycling company said today that it has abandoned plans for a facility in the struggling coastal town of Navassa. Navassa Mayor Eulis Willis has said that the Brunswick County town needs the jobs and investments provided by a proposed Sims Hugo Neu landfill. But state lawmakers are considering new regulations to restrict the industries growth in the state. Full story...

A Wallace police officer is in jail on drug charges after an investigation that began last summer. Full story...

A 62-year old Jacksonville man is in jail accused of sexual assaulting a young family member. Authorities charged Paul Ingersoll with multiple sex offense counts. Full story...