Archive - Jun 2007

Police in Raleigh say the Wilmington man wanted for rape and kidnapping in our area is also charged with rape, kidnapping and robbery in the Raleigh area. Omar Sharpe was arrested Thursday by Raleigh officers.

Experts say marijuana is now more addictive than ever before. Substance abuse counselors say marijuana growers and sellers are making the drug stronger, so people will keep coming back for more.

are expected to travel for the July Fourth holiday. The name of the campaign says it all: Booze it and Lose it. State and local police are not taking the July Fourth holiday lightly. The Booze it or Lose it, Operation: Firecracker campaign is in full force through July 8.

He's known as "the Grand Cambuca." Around the Nicklaus golf course at Landfall, Al Newsom is a legend.

The Society of Cambucas is a group of golfers, founded by Newsom in 1988.

Most of the members are in their 70s and 80s, and they get together regularly.

An update on how sewer repairs are progressing in Wilmington: after diverting sewage through a network of temporary piping, crews have lined a 450-foot stretch of old pipe in the Bradley Creek area with a special material to help remedy previously leaky lines.