Archive - Jul 2011

A Brunswick County man who claims he was abused is speaking out on behalf of all men who fall prey to domestic violence. Full story...

New Hanover County Dispatch has confirmed that the two kayakers who were missing near Fort Fisher have been located. Full story...

A recent rise in violence around our area motivated a local organization to try and "Stop the Violence." The "Nothing Other than the Truth” Foundation rallied together Saturday to try and change negative attitudes and mindsets. Full story...

Wilmington hit 101 degrees Saturday, breaking the old record for the day and making 2011 one of the hottest years on record. Full story...

Sunday morning was the opening of the new Brunswick Novant Medical Center off of Highway 17 at 7 a.m. 24 patients began being transported from the old Brunswick Community Hospital to the new state of the art facility. Full story...

Sunday night at the the Shark Tank will be "Fan Appreciation Night"... It's also the final home regular season game of the 2011 Coastal Plain League season. Sunday's game will start at 7pm at Buck Hardee Field. Hopefully the Sharks will get to host a playoff game on Thursday. Full story...

The Wilmington Hammerheads had quite the road trip this week. Two games = two victories. The Hammerheads will return home to Legion Stadium for a game against Los Angeles on Friday. Full story...

Wilmington Police have released the name of the victim of Friday afternoon's shooting. David Carroll, 42, is at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Carroll is in fair condition. Police have officially charged Reginald Gagnier with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Full story...

Everett Withers was introduced as the interim head football coach at the University of North Carolina on Friday. At the news conference it took less than 30 seconds for Withers to credit a man who lives in Brunswick County. In fact Withers mentioned Mel Foels four times before he mentioned anyone else. Full story...

The Wilmington Hammerheads have to play back to back road games this weekend. The first game turned out to be a wet victory. The Hammerheads look to earn more points on Saturday in the Keystone state. Full story...

In case you haven't noticed, it's been pretty hot out. Many people are counting their blessing for air conditioning. But when your A/C goes on the fritz, who do you call to keep you from getting too hot under the collar and get you feelin' cool again? We wanna know where to find the BEST AIR CONDITION REPAIR in the Cape Fear? VOTING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER TONIGHT ON WWAY NEWSCHANNEL 3 AT 6. Full story...

The NFL may be back to work, but a New Hanover High alum is looking for work.Alge Crumpler was one of a number of players the New England Patriots cut today. Full story...

Picture this: A local non-profit is spanning the distance between military families while on deployment one photo shoot at a time. HeartsApart.org works to capture memories in pictures for military families that they can cherish at home or away. Full story...

Just one year after putting North Lake Park Blvd. on a diet, Carolina Beach Town Council has decided to fatten the road because of traffic issues. Most town leaders, residents and visitors agree two lanes is not enough for the busy weekend traffic that sometimes means about 30,000 vehicles a day. Full story...

All North Carolina public schools will be allowed to avoid adding five classroom days to the coming academic year and instead add time to improve teacher training. Full story...