Archive - Mar 30, 2012

A teenager is dead after falling out of a truck bed on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Friday night. Full story...

A large fire is ongoing on an uninhabited barrier island in New Hanover County. Full story...

The Friday night sports segment featured UNC Wilmington baseball against Old Dominion at Brooks Field. The Seahawks beat the Monarchs 10-4. We also traveled to Hampstead to check out the undefeated Topsail softball team against Swansboro. The Wilmington Sea Dawgs will open their season on Sunday at the Schwartz Center in downtown Wilmington. Full story...

It's the largest lottery jackpot in the history of the world. $640 million are up for grabs, and there a lot of folks trying to pick the lucky numbers. Full story...

For this week's "And the Winner is..." we want to know who keeps the bugs out of your home? With summer coming up, the ants will come marching in, the roaches will roam and other critters will crawl. We want to know who keeps your home insect free. Who has the BEST PEST CONTROL in the Cape Fear? Here's how the votes are crawling in (FINAL NUMBERS):
Pestco Exterminating Co. - 910.791.5432 - 44%
Jay Taylor Exterminating - 910.791.6836 - 28%
Dodson Bros. Exterminating - 910.392.3330 - 6%
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As the City of Wilmington considers possibly using tax money to build a ballpark, another North Carolina city is looking to unload some tax-funded arenas. "We own a large coliseum and a large football stadium/racetrack," Winston-Salem City Manager Lee Garrity said. "Owned them for many years. They're well used, but they lose money like almost every other facility in the country." Full story...

This week, food blogger and recipe creator Alicia Ross makes Garlic Roasted Salmon with Two-Cheese Polenta. Full story...

New Hanover basketball coach Kirk Angel has been named the Associated Press high school coach of the year for boys basketball. Angel's team recently captured the state 4-A championship. The Wildcats finished the 2011-2012 season with a 30-1 record. This is the first time a Wilmington coach has been awarded the AP coach of the year recognition. Full story...

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