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Three sewage spills in the past week have Bradley Creek area residents speaking out. Crews caused the spills last week while working to repair the lining of the sewage pipe that runs through the Wrightsville Green community. That project is now on hold while county engineers, consultants, and contractors come up with a plan to prevent another spill from happening while repair projects are going on. Full story...

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards wants to help train 150,000 American workers each year in what he calls "green collar" jobs. Full story...

It's a dirty job but someone has to do it. Wilmington's manual ditching crew gets their hands -- and often entire body -- dirty to make sure the storm drainage system doesn't back up and cause you problems. Full story...

Smithfield Foods says more than half of its 5,000 employees have signed letters asking a union trying to organize the plant to allow a vote. Full story...

Onslow County Sheriff deputies have arrested a man for murdering his sister and for trying to kill his mother. Full story...

The federal government is giving some much needed money to Carolina Beach for the inlet dredging project. Thursday the US House, Energy and Water appropriations committee granted $1.2 million for Carolina Beach inlet dredging. It's enough to cover the full cost of the project. Full story...

Living so close to water means many of us have gone fishing, but have you ever been of shark fishing? It is something offered right here in our area. Full story...

The Burgaw Angel All-Stars, a softball team for nine- and ten-year-old girls, will play in their World Series in Texas. Full story...

On July 6 the New Hanover County Health Department told Portside Finer on Burnett Boulevard in Wilmington it will suspend the restaurant's permit in 30 days for "failure to provide and maintain adequate refrigeration for potentially hazardous foods required to be kept at or below 45-degrees." Full story...

New details are emerging in the murder investigation of an Oak Island man. Philip Allen Cook, 48, was found dead on his front porch Monday. Authorities say robbery was the motive in the death of the Island Way restaurant owner. Full story...

We all know the benefits of wearing sunscreen, but there's more that you could be doing to protect your skin. There are brands of clothing that are actually made with sun protection in them. Full story...

A group of Wilmington Police officers spent the morning doing something a little different. They spent hours clearing over-grown brush out of a lot in the 600 block of McRae Street. Full story...

Oak Island visitors and residents will soon have a new way to get on and off the island. The four-mile, $36 million project was approved by the State Board of Transportation Thursday. Full story...

It's tough to run the port of Wilmington if you don't know what your budget is. And port managers are in the dark at the moment. Lawmakers in the House and Senate have yet to come to an agreement over next year's budget. Full story...

Two-term Republican State Representative David Almond has resigned from the Legislature due to an unspecified personnel complaint filed with House leadership. Full story...