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Folks jammed out to the 9th Annual Mostly Bluegrass Spring Festival in Shallotte this weekend. Bands took stage at the farmer's market in riverside park while patrons sang and danced. Mostly Bluegrass Society Events Coordinator Jim Caulder says they play for the love of the music, but also for the continuation of the music into the next generation. Full story...

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer in Southeastern North Carolina, and with it comes and annual wave of tourists. But did the cooler than usual temperatures freeze out the summer fun? Full story...

Families kicked off Memorial Day weekend with a splash Saturday. All three public pools around Wilmington opened their doors for the season. And the cooler than normal weather didn't keep kids from getting in the water. Full story...

A man is dead after a tractor trailer wreck on I-140 in New Hanover County, near the Castle Hayne exit. Full story...

GE Foundation presented a surprise check for $175,000 to New Hanover Community Health Center. The grant money is a part of GE's Developing Health effort in support of providing quality healthcare to underserved residents. "This donation was huge. It was absolutely huge for us because we want to continue to provide services for the uninsured and the underinsured so it was a major event for us today," New Hanover Community Health Center CEO Aganette Young said. Full story...

Investigators in Columbus County have charged a man after they say he beat his dog in the head with a hammer. Full story...

A good crowd gathered at the river front for the season kick off of the Downtown Sundown concert series Friday night. Full story...

A 74-year-old man was struck while riding his bicycle on Old Fayetteville Road near Woodburn Avenue in Leland. Full story...

Southwest Onslow County High School is mourning a football star after he drowned at North Topsail Beach yesterday. Search crews say they found the body of 19-year-old Shak Pershey early this morning after hours of searching the water. Full story...

It's beginning to look like summer at Carolina Beach. Full story...