Crime

The Wilmington police and New Hanover County sheriff's departments teamed up to arrest 19-year-old Kylen Padgett of Wilmington. Full story...

The New Hanover County Sheriff's Department is investigating a strangling death in Castle Hayne. It happened around 9:30 Wednesday night, and the 911 tapes tell how it all unfolded. Full story...

The Southport Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward, for information in a string of arsons. Full story...

The New Hanover County woman accused of killing her boyfriend had her first day in court Wednesday. Full story...

A UNC-Wilmington student says she was robbed while using an ATM outside the Warwick Center between 6:30 and seven Tuesday night. Full story...

A woman whose three young daughters died after being trapped in a hot car has been placed on supervised probation for 36 months. Full story...

A New Hanover County man is dead and his girlfriend is the prime suspect. Full story...

One man is dead, another is hospitalized after a shooting in Columbus County. The incident happened early Sunday morning. Investigators say after the driver, Rodney Simms was shot, his car ran into a wooded area off Highway 701 just outside of Whiteville. Simms was taken to the hospital but died shortly after. Full story...

A 16-year-old Castle Hayne boy is facing armed robbery charges after allegedly robbing three people at gunpoint. Investigators say the incidents happened Saturday night around 11 o'clock in downtown Wilmington. Full story...

Detectives are investigating Thursday morning's fire at Pender High School. Around two a.m. five unidentified people went onto the campus and burned down a mobile classroom. Full story...

Police also say David Lloyd gave officers a fake name when they arrested him. Investigators say he attacked a 33-year-old New York woman July 26 near the north end pier. She managed to break free and called 911. Full story...

A mother who may have been trying to protect her son in a local murder case, may end up serving more than four years in jail. Police arrested the mother of murder suspect Larry Thompson Wednesday night and charged her with accessory to murder. Investigators say Debra Thompson refused to tell police where her son was. They say she also withheld evidence from detectives. Full story...

A Wilmington man accused of murder turned himself in federal authorities this afternoon. Larry Thompson is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Morris Cuttino. Full story...

An attempted murder suspect turned himself in to authorities after five weeks in hiding. But he's no longer in the custody of sheriff's deputies. Mark Ackerman is actually under electronic house arrest at his parents' home in the gated community of Landfall. Ackerman is charged with attempted first-degree murder. Full story...

Virginia isn't the only area where dog fighting occurs. Local animal control officers say it is a problem in our area. Animal Control Services Manager Jean McNeil said, "We have fighting that does go on inside our county." Full story...