Troubleshooters

In today's Troubleshooters Report, we have an update on a story we first brought you last year. According to published reports, the Town of Oak Island has admitted to breaking public records laws, and agreed to pay almost $50,000... Full story...

A local family is upset with a towing company they were referred to by the Carolina Beach Police Department. It all started when Scott Brown had a stroke, and drove his truck into a retention pond at Carolina Beach. Full story...

Francis Hollis moved into in his Leland mobile home in 1973, on a piece of land he says was given to him by his grandfather. Today, the home is mysteriously missing and a sewer pump station sits on the piece of land. Full story...

In this Troubleshooters report, we are taking a look at slander and libel, and how the internet is making it easier to attack people's reputation. Full story...

Penni Jordan bought a prom dress for her daughter at Camille La Vie in Independence Mall. She signed up for a store credit card to get a discount on the dress, but she says that credit card ended up costing her much more than she saved. Full story...

There is an update on a Troubleshooters Report we first brought you last week on NewsChannel 3. Pamela Pickett recently put a thousand dollars cash down payment on a used car at Wilmington Nissan. Full story...

In this week's Troubleshooters Report, we talk with Wilmington woman who put $1,000 down on a used car at a local dealership. When she went back to get the car... Full story...

WWAY was recently contacted by a Camp Lejeune Marine who said he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. While deployed in Iraq, his wife filed for divorce, and he was told by family members that their 14-month-old daughter was being seriously neglected. Full story...

Barbara Baker called WWAY recently, concerned about the state of affairs at the cemetery where several of her family members are buried. Full story...

In this week's Troubleshooters Report, a nationwide scam with hundreds of victims right here in Wilmington. Full story...

We have an update on a Troubleshooters Report we first brought you in February. The report was about the owner of a local consignment store who sold her store and failed to settle up with her customers. Full story...

Pam Resch lives in Pittsburgh, and plans to retire in Holden Beach. She hired a well-known local contractor to build her home, and thought she was in good hands. But things did not quite go as planned. Full story...

Ed Gilchrest paid Cash Pools about $12,000 to install a pool at his Monkey Junction home. The pool's heating and cooling system did not work, the salt chlorinator had problems, and the liner leaked, forcing Ed to drain the pool. Full story...

Some folks who were recently towed from outside the Long Leaf Mall Gold's Gym have a particularly frustrating story. Not only were they paying customers, annoyed to be towed while they were working out, but when they went to pick up their cars from the towing company, the women got charged more than the men. Full story...

With April 15th a little more than a month away, many of you are busy getting your tax returns ready for the IRS. A Brunswick County woman paid a tax preparer to do her returns, and did not catch a mistake they made until it was too late. Full story...