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ONLY ON 3: Wilmington woman looking for help tackling trash problem

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video Lola James has lived in Wilmington her entire life. She is organizing an event to finally get some of the trash picked up off the streets. Full story...
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Pine Valley neighborhood gets medians to slow traffic

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Beginning this week, the city is installing traffic medians in the Pine Valley area. The project is part of the city’s neighborhood traffic management program that works with neighborhood residents to identify both short and long-term solutions to help reduce speeding and improve safety. Full story...
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'One Tree Hill' goes back to the future at downtown set

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For years "One Tree Hill" has called a Wilmington storefront home. For the first half of the show's run, the location at the southeast corner of Front and Grave Streets served as the set for the fictional Karen's Cafe. Now, though, the set has gone back in time. Full story...
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Wilmington City Council recruiting for a convention center hotel... again

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This week, the city issued a new call for privately-funded hotel proposals for the downtown Convention Center. The proposal deadline is April 11 and stipulates that interested developers provide plans for a high-end hotel with a minimum of 200 rooms. Full story...
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City leaders read by example

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Students at Alderman Elementary School in Wilmington got a special treat today. Volunteers including Wilmington's police chief, fire chief and mayor came out today to meet, greet and read with the kids. Full story...
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FIRST ON 3: Flip's sign can stay (for now) after city realizes mistake

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videoThe owner of Flip's Bar-B-Que House on Oleander Drive received a notice from the city to take down his sign by tomorrow, but after we started making calls, the city says it made a mistake, and the sign can stay up a little longer. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Car slams into Wilmington home... again!

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Talk about bad luck. Not once, but twice. This is the second time in a two-year period that the Branch household on Dron Place in Wilmington has been hit by a car. The City of Wilmington and DOT have ignored their pleas. Maybe they will listen now. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Car owners would pay for Wave's beach bus plan

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video Years ago the main way to get from Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach was by trolley. If Wave Transit gets its way, the Beach Car may again roll to the ocean, but it would come at a price. Full story...
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Mexican fraud bust has Wilmington ties

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video Eleven states and 19 cities, including Wilmington. That's where multiple federal agencies believe members of a highly sophisticated and violent fraudulent document trafficking organization were working. Full story...
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Perdue to attend Wilmington business roundtable

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Gov. Bev Perdue is coming to Wilmington next week. Full story...
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Driver blacks out, breaks pole, water main

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A woman is recovering after blacking out during the morning commute. The woman crashed her car into a utility pole at 3rd and Castle Streets in Wilmington just before 9 a.m. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Wilmington City Attorney "too tired" to answer tough questions after council meeting

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When we took the mayor the bond language and asked him to show it to us, he told us the only person that could answer that question was City Attorney Carolyn Johnson. So, we went to Johnson to ask her, but she rudely responded that she was "too tired" to answer our question. Full story...
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Wilmington City Council looks to change park bond money

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Wilmington City Council has justified spending money on parks and other projects with the 2006 voter-approved Parks and Rec Bond. At its meeting tonight, though, the council wants to change how $700,000 of that bond money will be spent. Full story...
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Prescribed burn planned at Halyburton Park

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The burn of about 30 acres will help reduce the risk of wildfires, benefit plants and animals that need fire to thrive, promote plant species that attract wildlife and restores a natural element of long leaf pine forest. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Unlike New Hanover, other counties, city transparent with cell records

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videoTransparency is a word we hear a lot from politicians and elected officials, but does it hold true to its meaning when members of the media or the public need information? Full story...
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