Burr says he’d accept vice presidential nomination
North Carolina Senator Richard Burr says he would accept a spot on John McCain’s presidential ticket if asked by the Arizona senator.
Archives: 2008
Fight at UNCW over plans to cut 573 trees for new dorms
More student housing is needed at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
NC campaign filing season begins
North Carolina election offices will be buzzing Monday as the filing period for candidates begins.
Firefighters battle weekend brush fires in five counties
Saturday was a busy day for firefighters. Crews from all five nearby counties battled sometimes intense brush fires.
Council members to meet about Northwest landfill
Another proposed landfill is striking a nerve with residents of one Brunswick County neighborhood. And they want to know why town leaders are pushing for it.
Obama to visit Edwards in Chapel Hill
The courtship of former Democratic presidential contender John Edwards continues sometime this evening when Illinois Sen. Barack Obama visits his former rival in North Carolina.
Catholicism will be region’s largest religion by 2020
In Wilmington Catholicism has become one of the area’s largest religions.
Creators of Lauterbach memorial threatened
Military officials are investigating two Marines after death threats were posted on the website dedicated to slain Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.
Going Green in the Port City
It seems more and more people are going green, but one Wilmington family has taken it to a whole new level and they want others to do the same.
Leaving their mark
They may not be the most well known among many Wilmington residents. But four prominent African Americans have made their mark on the Port City. Literally.
Area schools struggling to keep up with growth
The evidence of our growing region is apparent in our already overcrowded schools. Every school in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender Counties is filled to capacity.
Man arrested for having gun, fake credentials
When Perritt Alford picked up his child from school on Wednesday a student noticed a gun on his belt. Agents searched Alford’s house and found several fraudulent US Marshal and police badges, IDs, and other items.
Area homeless number down from last year
The numbers are in for the tri-county’s homeless population, and the news is encouraging.
Brunswick County sees first murder of 2008
Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett says the suspect went into a home where some of his family members were sleeping.
Attorney General warns of foreclosure scam
The state Attorney General’s office has a warning. The warning comes after a company in Florida offered foreclosure assistance to some North Carolina residents, but did little or nothing to help them.
Students get doses of reality, mad science
Some Wilmington eighth graders got a dose of reality Friday. The Reality Store opened Friday morning at Williston Middle School. A couple of miles away at Eaton Elementary School mad scientists took over.
Four new hotels planned for Brunswick County
Brunswick County may be giving Wilmington’s hotel industry some competition, with four hotels on the way within the next year.
Man to serve time, lose property for burning motel
The man who once ran the Town and Country Motel in Belville will now serve at least three years behind bars, and will likely lose all of his property.
UNC System votes to increase tuition 1.2 percent; fees also go up
Tuition and fees are increasing across the University of North Carolina system.
State working with communities with worst water shortages
The North Carolina communities facing the worst water shortages are in the western half of the states, many deep in mountains.
Study: Sadness can impair ability to spend wisely
There might be some scientific evidence to back up the idea of “retail therapy.”
Defunct spy satellite expected to hit Earth the first week of March
Parts of a dead U.S. spy satellite in a deteriorating orbit are expected to survive a fiery reentry and hit the Earth the first week of March.
Police say 6 missing, dozens hurt in sugar refinery explosion
The search goes on today for six people missing after an explosion and fire at a sugar refinery in the Savannah suburb of Port Wentworth that left dozens injured.
No classes today at school where teacher stabbed in front of class
Classes are canceled today at the school in southern Ohio where a teacher’s estranged husband stabbed her in front of her fifth graders.