Police say there are at least 300 gang members in New Hanover County. And for every known member, they say there are several more unknowns. With gangs come gun violence, and many fear it is on the rise here.
Preschoolers at the Child Development Center in Wilmington do not know it yet, but they are learning a second language, sign language, through music.
CHARLOTTE — The founder of Samaritan’s Feet charity says he’s walking barefoot from Charlotte to Atlanta in an effort to put 300,000 pairs of shoes on the feet of needy children around the world. Nigerian native Emmanuel “Manny” Ohonme started his journey Saturday in Charlotte, where he founded the charity. By Monday afternoon, he was in Gaffney, S.C. He plans…
State troopers are focusing efforts this week on teen driver in Johnston County in a campaign to reduce the number of traffic crashes involving young drivers.
The federal government has cited a new state mental health hospital for shortcomings, but won’t prevent the hospital from receiving federal dollars to treat patients.
The McCain supporters who did not make it inside the Schwartz Center watched on the lawn on a jumbotron.
It’s no secret that recent economic woes have lead to layoffs, both here locally and around the country. There is another side to the story because companies are hiring despite the slowing times.
New Hanover County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in a stabbing Friday night.
The incident took place during a football game on the Ashley High School campus.
John McCain brought his Straight Talk Express to Cape Fear Community College Monday afternoon. Several thousand people turned out for the event, more than the Schwartz Center could hold.
Monday afternoon crowds gathered outside the Schwartz Center in anticipation of the presidential nominee’s speech. People from all over came to downtown Wilmington to hear John McCain speak.
Former Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett appeared in Superior Court this morning in Bolivia to face state charges.
Curbing gun violence in our area is the subject of a public forum tonight at Cape Fear Community College’s North Campus.
While the line grew in anticipation of Senator McCain’s speech, Obama supporters gathered just a few blocks away. Nearly one hundred people turned out for a rally on the Wilmington waterfront, including Senator Tony Rand.
Last Tuesday, 50 acres near St. James Plantation in Brunswick County was up in smoke, following a controlled burn that got lost control. During the fire, a Boiling Spring Lakes fire truck was destroyed in the blaze.
The state of the new Topsail High School is on the agenda for tonight’s Pender County School Board meeting. The new facility will help accommodate students in the county’s overcrowded school system.
North Carolina’s public employee pension funds have dropped in value by at least $6 billion over the last three months.
Die hard jazz fans ignored gray skies Saturday to hear the blues. The 15th annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival kicked off this weekend.