EDENTON, N.C. — Authorities are searching a coastal North Carolina river for a human skull that fishermen said was attached to a crabpot but couldn’t be found when police arrived. The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday a fisherman told police he was checking crabpots last week in the Chowan River and saw what looked like a skull attached to one. He dropped…
SHELBY, N.C. — A Shelby man who wants to sell his home has come up with a $1 million idea. Rodney McGee says he’ll award his home to the person who writes the best essay. But only if 2,000 essay writers pay $500 each to enter the contest. McGee told WSOC-TV in Charlotte that banks are failing and it’s harder…
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s two largest natural gas companies are proposing significant rate reductions for the fall. PSNC Energy is proposing a residential rate cut of about 14 percent. Piedmont Natural Gas has proposed a reduction of about 16 percent for residential users. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the typical homeowner would save about $24 a month. The…
RALEIGH — North Carolina keeps doing a better job informing voters about where political candidates get their campaign money and how it’s spent. The state received a B-minus in the annual report of the California-based Campaign Disclosure Project released Wednesday. The state got a D-plus in 2003 and C-plus last year. North Carolina ranks 23rd among the 50 states this…
Once again, media coverage helped lead police to a Wilmington bank robbery suspect. Marvin Cooper is charged with robbing the Cape Fear Bank on Oleander Drive last Thursday.
For many parents, getting their kids to brush their teeth is almost like pulling teeth. But thanks to some new lollipops, that could soon change.
For months there has been the controversy surrounding an old law that some people say bar owners use to discriminate against members of the military.
A bump in the road for the proposed Greenway bike path between Carolina Beach and Fort Fisher, but it is not over there.
According to his release form, Allan Rickenbacker’s bond was initially set at $100,000, but then it was reduced to $20,000.
WWAY has an update on the financial health of the town of Oak Island. Some of our viewers, including Oak Island’s former mayor, have raised concerns that the town is on the verge of going broke.
During World War 2, Wilmington was called upon to serve the country in an unusual way. It was a sacrifice that had its benefits.
The Constitution was signed in 1787. Students and faculty at Cape Fear Community College celebrated in the courtyard area on campus.
Community leaders are coming together to study the history of race in Wilmington. Some of the topics will include how race has affected politics, our school system, and crime.
We all have digital television now, and many of you have a high-definition television. But if you subscribe to satellite, you will not be able to watch HD programming offered by Wilmington stations, including WWAY, no matter what the companies may tell you.
State environmental officials issued a swimming advisory in Fort Fisher today.
Wrightsville Beach detectives have arrested three suspects in connection with what they say is a private contracting scam.
CHARLOTTE — A school bus driver who thought her bus was empty was startled so badly when a sleeping student woke up that she swerved and slammed into a house in Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday the 15-year-old girl had fallen asleep and missed her drop-off at the Northwest School of the Arts. The driver was in a neighborhood…