Operation Christmas Crackdown busts drug suspects
The cells at the Brunswick County Detention Center are a little more crowded after Operation Christmas Crackdown rounded up 29 criminals on various charges.
Archives: December 2012
Companies to set up shop, add jobs in Shallotte
Two new companies are coming to Brunswick County, and they’re bringing new jobs with them.
NEAH Transportation and Torus Energy are setting up shop in Shallotte. On top of bringing jobs, the companies hope to provide a green product.
Court denies rehearing on cigarette warnings
A federal appeals court has denied the government’s request to rehear a challenge to a requirement that tobacco companies put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.
Public meeting will consider hydrilla infestation at Lake Waccamaw State Park
Hydrilla is a submerged aquatic plant that can create nearly impenetrable mats of stems and leaves on a lake’s surface. An invasive species from central Africa, hydrilla impedes recreational use of waterways, crowds out native vegetation and can ultimately harm fish and other aquatic species. Its spread is often attributed to boats that are trailered from one lake to another.
NCDOT awards nearly $4 million contract to preserve Thomas Rhodes Bridge
The Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to preserve the Thomas Rhodes Bridge, which carries U.S. 421 over the Cape Fear River in New Hanover County. The project will entail major preservation work including hydro-demolition of the bridge deck and the placement of a latex modified overlay, replacement of expansion joints, cleaning and painting of the structural steel and various structural concrete repairs.
Today’s headlines from ‘Pender-Topsail Post & Voice’
Get a sneak peek at today’s headlines from Pender County.
Local race benefits children’s groups
Runners can take off from Legion Stadium Saturday, December 8, 2012, to honor the life of Dr. William Craig. Craig lost his battle with Leukemia years ago, but his fight to help local charities continues.
WWAY’s Tuesday night sports – Dec. 4
On Tuesday on WWAY we checked out high school basketball action from around the region. NC State beat Connecticut in the Jimmy V Classic in New York. The Coastal Cowboys won a consolation game on Tuesday at the Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney.
Carolina Beach Town Council compiles list of board hopefuls
Carolina Beach Town Council is one step closer to filling the gaps in town leadership.
Former Durham DA wants taxpayer funds for appeal
Lawyers for a former prosecutor stripped of her job for conduct that raised public doubts about fair justice want North Carolina taxpayers to pay her legal bills as she fights to reclaim her job.
Incoming NC Council of State meets informally
Gov.-elect Pat McCrory and the nine other North Carolina executive branch officials elected in November have sat down and talked about trying to work together for the next four years.
City Council approves building plans
Wilmington City Council addressed two zoning issues, one to change an area of Greenville Loop road for a 14 unit single family development and another on Lake Avenue for a low density multi-family development. Council voted unanimously to approve both changes.
911 dispatcher charged with street racing
One of three men charged in a Friday night street race is a New Hanover County 911 dispatcher.
Teacher of the Week: Claire Caldwell
It really says something about your job when you accept it and stay for good. Tonight’s Teacher of the Week got her first job at Sunset Park Elementary, and she’s still there more than five years later. You can tell as she talks to WWAY’s Ashley Jacobs that Claire Caldwell loves it there.
FIRST ON 3: 16-year-old arrested for cocaine, booze at Ashley HS
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly having drugs and alcohol today at Ashley High School.
Marine accused of cabbie attack allowed out-of-state therapy
Should a Marine accused of savagely beating a Surf City cab driver be allowed to leave the state? That’s the question an Onslow County judge was faced with at a bond hearing this morning.
Three months after the brutal assault of driver Charles Hawkesworth caught on camera, Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Adam Kinosh was back in court today asking a judge to help him seek help.
Salvation Army Angel Tree still needs donors
The Salvation Army Angel Tree in Wilmington is packed with angels that need your help.
It’s been said that the best gift is giving, and the Salvation Army hopes that people here in the Cape Fear agree.
Court: Common-law marriages elsewhere hold in NC
An appeals court says couples must establish common-law marriages in other states before moving to North Carolina to be treated as spouses in divorce proceedings.
NAACP presents more evidence it hopes will get Wilmington 10 pardon
This morning the NAACP took its Wilmington 10 pardon campaign to Chapel Hill in an effort to prove its case.
The Wilmington 10 were convicted in 1971 of arson and conspiracy. They are now asking Gov. Bev Perdue for a pardon.
NC council approves lease to create Dix park
The North Carolina Council of State has approved a plan to convert the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus in Raleigh into a new city park.
NC warden suspended after alleged hot sauce abuse
The warden at a North Carolina prison where inmates said they were forced to rub hot sauce on their genitals has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.
Marine charged after Morehead City hotel evacuated
A Camp Lejeune Marine has been arrested after a hotel in Morehead City was evacuated for about five hours.
Morehead City police and fire officials evacuated the hotel and two nearby restaurants Monday morning after getting a report that someone had threatened to commit suicide using chlorine.
GMC anchors go “Gangnam”
See GMC anchors Ashley Jacobs and Tim Buckley work the dance floor in their own “Gangnam Style” video.
Water main break slows morning commute
Water main break causes traffic delays near Church and 15th Streets.