People with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease living in special facilities in North Carolina can retain current levels of personal care services in the new year while their custodians appeal decisions to scale back Medicaid support.
Russia is playing politics with people, little people. The new bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children hurts American families as well as children already in the adoption process. It’s a frustrating move that one Wilmington woman has seen before.
Two people have been arrested for manufacturing marijuana in a home in Lake Waccamaw.
WWAY’s George Elliot stopped by the Cape Fear Museum to check out their exhibit “Shopping Around Wilmington,” and to see what else they have coming up.
Sgt. James Pierce came home to a hero’s welcome last weekend. Now, he must work to get his body, mind and spirit healed after surviving the devastating attack that killed another local soldier.
A deal has been struck that for now averts a strike by 14,500 longshoremen at major ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
Ryan Seacrest hosts the year’s biggest celebration at the crossroads of the world when Carly Rae Jepsen and Neon Trees join headliner Taylor Swift performing live in Times Square on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013,” MONDAY on ABC and WWAY.
The storm that rolled through Kure Beach the day after Christmas has been declared a microburst by the National Weather Service. Instead of swirling winds from a tornado, microbursts have straight line winds.
As the 2012 comes to a close, that means winter starts to really ramp up. A great way to combat those long, cold nights is with a nice up of hot cocoa.
President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children.
The bill is part of the country’s increasingly confrontational stance with the West and has angered some Russians who argue it victimizes children to make a political point.
The director of the NC Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement has asked for a demotion ahead of the incoming Republican administration.
Wilmington and Leland police need help finding two missing teenagers.
Kelsey Harmon, 14, of Wilmington, and Aynton Clemmons, 16, of Leland were last seen around 1 a.m. yesterday.
Thursday’s action from the Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament is in the books. All four of the girls teams from Wilmington won. Only two of the four boys teams from Wilmington will be able to move onto the winner’s bracket on Friday. We have first round highlights, postgame reaction, scores and pairings for Friday. Plus scores from other regional holiday tournaments.
Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says she’s doesn’t regret her decisions declining to seek re-election and pushing for higher taxes to restore education cuts.
A Charlotte woman has been hospitalized for severe injuries from a pit bull bite.
WCNC-TV reports Thursday that the woman was taken to a hospital to be treated for a bite to her leg.
A state-run ferry route connecting islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks is back in service after a vessel ran aground in rough seas.
The N.C. Department of Transportation says the Motor Vessel Frisco ran aground in Hatteras Inlet about 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday with 35 passengers, six crew members and 19 vehicles on board. No injuries were reported.
An outgoing state senator now wants to become the next chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
Eric Mansfield of Fayetteville told party members of his entry into the race in an e-mail last week.
It’s that time of year to get your flu shot. The experts say this year, the flu is already peaking.
A record-breaking year for the film industry in North Carolina put Wilmington back on the map for everyone from comic book fans to Nicholas Sparks fans searching for a good old-fashion love story.
It was a busy afternoon for law enforcement in Wilmington and New Hanover County dealing with several injury accidents. One near downtown Wilmington sent two children to the hospital.
It’s a big employer in the Cape Fear region, but this weekend some workers could hit the picket lines and impact how things move through the State Port of Wilmington. It would be the first longshoremen work stoppage since 1977.
Wilmington Police are looking for a man who broke into a home early this morning and robbed a man who was sleeping. It happened before 6 a.m. at 2239 Wrightsville Ave.
Law enforcement is looking for a juvenile who failed to return to custody following a home visit in Brunswick County. The Division of Juvenile Justice says the juvenile, identified only as Tyler G., was last seen yesterday at 1 a.m. at 7257 Lula Drive in Sunset Beach.
Members of the Wilmington 10 made a special delivery this morning to Gov. Bev Perdue’s office.
The group along with their supporters delivered 130,000 petition signatures to the state capitol today.