Several local high school football teams decided to play on Thursday in order to avoid the chance of playing in wet conditions on Friday. The weather forecast on Friday is scattered storms around the region. Regardless, we had our cameras out and about on Thursday.
A Duplin County Sheriff’s K-9 died last month after sitting in a hot squad car all night.
The sheriff disciplined Kela’s handler, but the punishment is not as harsh as some people think it should be.
Sources tell WWAY that residents will ask for Bald Head Island Village Manager Calvin Peck to be fired at Friday’s meeting, and this won’t be the first time.
Residents and former employees said they are fed up with the way Peck has been running Bald Head Island and plan to ask for Peck to go.
If you’re looking for one of the best surf towns to visit, look no further!
National Geographic ranked Wrightsville Beach as one of the ‘World’s 20 Best Surf Towns’.
Hundreds of runners crowded the streets of Downtown Wilmington Thursday night for the 5K run for Preservation.
A federal judge has agreed to delay sentencing for former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon in his public corruption case.
Area media outlets report the hearing is now scheduled for Oct. 14. U.S. District Judge Frank Whitney agreed Thursday to a defense request to move the hearing from Sept. 25 so a New York psychiatrist can testify in Cannon’s behalf.
Investigators arrested Carnes in Waterloo, Iowa, in April after facial recognition technology suggested that he applied for Iowa driver’s licenses under two identities. They soon learned Carnes was wanted for escaping from prison in Huntersville, North Carolina, in August 1973, when he was serving time for the 1970 armed robbery of a convenience store.
Authorities in southern Arizona say they have arrested a fugitive who’s wanted in North Carolina for kidnapping and indecent liberties with a child.
Pima County Sheriff’s officials say the Concord Police Department in North Carolina asked them to find 21-year-old Lindon Claridge, who reportedly was living in Tucson.
Animal control officials in Haywood County are taking care of seven newborn puppies after they were found tied up in a pillowcase and left on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Area media outlets report the puppies appeared to be two days old when they were found Sept. 5.
A woman has drowned in a swimming pool near Myrtle Beach.
Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden tells area media outlets that the body of 31-year-old Linda Thompson of Myrtle Beach was found in a community pool in the Arrowhead community west of Myrtle Beach shortly before midnight Tuesday.
The man accused of killing his five children and dumping their bodies in Alabama has been returned to South Carolina to face murder charges.
Lexington County sheriff’s spokesman John Allard says Timothy Ray Jones Jr. was driven to the jail Thursday afternoon. Allard says his first court appearance is Friday.
The Surprise Squad was out and about today. This time, we did something a little different.
Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis are largely supportive of the direction of President Barack Obama’s plan to expand military airstrikes and help forces fight the Islamic State militant group.
But both North Carolina U.S. Senate candidates are seeking to assert their independence.
The Mobile Vet Center is offering information, direction and even some on site services to veterans who may not be able to veterans who may not be able to reach their nearest veteran services officer.
A Lake Waccamaw man is dead after crashing into the back of a log truck.
A teacher charged with threatening her neighbor is back at work after a brief suspension.
A New Hanover County Schools spokeswoman says Wanda Leggett returned to work today.
Brunswick County has been ordered to pay the legal fees of a parent whose child was allegedly targeted during a football game, according to an August court ruling by Superior Court Judge Ola Lewis.
A man who led police on a cross-county chase after they confronted him about a shoplifting allegation was found dead this morning in his jail cell.
The Wilmington Fire Department hosted a ceremony this morning to honor the lives lost 13 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.
Firefighters along with the Wilmington Police Department, New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and members of the community came together to pledge never to forget.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting to discuss traffic issues caused by construction on US 17/74/76 in Leland.
Duplin Winery will stomp some grapes this weekend in honor of its annual celebration that’s been going on for more than three decades.
A Leland man who was wanted for several felony charges by Brunswick County deputies is now behind bars after he was arrested late last night.
New information on a high speed chase in Brunswick County that happened Monday afternoon.
Southport Police released dash cam video of the chase and crash.
The Wilmington Hammerheads return to postseason play on Saturday. They’ll be heading across the country to face Sacramento. Tamera Young may not need a miracle, but her Chicago Sky team has to win on Friday to keep the season alive in the WNBA for Chicago. Plus, expected foul weather on Friday means we’ll have Thursday football.