Angry birds, they’re not. The East Bladen Eagles prefer the dirty bird label. Regardless, East Bladen is this week’s WWAY Farm Bureau Insurance at Mayfaire Team of the Week after beating the Whiteville Wolfpack last Friday.
Lately, shark bites off Masonboro Island have been making headlines. With two in the last month adding to the record of shark incidents off the Carolina coast.
But who exactly is keeping these records?
A Wrightsville Beach restaurant owner says he was scammed, and it could happen to other small businesses.
The owner of Banks Channel says he thought he was saving money until a sales representative forged his signature and cost him a lot instead.
Today several state and federal agencies served 50 warrants and arrested 35 people in New Hanover County for drug-related crimes.
The Sheriff’s Office says it has been working on Operation Clean Sweep for more than 10 months now.
New Hanover County’s chapter of the American Cancer Society is teaming with Stand Up to Finish the Fight by hosting a big viewing party during a star-studded special broadcast that will hit televisions across the country Friday night.
Home Depot may be the latest retailer to suffer a major credit card data breach.
The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer told The Associated Press Tuesday that it is working with both banks and law enforcement to investigate “unusual activity” that would point to a hack.
As CVS sharpens its focus on customer health, the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain will tweak its corporate name and stop the sale of tobacco nearly a month sooner than planned.
The NC Highway Patrol says 10 people died in traffic accidents during the Labor Day holiday weekend, fewer than the number in 2013.
A Wilmington man faces up to 20 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty in federal court to child pornography charges yesterday.
Fantasy football is the most popular fantasy sport. There will be millions playing nationwide over the next few months. Thousands are expected to play this season in the Wilmington area. In fact, bars in the Port City that typically don’t cater to the sports crowd, are starting to cater to fantasy football players for draft night. After all, the start of the NFL regular season is just two nights away.
We had high school soccer action from Bladen County on Tuesday night on WWAY between East Bladen and North Brunswick. The Eagles have only played six times this season. Four of the games ended in a deadlock. A handful of area football teams are ranked in the first AP high school football poll this season. Plus more!
Breweries are now a defined class of business in Wilmington’s city code.
Wilmington City Council voted on a final approval for breweries in the Port City Tuesday night. The change allows small local breweries to open up in areas already zoned for restaurants.
The Wilmington City Council said OK to changing urban mixed use regulations Tuesday night.
The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected a request for the emergency release of voucher funds during their appeal of a court decision that declared the program unconstitutional.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the court offered little explanation for the Tuesday’s decision.
A missionary group says another American doctor has contracted the Ebola virus while working at a hospital in Liberia.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Serving In Mission said the unnamed doctor had been treating women in the obstetrics ward of a hospital in the Liberian capital.
Gov. Pat McCrory says a proposed natural gas pipeline traveling through eastern North Carolina will serve as a tool to attract more jobs and industries to the state.
McCrory visited Pembroke on Tuesday to highlight the announced construction of a 550-mile pipeline from West Virginia through Virginia and North Carolina, ending at current Piedmont Natural Gas facilities in Robeson County.
A North Carolina judge has overturned the convictions of two men who have served 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl after another man’s DNA was recently discovered on evidence in the case.
Police in Kinston say the February death of a 1-month-old boy was homicide.
Area media outlets reports the Kinston Department of Public Safety says in a statement that police responded to a residence on Feb. 18 regarding the death of Caden Williams.
North Carolina’s leading U.S. Senate candidates are finally meeting in person to trade accusations and present their case to voters on live television.
A Hickory teen has died in a wreck and another teen has been charged with driving while impaired.
Local media outlets reported that 17-year-old Jay Robertson died in the wreck Sunday evening. The 17-year-old who was driving the car also has been charged with felony death by motor vehicle.
Tonight pups of all shapes and sizes ran down to the Legion Stadium Pool for the Pooch Plunge. The annual event takes place the week after Labor Day, when the public pools are no longer open to human swimmers.
Summer vacation is over and the 2014-2015 school year in full swing. With a new school year, we are privileged enough to honor special educators as our Teacher of the Week.
This week we headed to Penderlea Middle School to find sixth grade teacher Kelly Regan.
Brunswick County School Board members have a little extra cash in their pockets after passing this year’s budget, or do they?
Their salaries have gone up nearly 26% in just two years while salaries for teachers continue to crawl. But there are now questions about whether the raises are legal.
Bald Head Island insiders say something is going on with the village’s management.
Several former employees have come forward after nine public safety officers got in trouble for personnel issues, but management refuses to talk.