Duke Energy Progress says it is launching an initiative to modernize outdoor lighting across its service area.
The utility says it’s received approval from the N.C. Utilities Commission to replace more than 100,000 mercury vapor street and area lights with advanced light emitting diode, or LED, fixtures.
Search warrants show an ex-girlfriend says she also found photos of naked girls about a decade ago on a computer belonging to a former cop accused of leading investigators on a high-speed chase last week.
Now that claim has sparked an investigation in another law enforcement agency.
A story we reported has folks wondering if the dismembered cats left on lawns along Amber Drive near Pine Valley is the result of an animal attack or from a human.
You asked, could this possibly be the result of a coyote or a disturbing display of animal cruelty.
A former lawman arrested on drug charges on the job is finally getting his day in court.
Jury selection continues in the case of former Fair Bluff Police Chief Marty Lewis, District Attorney Jon David says.
The Wilmington Fire Department broke ground for its new fire station on Cinema Drive today.
The $3.4 million station will replace Station 3 on Princess Place Drive and Station 4 on Wallace Avenue.
UPDATE: The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says Sandra Maske Benson has been found safe in Rockingham.
There are questions about Gov. Pat McCrory’s plan to borrow $1 billion for new highway construction.
It was an “egg-cellent” day for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina in Wilmington.
A grand jury has indicted the former Leland police officer who led officers on a high-speed chase.
Drivers frustrated by the traffic in Leland will have the chance to sound off tonight.
The NC Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Leland Middle School.
Wilmington Police responded to a shotspotter alert early Tuesday morning.
Wilmington Police responded to a shots fired call around 9:00 p.m. Monday.
State officials have removed Douglass Academy in Wilmington’s Northside from a state watch list due to increased enrollment at the charter school.
Wilmington’s Trevon Brown made the most of his first collegiate start over the weekend in Greenville. The former New Hanover football standout caught two touchdown passes in East Carolina’s 70-41 impressive victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. Brown now has four touchdown receptions this season for ECU.
Something disturbing is happening to people’s cats in one Wilmington neighborhood. Police say someone is to blame for apparently killing cats in a brutal way. Randy Leonard found something disturbing in his front yard Monday morning, half a cat. It was cut almost surgically, and then placed there.
Wilmington’s Wil Baumann has been named the national punter of the week for his performance on the field over the weekend in Raleigh. We caught up with the NC State punter after the game in order to get his thoughts on his impressive performance. Plus, the former Hoggard Viking provided insight on this weekend’s encounter in Raleigh between undefeated NC State and defending national champion Florida State.
Days before investigators say a former Leland cop led them on a high-speed chase, they went to his house looking for a stash of kiddie porn.
Investigators seized cameras, a laptop, an iPad, and several CDs from Hank Smith’s Supply home, and it had some of what they were looking for.
North Carolina’s top economic development official says the state is aggressively trying to land a foreign automaker.
As part of the plan, Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker visited Japan last week where she met with business interests.
A conservative fiscal watchdog group is holding more than a dozen meetings across North Carolina this week seeking to build opposition to U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan as she seeks re-election in November.
The “Call Out Kay” tour by the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity began Monday, with stops scheduled in Asheville, Hickory and Greensboro. They say they will have nationally-known guests at several rallies, including Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson and national AFP head Tim Phillips.
A man awaiting a new trial in the death of his wife six years ago has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
Multiple media outlets reported that 40-year-old Brad Cooper pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday in Raleigh.
A Florida company is building a 196-foot tower in Hoke County to determine whether the area has enough wind to generate electricity.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that NextEra Energy Resources is building the tower near Lumber Bridge. Equipment on the tower will measure wind speeds for up to five years.
Six North Carolina children have tested positive for the enterovirus but their locations are not being released to protect identities.
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Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin was in town today for a town hall style meeting to let folks discuss issues with the state’s housing market.
We asked Goodwin about the upcoming hearing for the insurance industry’s request to raise homeowner’s rates in North Carolina an average of 25 percent and much more in many coastal communities.