The North Carolina Forest Service has put out an alert after a type of invasive pest has killed millions of trees in the U.S.. The creature is now posing a threat to parts of southeastern North Carolina.
The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina’s Wilmington Branch celebrated its one-year anniversary on Wednesday.
Community members are coming together on a lasting tribute to veterans and active service members. A Wall of Honor is doing just that along with the Veteran’s Memorial Park of America on Hwy. 701 about 3 miles south of Whiteville.
The nearly full day of training was held at a home on Carolina Beach Rd. The home was donated to the county for firefighters to brush up on their skills and give new firefighters a chance to operate in a realistic situation.
UNCW Baseball left for the NCAA Regionals earlier today with a send-off on campus.
UNCW’s College of Science and Engineering held a grand opening for a new lab that hopes to foster innovation and collaboration.
In 1972, an 18-year-old Vereen and nine others were wrongly convicted of arson and conspiracy for the burning of a grocery store a year prior.
The money will fund the Willie “Pops” Stargell dialysis center, named after the Pittsburgh Pirate legend in 2006.
What a game. Again. The Screaming Eagles have a chance to win the first state championship in program history.
The town council has approved an ordinance which bans feeding birds on or near the beach. The request was made after several citizens complained about the seagulls being fed near beach access points.
At their May meeting, the NC Environmental Management Commission voted to delay implementation of new regulation standards PFAS emissions.
A sports bar that opened nearly three years ago in Wilmington has unexpectedly shut its doors.
According to a spokesman for the city, the trees to be removed are primarily along Market and S. 3rd Streets.
The project was originally slated for earlier this year but was postponed due to detours in place for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Restoration.
An endangered sea turtle laid its nest at Caswell Beach on Memorial Day.
International Make Music Day, a celebration founded in France in 1982, is coming to Wilmington for the first time. Make Music Day is already celebrated in more than 1,000 cities in 120 different countries and is unlike a typical music festival.
This week’s Pet Pal is a 3-year-old neutered male mixed breed dog.
Dozens of military veterans were thanked for their service, including 98-year-old World War 2 vet Robert Harding, who served as an aircraft pusher on the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier.
According to Triple-A, more than 1.3 million North Carolinians traveled more than 50 miles for their Memorial Day vacation, a new record for the state.
The ceremony hosted a singing of the national anthem, veteran speakers, and the placing of a memorial wreath. Army veteran and Belville Mayor Mike Allen said the ceremony is held at the park each year. He added that the holiday is a somber day for many veterans.
The ceremony, hosted by US Veterans Affairs, featured several speakers, included a calling of Wilmington’s deceased veterans, and a rifle salute.
Wilmington Police are investigating after a woman was stabbed in downtown Wilmington overnight.
For the second straight year, UNCW Baseball was won the CAA Baseball Championship.
From 6-year-old author to 17-year-old archaeologist, Isybilla Gee—though she said most people just call her “Issy”—is pursuing her passion for storytelling.
VFW Post 12196 teamed up with Good Shepherd’s Sgt. Eugene Ashley Memorial Center in Wilmington on Sunday to provide hotdogs, steaks, wings, and hamburgers to homeless veterans.