WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicked off on Saturday in downtown Wilmington. Hundreds of people lining the streets dawning their best green attire. For some folks, finding that green spirit was a bit of a challenge. “I have a few things that are green, but it’s definitely not my go-to,” Wilmington resident Breanna…
Tickets for the festival sold out pretty fast. So if you missed the festival this year, don’t worry. It was not the first, or the last time, the festival will be in Wilmington.
Spring is in the air, and Wilmington’s garden staple has kicked off the season to come in celebration with an inaugural event.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WWAY) – The best season in program history came to an end for the East Columbus girls basketball team Friday night. “Every loss is a learning moment,” said Head Coach LaToya Brown following the loss. “We want to learn how to handle pressure more.” East Columbus fell to Cherokee Friday in the 1A state championship game 74-32. The…
BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — Residents, employees, and vistors all use the Bald Head Island Ferry to get on and off the island. Many people who commute to the island say a new proposed ferry schedule that will operate on a 45-minute interval, instead of 30-minute one, will force them to board the ferry an hour and a half…
St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend which means many area Irish pubs and restaurants are expecting a see a lot of green.
The owners said they were preparing for the beach season by staining tables for the shop’s bar and outdoor area. Security camera footage shows the moment a bag of stain-soaked rags appears to catch fire spontaneously.
WWAY’s Hannah Patrick and Sydney Bouchelle packed up multiple cameras, a GoPro, and all kinds of equipment to capture a 24 hour journey to stay a night on Frying Pan Tower.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WWAY) – In 2023, the New Hanover Wildcats exited from the 4A NCHSAA playoffs at home against the Holly Spring Salamanders, after losing their top 5 scorer from previous year’s team that went 24-1 and was upset in the second round. “We weren’t supposed to do any of that,” said New Hanover head coach Kirk Angel one year…
If you asked the Hoggard Vikings girls basketball team before the season, they never would have told you they’d go as far as they did.
“I am so proud,” said Viking Head Coach Boubacar Aw after his teams’ 47-34 defeat to the Rolesville Lady rams in the East Final at Wake Forest. The new Final Four format brought the Hoggard team to Winston-Salem for the semifinals. “This is a once in a lifetime experience.”
Terry Hood stands out on and off the court at North Brunswick High School.
A presentation made by law enforcement to the Pender County Commissioners on Thursday provided the latest update for a new law enforcement center.
Thursday’s work session was the second one the commissioners have had, with them looking at 5-year capital improvement plans currently budgeted by the county through fiscal year 2028-29.
It’s Pi Day and dozens of “mathletes” are gathered at UNCW to celebrate the well-known number.
A popular Downtown Wilmington brewery will be closing its doors soon, making it one of several Cape Fear breweries shutting down over the past few months.
Work has already started as crews have begun cutting down trees on the 22-acre property.
Work has been completed on the latest Wrightsville Beach renourishment project.
The earliest humans to inhabit the Cape Fear began doing so thousands of years ago. But the region had other mammals who called the area home long before that.
Every year, the state Division of Marine Fisheries Marine Patrol stops crab fishing for two weeks to clear abandoned crab pots and for the first time since 2019, the North Carolina Coastal Federation joined the effort.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Frustration among environmental activists this week as the Lear Corporation in Kenansville seeks a renewal permit with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The permit allows Lear to release polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS into the Cape Fear River. Extended exposure to PFAS are shown to have a number of negative health effects, according to…
The fire started mid-morning Tuesday at Village Green Apartments’ new UNCW’s campus.
A first-ever Employee of the Year Ceremony took place to honor the lives of those who work to keep people in the community safe every day.
Congressman David Rouzer invited Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker as his guest to last week’s State of the Union address.
Enviva, a wood pellet export facility located at the Port of Wilmington, will continue operations as it begins voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.