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Pet Pals: This week’s Pet Pal is a four-year-old spayed pit bull mix looking for a forever home

Meet this week’s Pet Pal: a four-year-old spayed female pit bull mix looking for a forever home
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New Hanover County (WWAY) —This week’s Pet Pal is a four-year-old spayed female pit bull mix.  New Hanover County Animal Services staff describe her as high energy and very food motivated.  She could use some basic training and would fit well with an active family. Watch the video and join Matt Bennett and Stephen Watson from New Hanover Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Unit to learn how you can become the puppy’s forever home.

If you’d like to meet her, New Hanover County Animal Services is located at 180 Division Drive in Wilmington.

County residents can adopt for $70. If you have any dogs, a meet and greet is required.

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Man sentenced for role in 2015 murder case

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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A 26-year-old Wilmington man has learned his fate for his involvement in a 2015 homicide and assault. Cashaun Harvin will spend at least 12 years in prison. Harvin pled guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury. Harvin and co-defendant Tyler Greenfield fatally shot Robert Scott in…

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Law enforcement respond to incident near school center

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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — In New Hanover County, a group of teens who were allegedly playing “war” near the J.C.  Roe Center caused a large police presence this afternoon. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s office says a group of young men were playing with tactical gear and fake weapons off Rutledge Drive, when law enforcement was called to the scene…
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Columbus County Sheriff’s Department holds annual Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony

Law enforcement and loved ones gathered this afternoon to remember fallen officers in Columbus County. 
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WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — Law enforcement and loved ones gathered this afternoon to remember fallen officers in Columbus County.  The annual Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony took place at the Memorial Monument on Washington Street in Whiteville.  Sheriff Bill Rogers recognized twelve fallen officers.   The ceremony included the lowering of the American Flag and a playing of the Taps.  Emotions were…
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Community reacts to Whiteville shooting killing three people

Four people were shot, including two brothers, Tylek Bellamy and Nikolus Bellamy. 
Emily Andrews,

WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — In Columbus County, the sheriff’s office is still investigating a shooting last weekend in which three people were killed and a fourth person wounded.  Friends of the victims are still grappling with their deaths.  On May 7th, at around 11:30 p.m., Columbus County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal shooting on Elizabeth Street in Whiteville. Four people…

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Practicing gun safety when handling firearms

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  NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTY (WWAY) — The CDC says more Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than any previous year. Gun safety is one of the most important aspects of owning a firearm. Whether you are new to guns or have years of experience, it is always a lesson that needs repeating. “It’s so important because if…

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Multiple crews fight housefire in Wrightsville Beach

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  WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a housefire at Wrightsville Beach. Wrightsville Beach Fire Department, along with Wilmington and New Hanover Fire Departments, battled a fire at this home last night on Auditorium circle around 11 P.M on May 11th. Crews quickly put out the flames, fortunately no one was injured. A working…
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Sokoto House hosts “Children not Criminals” event in response to New Hanover County Schools

Some would like schools to increase the number of counselors available to students, in order to combat why students, feel the need to bring guns to school in the first place. 
Emily Andrews,

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Two teens have been detained in the last three weeks, after two guns were found in Ashley High School.  The balance between school safety and student dignity is inspiring discussion.  During a press conference following the second incident last week — New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Doctor Charles Foust said the district would begin taking a…
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Florist’s in the Cape Fear are gearing up for Mother’s Day

Flora Verdi's owner, Maria Cholanian, said she looks forward to this time of year for her business, despite the hard work it requires. 
Emily Andrews,

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Many florists in the Cape Fear are gearing up for Mother’s Day as it is now just a few days away.  Flora Verdi, a florist located on Princess Street in Wilmington, is one of the many businesses considering the large increase in sales.  Flora Verdi’s owner, Maria Cholanian, said she looks forward to this time of…