WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY-TV) – North Carolina won a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week. A federal judge has ordered FEMA to reinstate its BRIC disaster mitigation program. After FEMA canceled the program in July, it pulled back $200 million in grants that would have support 60 infrastructure projects statewide. Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined several other attorneys…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Before families hit the road for holiday travel, the Wilmington Fire Department is encouraging parents to make sure their tiniest travelers are riding safely. WFD and New Hanover County Fire Rescue hosted a free holiday car seat check on Thursday at the Burlington store parking lot on New Centre Drive. Certified technicians checked for car seat…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – From holiday travel to family stress and festive meals, medical experts are warning those who celebrate to be aware of “holiday heart syndrome.” The syndrome is defined by an abnormal heartbeat that can be triggered by high levels of stress, excessive alcohol intake, big meals and dehydration. Medical experts said if someone experiences increasing high blood…
Local Alumnae Chapter helps provide early Christmas gifts to the senior community.
The child lived in the western part of the state and recently died from complications of influenza.
15-year-old Jettie Edwards, who is autistic, went missing from her grandmother’s home, located in the 9000 block of Hallsboro Road South, on Tuesday night.
OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY-TV) – Oak Island is undertaking it largest non-emergency beach nourishment project in over 25 years. Since mid-November, crews have been moving hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand on Oak Island’s beach. Brandon Grant, an engineer for the project said sand is dredged 18 miles off-shore and brought to a pump out station one mile…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – The city of Wilmington celebrated their grand re-opening of Fifth Avenue on Wednesday. The roadway located between downtown and Greenfield Lake Park underwent two years of improvement with intermittent closures. Now, Fifth Avenue features sidewalks, street re-surfacing, sidewalk and curb repairs, new bike lanes and three replacements in the median. The city partnered with Cape Fear…
NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — When Vanessa Vaccaro moved here with her fiancé Steven McCauslin, they knew no one. “I had just moved here; my fiancé had gotten a new job in the area, and I didn’t know anybody,” said Vaccaro. She then stumbled upon Wanderlust Wilmington 2.0, a Facebook group that administrator Samuel Rowell says “transplants” could join to make new connections. “It was just so people that move here that didn’t know anybody could meet up,” said Rowell. To deepen those…
With the holiday season underway, many pet owners may be planning to travel with their pets for family celebrations. Scott Weikert, owner of Hounds Town Wilmington, shared tips for preparing pets for holiday trips and discussed the benefits of boarding for dogs when travel isn’t possible.
Created by Wilmington native Elizabeth Sheats, the artwork is called Where the Oaks Meet.
Hoggard girls basketball improved to 8-0 on Tuesday with a 65-39 home win over Wilson Prep Academy.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — Years old live oak trees line Salisbury Street on both sides of Harbor Island. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority has begun trenching, starting on Eastwood, across Trask bridge, and onto Salisbury Street to place a new water main. Local resident, Laura Lunsford, expressed concern that the town’s treasured oak trees could be damaged by the utility’s digging. “There’s a sewer project going on, and we all understand the need for improved infrastructure,…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Longtime educator and civil rights activist Bertha Boykin Todd died two weeks ago at the age of 96. Her celebration of life was on Tuesday at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmington. Todd served on an advisory board to former Governor James Hunt early in his administration. She was also the first librarian at Wilmington’s…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – The Wilmington Fire Department added a new four-legged team member to its crew on Tuesday. LONDON is a one and half year old black lab and he’s a new “Crisis Response Facility Dog” at the fire department. In partnership with paws4people, LONDON is the fifth dog to join the department’s crisis response dog program. LONDON will…
For some folks, it’s hard to see the light in the holiday season.
This week’s Pet Pal is Oreo, an 8-year-old Corgi mix.
Located along North 5th Avenue, a median dividing the roadway has been turned into a colorful and unique garden by residents.
The commissioners discussed the possibility of purchasing two tracts of land, just north of the Battleship North Carolina, along the western bank of the Cape Fear River.
Another Monday means another time to count down the top three performers from the week prior in the latest installment of Winning Ways.
The Chabad of Wilmington, Rabbi Moshe Lieblich, lit an ice menorah to mark the first day of Hanukkah at the Wilmington Riverwalk on Sunday.
Wilmington Christian Academy girls basketball accomplished something on Monday few have seen before.
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Leland has over 33,000 plus residents who all use one local post office. “We were growing and the post office was not.” Town of Leland mayor Pro-Tem, Bob Campbell, introduced the item to the town meeting agenda Monday to determine what the council could do to help mitigate the issues. Campbell says the consensus of concerns seems to be service times and the current location on Village Road. “The distance from where they live…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Warming Shelter ILM filled up overnight with those looking for a warm place to sleep. Two emergency shelters opened on Sunday at 5 p.m. and will remain open until 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The first location is at 920 North 6th Street for single women and families. The second location is at 402 Grace Street for…