Climate change is leading to quickly rising sea levels which is already having a visible impact on the Cape Fear coast. An expo held Saturday attempted to educate the public on what’s being done to address the problem.
The 95-foot-tall ride opens Saturday at 6 p.m. and will only operate on the weekends until memorial day, and then it will open full time.
The program helps the girls prepare for college, build their self-esteem and offer resources they may not have had access to.
A local development program hosted an event Friday recognizing people and businesses involved with developmental projects that help lower negative impacts on the environment.
“Port City United” is a new department created earlier this year with the goal of identifying, and preventing violent acts from happening. Members of the PCU’s team held a roundtable on Friday.
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — You don’t have to like seafood to enjoy this weekend’s Red, White and Blue Shrimparoo in Southport, but it helps. Sponsored by Frying Pan and American Fish Company, the fundraiser will feature not only shrimp prepared several ways, but also chicken, pork barbecue and traditional side dishes. A live band also will perform, and a cash…
A brand new low-cost airline carrier is coming to Wilmington International Airport, airline officials made the announcement Thursday at ILM.
A post on Wilmington’s Community Facebook page is going viral, with locals trying to make one girl’s prom a night to remember.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley visited the Port City on Thursday, to mark the start of early voting.
Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation hosted a luncheon recognizing several local non-profits. BEMC awarding them grants totaling more than $35,000.
A joint operation involving law enforcement agencies from three counties and the FBI have led to the arrests of more than a dozen people.
The first day of in-person early voting is Thursday, April 28, and the Leland Cultural Arts Center is one of the polling locations in Brunswick County.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) is celebrating more than 80 years of helping communities in the region, and everyone is invited to the party! The Spring Family Jamboree April 30 features family-friendly games, crafts, entertainment, music, a food truck and a maker’s market with proceeds going to help fund United Way-backed programs….
Finding purpose through loss, that’s what one UNCW student decided to do with a film project her father started when he was diagnosed with cancer.
Four-hundred-and-eighty people aged 50 and older — participated, a record since the event was created 34-years-ago.
Murder suspect, Aaron Stephens took the stand in his New Hanover County trial Wednesday afternoon.
Similar to the shooting incident that occurred in north Charleston, last year on May 5, multiple shots were fired at Long Leaf Park while several little league baseball games were taking place.
Hundreds of leaders from cities across North Carolina gathered at the Wilmington Convention Center for the NC League of Municipalities CityVision 2022 conference.
Officials with the city of North Charleston announced increased security at the city’s recreational facilities and a reward leading to an arrest in connection to an incident Monday night where gunshots erupted outside of a youth baseball game.
April 30 is DEA Drug Take Back Day, and an event in Wilmington is aiming to do just that.
A new report released on Tuesday takes a closer look at the number of families living in poverty across North Carolina, highlighting how many in the Cape Fear Area are barely scraping by.
Just weeks after Wilmington voted to increase pay for city employees, some departments say they’re starting to reap the benefits.
A local organization in the businesses of connecting entrepreneurs with resources will hold an event on Wednesday to do just that.
Locals are weighing in on Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk for $44 billion.