RALEIGH, NC (WWAY-TV) – After hundreds of arrests in Charlotte, immigration authorities are targeting areas around the state’s capital. Vanessa Gonzalez is an immigration attorney in the Wilmington area who says her clients are panicked. “My clients are feeling nervous, anxious, terrified even the ones that are in lawful status are concerned about their everyday activities,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez spoke…
Sydney Mathis from Castle Hayne is out of the hospital.
Another Monday means another time to count down the top three performers from the week prior in the latest installment of Winning Ways.
The New Hanover County Board of Education met with County Commissioners on Monday, where information about a bond was presented to them.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – There is a peace that many birds like the brown pelican and white ibis find along the Cape Fear River. Lindsay Addison, a biologist with the Audubon Society, an organization that protects birds and their habitats, said 30% of the state’s coastal waterbirds nest on the Cape Fear River. But these nesting birds are under threat….
Just a few months after Brunswick County got two new summer collegiate baseball teams, it was announced on Monday that a third will be coming to Leland.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A packed house at a town hall conference room where a bridge committee, a transportation consultant, and residents gathered to discuss the North Carolina Department of Transportation Wrightsville Beach bridge project. It will replace three aging bridges; Causeway Drive bridge, which will have four lanes and a center median, and a pair of spans on…
The 31st annual Cucalorus Film Festival is taking place November 19th through the 23rd in downtown Wilmington.
The Carolina Beach Re-nourishment project has kicked off. Bulldozer and pipes are already starting to appear on Carolina Beach, as the Army Corps Engineers set to re-establish the coastline.
Wilmington Wedding Expo brought in hundreds of couples who are tying the knot very soon. The expo was a one-stop shop for all things bridal like food, rings, music, and dresses.
First Fruit Ministries held a holiday banquet on Saturday, to help those in unfortunate times. People gathered as music was played, and a holiday dinner was served. Those who attended the banquet, also received much needed donations for the winter season.
Lots of football action as week two of the playoffs gets underway alongside the beginning of high school basketball season for some schools.
Board of Elections director Sara LaVere said the recount showed the importance of every vote cast.
The town said crews were delayed in getting some supplies and equipment. Oak Island Communication Officer Mike Emory said the project could face more delays based on weather conditions.
BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY-TV) – Saturday marks one month since a massive barge crushed a private dock near Bolivia. Last month, WWAY spoke with the owner of the barge, Mike Longhany who wasn’t home at the time of the crash. “Unbelievable, just distraught, I mean words can’t describe it, we just completed the pier and it’s gone,” Longhany said in October….
Back in 2018, Heather McCain was diagnosed with breast cancer, which has since progressed to stage 4.
Late drama resulted in New Hanover coming out on top over intra-city rival Ashley on the road Thursday in the Class 7A boys soccer quarterfinals.
For the first time ever, Hoggard boys soccer will play for a state title after a home win over cross-town rival Laney 3-0 on Thursday in the Class 8A East Regional Championship game.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – There’s an eerie feeling at Smith Creek; the once fresh water creek has slowly become a cemetery for century old bald cypress trees. Drivers on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Route 17 have probably seen these ghost forests that were once home to thriving cypress trees. “They only grow in fresh water, they are very,…
A Brunswick County woman recently started a food pantry outside her home to help people in need, but it was vandalized.
A slow start did not improve over the course of UNCW women’s basketball’s home opener on Wednesday as the Seahawks lost 80-56 to Coastal Carolina.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) — A local church is raising awareness about those who have been displaced due to natural disaster, violence, political differences and religious persecution. Port City Community Church has installed a new education display on a trail near their building. The installation informs visitors about the hardship faced by those who they say go unseen while displaced. The…
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY-TV) – A new study finds a large gap on standardized test results between Black and white students in the New Hanover County School District. “This is a community problem not a school problem,” said Scott Whisnant, chair of Elevate Every Child. The education advocacy group met to discuss chronic absenteeism and educational apathy. “Our goal…
NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — What to do the night before a life-saving surgery? Put together a puzzle and watch a little tv together. “You’re getting a kidney tomorrow. I can’t wait.” Stephanie Daniels, on the left, and her friend Sydney Mathis, on the right, from Castle Hayne, have been friends for a long time. After years of struggling with…