WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Area food banks are rushing as a stop to SNAP benefits looms with the lingering government shutdown. Jeff Jackson, North Carolina attorney general visited Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard on Thursday after joining a lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture to release emergency funds. Jackson claims the federal government has a $6 billion emergency fund for situations like…
A local tradition that’s grown in more ways than one is returning next week. Mustaches for Kids Wilmington is kicking off its annual “growing season” to raise money for children’s charities across southeastern North Carolina.
Wednesday marks the beginning of high school basketball practice in North Carolina, in which one program welcomes back a familiar face even though she never really left.
Nine wins down, just one to go for Hoggard in the regular season.
About $175,000 or 8.5% of WHQR’s annual budget is now gone due to the Senate-amended Recissions Act, passed back in July.
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY-TV) – Many Whiteville residents and business owners attended a heated city council meeting Wednesday night as several of them demanded a response to recent flooding. “We’re here to stand we want some answers and we want them now, we don’t know what the hold up is,” said Elizabeth Kasitati, owner of the Donut Shop and Restaurant said….
Nigel Wood and his wife Nordia Rose-Wood have seen many photos and videos of Melissa hitting the island, sent by family and friends as the storm progresses north across Jamaica.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) — Healthcare leaders, educators and policymakers from across the state met in Wilmington on Tuesday to discuss the future of healthcare in the area. The East Coast Healthcare Summit was hosted at the Hotel Ballast. Various speakers discussed topics such as federal and statewide policy decisions and the impact artificial intelligence has on health care. Panelists also…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – UNCW may have had a 5-3 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday night, but multiple team players were treated for breathing issues and chest pain. However they weren’t the only ones. Hours before their game the Junior Seahawks took the ice. A parent who wants to remain anonymous told WWAY their 14-year-old has repeatedly gone to…
This Week’s Pet Pal is Pikachu, a 7-month-old Chihuahua mix
Another Monday means another time to count down the top three performers from the week prior in the latest installment of Winning Ways.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Several members of UNCW and Virginia Tech club teams sought medical attention after a game Saturday at Polar Ice House Wilmington. “I king of noticed some of the symptoms and a little bit heavy breathing, a little bit of the chest tightness,” said Eric Wright, a referee. During the game Saturday night, Wright was one of…
On a rainy field at Buccaneer Stadium, Laney earned a 4-4 draw against Hoggard on Monday.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC — Despite the federal government shutdown, some local leaders including a Brunswick County Commissioner are in Washington D.C. this week. They are pushing congress to pass the “Fixing Emergency Management for Americans” Act. The so-called “FEMA Act” aims to reform and strengthen disaster response across the country. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams is apart of the “Intergovernmental…
NEW HANOVER, NC (WWAY) — “We keep having another worst-case scenario,” says Amy Beros. Amy Beros is the President and CEO of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. As colleagues and volunteers worked on meals that will be offered at pop-up food markets in surrounding counties, she’s worried about catching up to the quickly growing demand for…
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY-TV) – As Crystal Anderson sits on a knitted blanket her mother made for her, she looks back at the childhood she once had. Her mother, Rhonda West had her when she was just 16-years-old. Despite being a teenaged mother, Anderson said she was a good mom. “She was always at my dance competitions, she coached…
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – The New Hanover County NAACP hosted a march on Sunday encouraging residents to get to the polls for early voting. The statewide march called “Souls to the Polls” started around on Red Cross Street. Several electoral candidates participated in the march to Cape Fear Community College. LeRon Montgomery, president of the New Hanover County NAACP said…
The Ironman 70.3 North Carolina triathlon took place Saturday with nearly 3,000 athletes and almost 1,400 volunteers.
Week Ten of high school football season is the second to last before the playoffs start.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — John Banks, on the right, is the stepbrother of Randy Stewart Jr, pictured on the left. “You know, I’m very sad. I was shocked,” said Banks. Randy Jr., who owned Stewart Enterprises Locksmith Service, was attending a service call at the home of Brian Reed Grant on July 23rd, when he was shot…
The Children’s Museum of Wilmington is celebrating Halloween with its first-ever Eek! Week, a weeklong festival featuring themed activities, crafts, and treats for children and families.
Hundreds of Brunswick County residents gathered at the Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center in Sunset Beach to learn more about the Carolina Bays extension project.
The Wildcats got their revenge on Thursday when they picked up a 2-1 road win at Laney.
Friday through Sunday, UNCW women’s golf will host the Landfall Tradition Collegiate Invitational for their only home meet of the fall.