Local fishing crews are taking to regional waterways this week to retrieve lost fishing gear and crab pots. The North Carolina Coastal Federation said abandoned gear can pose a great threat to the environment and boaters.
Actress Elaine Hendrix says she was “honored” and surprised when she learned she would serve as the 2026 Queen Azalea for the North Carolina Azalea Festival.
For several area residents, they got to learn more about their own history on Thursday night.
In response to social media comments on the Burgaw Community Facebook page, Mayor Olivia Dawson posted a response on Tuesday.
Wilmington Christian Academy girls soccer may be coming off a state championship, but North Brunswick didn’t care as the Scorpions picked up the home win 7-1 on Thursday.
Others give their opinion on the Rick Southerland situation, and his involvement with a registered sex offender.
PTPT Studio, which recently opened this past December, will put on a special performance, titled “Miscast Cabaret”.
Governor Josh Stein was in the Cape Fear on Thursday, his first stop was in Wilmington, where he announced millions of dollars coming to the region for infrastructure upgrades to improve our water quality.
In addition to the Governor’s visit to Wilmington, he also made a special appearance at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new DMV office in Brunswick County.
A film crew on the Cape Fear River is transforming a downtown Wilmington boat dock into what will look like Lower Manhattan for a new short film.
A look back at WWAY archives from March of 1984 shows how student attitudes toward politics, community traditions, and even one unusual working dog reflected life in the Cape Fear at the time.
The hearing is the second in a series held throughout the state by the state Utilities Commission for the public to give feedback on Duke Energy’s Carolinas Energy Resource Plan.
In a statement on her Instagram, Smith alleges that during the road game at Towson, back in January, she had an altercation with head coach Nicole Woods, who two-handed shoved her.
It was the council’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting, but moments before it started, Mayor Phillip Britt received notifications that half of the board would not be there, with the meeting ending after just 6 minutes.
Brooklyn Arts Music Academy is an after-school program that teaches kids of all ages music, at an affordable cost.
The New Hanover County Democratic Party is looking to replace Rick Southerland in Board of Education race, after recent findings of Southerland living with a sex offender
In Pender County, residents were discarding unwanted and unused pesticides at a free disposal event on Wednesday.
Now that the primaries are over in Pender County, some of the tension within the local Republican party may be cooling off.
A recent rise in suicide deaths in Onslow County has the Sheriff’s Office concerned.
A groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday marked the start of a new “streetscape” improvement project in Wilmington.
Current Board of Commissioners Chairman Randy Burton and current County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Craver lost in their bids for re-election.
They only played six innings on Tuesday, but one one of them truly mattered as UNCW softball shutout Coastal Carolina 8-0.
Coming off a trip to the state championship last season, Laney baseball took their home opener 3-2 over South Brunswick on Tuesday.
An unexpected hero prevented a potential major forest fire in the Surf City area early this morning, March 3, 2026.