Friday, the Seahawks were no-hit by the Campell Camels. Saturday, the Seahawks erupted for six runs. Right before the game, the players met their pen pals face-to-face for the first time. The second graders also brought flowers for the players. UNCW softball players have been trading weekly letters with the grade schoolers all this season. Every player of the team has their own pen pal.
The New Hanover County Board of Education talking about student discipline and the future of a book some may consider controversial.
After leading the district for five years, the superintendent of Brunswick County Schools is taking a new job next month.
The Chick-fil-A in Leland is offering the chance for you to bring your pets through the drive-thru for a special treat.
"He was selected out of a national campaign, which says a lot from a little 10-year-old from Brunswick County,” said Wendy Kinlaw, about her son.
The Dosher Memorial Hospital Foundation has been awarded $60,000 in grant funding from the Noren Foundation, which is a private foundation.
Approaching a potential constitutional confrontation, Democratic legislators and some lawyers say there’s little choice left but for a North Carolina judge this week to take the extraordinary step of ordering $1.7 billion be spent on addressing inequities in public education.
Soon entering the critical phase of North Carolina’s budget talks, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday he would aim to get Republican lawmakers to fund public education improvements a judge says the state must start implementing.
The North Carolina Azalea Festival has announced it will be celebrating spring during festival dates of April 7-11 and continuing throughout the year.
Despite public outcry and a petition, New Hanover County Schools are moving forward with drive-in graduation plans at Cape Fear Community College.
Gorgeous, sunny weather in January is calling for people to get outdoors, but a couple of years ago, the coast was dealing with extremely cold temperatures and even snow.
When Michael Jordan decided to get into the tequila business, he could have slapped his name on the label, maybe autographed a few bottles and sold out the whole run in hours.
A slavery-themed game played at a New Hanover County elementary school during Black History Month has prompted an investigation.
As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested "greeters" at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they're being ill-treated by a chain that styles itself as community-minded and inclusive.
More than 40 families have filed complaints against a recently shuttered North Carolina company that trained service dogs.
A disabled woman who says she was turned away from a nail salon in Walmart received a manicure after all, but not from a traditional nail technician.
A photo of two kids who met on an airplane captured thousands of people's hearts last week. Now, the two kids in the viral photo have been reunited.
A suspect was taken into custody Friday following a shooting at a high school in central Florida, authorities said.
The castaway mermaid and her sea creature pals seem friendly enough, but no one wants to rescue their shed that's drifted 200 miles across the Gulf of Mexico.
What happens when friends run against friends for the presidency?
On Tuesday we featured the wrestlers at Laney High School. They're off to a 13-0 start. On top of that the team has a brand new practice facility. Buzz Peterson's UNCW basketball team will host a familiar non-conference foe on Saturday. Josh Rusk is no longer the South Brunswick head football coach. Plus more!
The Carolina Panthers played their best road game of the season on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. With a 2-3 record the Panthers are in sole possession of second place in the NFC South. WWAY's Trot Nixon compares this year's Boston Red Sox squad to the 2004 champs. The Sox won in comeback fashion on Sunday. Plus more!
On Wednesday we checked in with NC State football coach Dave Doeren. NC State will host Clemson on Thursday. The Wolfpack will try to beat a top ten team at home for the third straight season. The New Hanover High football team is gearing up for powerhouse Scotland County. Our team of the week is Whiteville. Plus more!
As part of the celebration of the centennial of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the NCHSAA has released the fourth and final list of its "100 To Remember" series. The list of male athletes includes local greats Michael Jordan, Chester McGlockton, Meadowlark Lemon and WWAY's own Trot Nixon.