In its 37th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade has announced Aidan Payne of New Hanover High School as the 2021-22 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Soccer Player of the Year.
Wilmington, N.C. (WWAY) - UNC Wilmington's athletic director Jimmy Bass will retire near the end of the next academic year, per the university. FROM UNCW: MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022 Director of Athletics Jimmy Bass, who has overseen a decade of…
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) – Before hitting the beach this summer, visitors should remember to “share the shore” with beach-nesting birds, giving them, their eggs and chicks their space. Waterbird nesting is now underway along the coast, and biologists with the N.C. Wildlife…
In its 37th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade has announced Walker Jenkins of South Brunswick High School as the 2021-22 Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year.
A convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month was shot dead by law enforcement late Thursday after he killed a family of five and stole their truck from a rural weekend cabin, a Texas prison system spokesman said.
Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Martishius, a native of Leland, North Carolina, protects America from cyber threats as a member of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command.
A pair of brothers who stole from businesses across New Hanover County are going to prison after pleading guilty to multiple crimes.
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s “Celebrating Conservation” season is now open, with a statewide call for wildlife photos, scholarship applications and conservation award nominations. Wildlife Photography Contest: NCWF’s 4th Annual Wildlife Photography Contest for professional, amateur and…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) - Seeing is a very important part of running. Observing what's around you and seeing the destination are borderline imperative to the process. But for one Cape Fear student-athlete, he just uses someone else's to help him…
FlowILM 2022 will feature an array of artists, scientists, local non-profits and UNCW labs and programs focused on local and global water issues, including educational and family-oriented activities and more.
DELCO, NC (WWAY) – On April 10th, a Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was on routine patrol on Andrew Jackson Highway near Water Tank Road in Delco. The deputy performed a traffic stop on a vehicle, and after observing the…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) - UNCW has never lost the match following Harry's game. The Seahawks defeated High Point Saturday 3-1. But Coach Aidan Heaney says it's not just the Seahawks who are winning. "Whether we win or lose we are…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) - Cape Fear Women's Volleyball is excited to announce their 2nd annual Summer Volleyball Camp and we want YOU to join us! Our fun and fast paced camps have something to offer for any level of player…
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (NEWS RELEASE) – Lisa Wurtzbacher has been selected to serve as an Assistant County Manager for New Hanover County beginning Monday, May 9. Wurtzbacher has been the county’s Chief Financial Officer since 2012 and has more than two…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A second suspect arrested Tuesday in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento had posted a live Facebook video of himself brandishing a handgun hours before gunfire erupted, a law enforcement official…
TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this…
RALEIGH, NC (NEWS RELEASE) -- Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia announced Tuesday it will significantly scale back military operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as the outlines of a possible deal to end the grinding war came into view at the latest…
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Russian media reported that the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner was extended until May 19, a development that could see the two-time Olympic champion being held for at least three months before her…
SURF CITY, NC (WWAY) -- The town of Surf City, North Carolina will be having a memorial bench dedication in memory of the first female bridge tender of the historic Sears Landing swing…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) – The North Carolina Community Tree Advocacy Network (NC CTAN) urges homeowners, municipalities, businesses, and developers to honor Arbor Day by preserving and planting trees in their communities to further benefit the state’s economy, environment, and health.…
Two businesses in the Cape Fear area have teamed up to use their resources to ship donations to the people of Ukraine right from the Port of Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) - March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. More than 50,000 Americans are expected to die from the dreadful disease this year. That trails only lung cancer as the largest cancer killer in America. Treatment is tough. The…