Media Day, one of the long traditions in college basketball, took place on Wednesday for Kevin Keatts and the 2014-15 UNCW Seahawks. We were there in order to check out this year's team. Former South Columbus football standout Ethan Farmer says the UNC Tar Heel defense will continue to make progress. Former East Columbus football standout Joe Gore will have to sit out the next two games for the Clemson Tigers. Plus more sports!
UNCW's Board of Trustees has approved a 19-member search committee to seek candidates for the school's next chancellor.
North Carolina authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a state prison in Salisbury. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety says Jonathan Dixon was discovered to be missing about 4 a.m. Monday from a minimum-security unit at Piedmont Correctional Institution.
The Seasoned Gourmet has planned a food and winecentric event to raise funds to support The Ability Garden, housed at the New Hanover County Arboretum.
A Court of Appeals judge says he wants to move up to North Carolina's highest court.
Students from a Wilmington high school joined together today to help children in need thousands of miles away.
It was a sea full of hairnets and high hopes at Wilmington Christian Academy, as students worked hard to feed the hungry.
North Carolina authorities continue to search for a 51-year-old man serving life sentences for murder and robbery who escaped while working on a prison farm.
Seabreeze residents got some upsetting news Monday night as New Hanover County Commissioners approved a rezoning request.
The once flourishing shore community of Seabreeze is now practically empty and New Hanover County leaders have approved a request to rezone the area to help it grow. However, the idea is not sitting so well with Seabreeze residents. They have organized a petition in protest of the rezoning.
For the past few years, airlines have hiked up fees for a variety of extras like early boarding and checked bags. Now they're looking to charge for seat selection.
The state playoffs for high school tennis start tomorrow. For one tennis coach in Wilmington, the playoffs are nothing new. That's because Tanky Meier has been coaching tennis at New Hanover High School since 1950.
Mardi Gras may have come and gone, but there's no reason you still can't enjoy some Cajun delights straight from New Orleans. Cape Fear Community College student Chef Josh Shipman shows us a tasty traditional Gumbo, with some decadent desserts thrown in for good measure, in this week's Cooking with Cape Fear.
Jimmy Bass was named director of athletics at UNC Wilmington four months ago. We all knew some changes would be made. On Thursday UNCW announced changes to the fundraising arm of Seahawk athletics. The major change involves the naming of a new executive director for the Seahawk Club.
Plus, there was plenty of sensational seafood! Cooks were serving up great food like fish and chowder. The headliner for this years event is Leon Russell - a legendary blues singer. This is one of the biggest crowds for the festival.
Last week Havana's Fresh Island Seafood, Tangerine Grill, Sonny's Lounge and Hoplight Pub all served a 19-year-old girl working for ALE.
Area business leaders from the Cape Fear Future Commission have signed an open letter to the New Hanover County School Board seeking business and community member representation at the interviews for school superintendent candidates.
The Republican Party picked Frank Iler last year to finish out Bonner Stiller's term serving the 17th House District. Northwest Mayor James Knox says he will run for the Democratic nomination.
Six candidates and one incumbent have thrown their name into the hat for two open positions. There will likely be more with three weeks left to file.
Climate experts came to the Port City today to talk about sea level rise. Some of their findings don't bode well for our coast.
You might be feeling patriotic this week. As we approach the Fourth of July holiday, put that patriotism to work! WWAY is partnering with The Big Talker FM for the 6th Packages from Home drive, dedicated to the 120th Combined Arms Battalion and 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, currently serving in Iraq.
WWAY was recently contacted by a Camp Lejeune Marine who said he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. While deployed in Iraq, his wife filed for divorce, and he was told by family members that their 14-month-old daughter was being seriously neglected.
Amid an applauding group of onlookers, New Hanover County sheriff's deputies arrested 33-year-old Gerard Altman for the murders of Laura and Jim Gallagher. Investigators still haven't disclosed a motive for the murder and haven't officially released the Gallaghers' cause of death.
Ty Pennington and his crew have been all across the map and now they want to drive that famous bus to North Carolina. So, if you know a hometown hero, Ty wants to hear from you.
Life is hard enough for soldiers over seas, but at least communication is getting a little easier; especially for one family we caught up with in Jacksonville on Wednesday.