The North Carolina 4th of July Festival recently named alligator survivor Strike Herring as the 2026 festival dog marshal.

The area has received significantly less rainfall than normal, with only about half the usual amount of precipitation for the year. Restrictions limit irrigation to specific days and times based on ...

The 2026 Parkway Subaru Battleship Half Marathon and GFL 10K will feature a course that returns runners to the Battleship North Carolina Memorial. The updated route brings back a course feature last ...

An officer-involved shooting in downtown Wilmington early Sunday, March 8, has left a suspect dead and spawned a state investigation. According to a news release from the Wilmington Police Department, ...

Another location of a fast-food chain known for its trays has opened in New Hanover County. It also features a brand that caused confusion in the area in 2019. A Cook-Out recently opened at 4195 ...

The Olympus Burger at The Greeks restaurant at 7150 Market St.in Wilmington, N.C. comes with two patties, a portion of gyro meat, grilled onions, melted cheese and the special Sparta sauce.

A ship goes under the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge on Dec. 10, 1974. The bridge opened in 1969 and features a 408-foot-long lift span that can be raised 135 feet. Prior to the Memorial Bridge, a pair of ...

A new book reveals that former school superintendent Herrick M. Roland promoted racist ideas. Roland-Grise Middle School in Wilmington is partially named for Roland, who led New Hanover County Schools ...

Twins Christian and Christopher Locklear were recognized for graduating from the Navy League Cadet Corps into the Naval Sea Cadet Corps by the new commanding officer, Ensign Margo Dean, at the ...

The N.C. Coastal Land Trust has reached a deal to conserve 3,200 acres of Sledge Forest in New Hanover County. Developer Copper Builders will donate 1,200 acres and sell an additional 2,000 acres to ...

Noelle Nolas, and her father, Steven Nolas, catch some rays at Wrightsville Beach on Nov. 23, 1992. The two were in town from New Jersey visiting University of North Carolina Wilmington campus.

The Saturday before Memorial Day is widely considered to be the unofficial start of the beach season. People flocked to the sand and surf at Carolina Beach on May 23, 2026.