Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agencies are threatening to withhold millions in federal public-safety grant money unless states ...

The town of Leland is calling for volunteers for Lend a Hand, a community-wide morning of service supporting local nonprofits ...

Wallace police and firefighters responded to an apartment fire Sunday evening that displaced four families, authorities said.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is training to conduct preliminary damage assessments in the event of a major storm, working ...

According to Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue director Sam Proffitt, two people were struck by lightning on Shell Island ...

North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall is set to travel to Columbus County to meet with small business owners.

The city of Wilmington removed three laurel oak trees along South Live Oak Parkway this week, with a fourth scheduled for ...

The Community United Effort Center (CUE) for Missing Persons invites the public to attend “A Day of Hope and Remembrance” ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Former New Hanover County elections director DeNay Harris is asking a judge to overturn her ...

Three Topsail Island municipalities will coordinate a weeklong effort beginning Monday, July 27, to remove Beach Vitex.

Design work on Wilmington’s long-planned downtown greenway trail is nearing completion, according to the City of Wilmington.

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested O’Rico Wells, 34, of Green Sea, S.C., following a pursuit that crossed ...